"We've Hit A River!"
Posted In: News of the Regions • August 31st, 2010
Water shot out, high into the air. The people danced & jumped for joy as they watched the water gush out of the ground and the drilling rig foreman announced,
“WE HAVE HIT A RIVER!”
It was a happy day in Overspill, a suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe. Water was “Spilling Over” at the Overspill Worship Centre, where Tsungai Chinyama is the pastor. He & his wife, Constance started the church in one of the poorest suburbs of Harare. While the church has experienced much growth, the conditions in their community for clean water were critically lacking. People in Overspill were having difficulty getting water so they dug hand-dug wells that were lined with old tires. These wells were shallow, unclean and full of diseases that often caused severe illnesses with the people. The Overspill church wanted to make a difference & help the people in their community. When Steve & Glenda Evans visited, they discovered that a well, producing clean water was desperately needed. The site for the well was marked right beside the church. The church began to pray that funds would come in to drill the well. Some months later, the wonderful news came from BGMC, a children's missions organization, saying that they had raised the funds for the well.
On the dedication day, it was an emotional moment as Constance prayed over the well. With tears in her eyes she said, “The boys & girls in the USA have given the money for this well, so that our boys & girls in Overspill can drink clean water & grow up to be healthy.”
Dean Galyen, Zimbabwe missionary & local missions moderator, enjoyed pumping the well, while Steve filled the container & gave it to Constance to drink. Then everyone in the church wanted to try pumping and drinking the clean water. From the place that was marked near the Overspill church with broken bricks, there is now a well that is pumping water from the underground “RIVER” and the water is “Spilling Over” into the community. YES, BGMC and the Overspill Worship Centre are making a difference in Zimbabwe!!
