Clean Water for All God’s Children
Props: poster of Benjamin; jug of dirty water, jug of clean water, a concrete block, large
picture of the
Living Waters for the World
water purification system
I want to introduce you to Benjamin (pronounced Benhameen). Benjamin lives in the little
village of Cuch Holoch (pronounced Cooch Halowch) in southern Mexico. Many of the people
there live in huts with mud walls and roofs made of leaves. Cuch Holoch was one of those places
where people had to drink dirty water. But last year, a group of people from a Presbyterian
Church in the United States went to Cuch Holoch, and installed a water purification system just
like the one in this picture. First, they had to build a room out of concrete blocks like this one
(hold up the block, groan), with a concrete roof. That was hard work! They had to carry those
heavy blocks, and lift them very high, all the way up to the roof. Then they put together the parts
of the system – the pipes and the pumps and the filters – and in a few days, Benjamin and the
others in Cuch Holoch had clean water to drink. They were so happy! That’s why Benjamin has
that big smile on his face!
Jesus has told us to care for our neighbors, even our neighbors far, far away, like in Cuch Holoch,
Mexico. This is one way we can do what Jesus has asked us to do. And
all
of us can help, by
bringing in money from allowance, or from doing work around the house, or maybe your mom
and dad want to help, too. Then we’ll put our coins into this big water bottle, and try to fill it
all
the way up
by the end of the week, so that more children can smile like Benjamin because they
have clean water to drink.
(follow with offering and closing prayer, farewell and dismissal)
Benjamin
Rev. 1/06
Day 1: Closing
Benjamin – Cuch Holoch, Mexico