The rules have changed. This lens is now for the elite. The new criteria to be in this lens is to have a superior lens. Fortunately, Squidoo helps police this in their rankings. So, if you have an excellent lens, you are more than welcome to join this group. But if you are below the cut line, it's adios.

Yes, I am enforcing these rules even on my own lenses. If I didn't make the cut, those lenses have been pulled until they get their act together.

There is one simple rule to be in this group - be ranked 50,000 or better.

WELCOME TO THE TOP 50,000!

The Blood Water Mission

This Lens raises money for this Noble Cause

When Dan Haseltine, Jars of Clay's lead singer, visited Africa in 2002, he had to struggle to accept what he saw. Poverty and physical and social suffering in Africa shook him, challenged him, and changed him.

Haseltine returned overwhelmed by despair, transformed by hope and called to action. He came back with a vision for clean blood and clean water in Africa -- blood free of the HIV virus and water free of parasites and bacteria that cause AIDS patients and others undue suffering. He and his band mates envisioned this orphaned continent to be transformed through the installation of Christ's sacrificial symbols of blood and water.

Jars of Clay's main audience are the church and young people across the nation. The band knows that both populations are uniquely equipped to respond to world suffering and injustice. The band members saw a shining opportunity for people to offer Gods hand of mercy in the broken places. They believed that through bringing the crisis to the minds and hearts of Americans and through presenting opportunities to make a positive tangible impact in Africa, lives would be transformed both here and there.

This, then, is the Blood:Water Mission, committed to clean blood and clean water to fight the HIV/AIDS pandemic, to build clean wells in Africa, to support medical facilities caring for the sick, to make a lasting impact in the fight against poverty, injustice and oppression in Africa through the linking of needs, talents and continents, of people and resources.

We need you and they need you. Please join us on this journey of hope and care.

$1 = ONE YEAR OF WATER FOR AN AFRICAN
YOUR ONE DOLLAR WILL SAVE A LIFE

1000 Wells Project

* Did you know that millions of Africans lack access to clean water?

* Did you know that people living with HIV/AIDS are dependent on clean water to survive?

* Did you know that $1 provides one year of clean water for an African?

Did you know that YOU can help save lives?

The 1000 Wells Project is building 1000 wells and clean water projects in 1000 African communities. Businesses, churches, schools, artists and individuals are collecting funds so they can sponsor the construction of wells in Africa. In the process, they are learning about how HIV/AIDS affects African communities, and what it means to partner humbly with communities to pursue transformation.

And we're doing it by asking for $1 from each person. It's that simple.

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ReplyPosted September 11, 2008

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This is a great group!

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