Jack & Jill Inspires Children to Fetch a Pail for Others
Who would of thought that Jack and Jill walking up a hill, could inspire a movement of children to fetch a pail for others.
Forget bringing in your latest action figurine, ten-year-old Cooper Winter’s class had their eyes opened when he decided to give Show and Tell with a twist.
Equipped with his Jack and Jill story book, Cooper shared with his class about the need for water and what Samaritan’s Purse is doing to Turn on the Tap.
A friend took the book home, showing it to his parents and grandmother. When Grandma heard the story she was so touched that she sent $50 for Cooper to give to Samaritan’s Purse, buying half a water filter for a family in need.
$100 provides a family with a water filter giving them clean water for life.
Cooper’s next brave step was to approach David Dawson, a Director of Samaritan’s Purse, to speak to his Year 4 class at Donvale Christian College, and of course, David said he would!
David shared the story of the Good Samaritan and the work Samaritan’s Purse is doing around the world thanks to the students at Donvale, challenging them to be ‘world-changers’.
After David’s visit Jonathan, another fellow classmate, went home and told his Mum that he wanted to give all of his pocket money he had been saving to help Samaritan’s Purse provide clean water for needy children. His family suggested that he give some of his money, but Jonathan was determined to give it all! So the next day, Jonathan proudly donated $80.
$250 could provide a whole community a hand dug well giving them clean water for life.
But from classrooms to party bags, Jack and Jill are going far beyond that hill.
Eight-year-old Lucy Watson from Epping recently decided to eschew the notion of gifts for her party. Forfeiting all things pink and pony, Lucy asked instead for her friends to bring a donation to go towards Turn on the Tap, the global initiative of Samaritan’ Purse providing safe drinking water for people in the developing world.
Lucy’s birthday party raised more than enough for a community well that will change and save lives in the Kampong Chanong Region of Cambodia.
Lucy’s mother Sarah said, “One of the great things about Turn on the Tap is the resources they can provide. They sent us a bundle of their “Jack and Jill” story that I just popped in the party bags. Now her younger brother Elijah wants to do the same thing for his birthday party this year!”
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Isn’t it amazing what we can learn from our kids. If Lucy, Cooper and Jonathan can have an impact in their normal lives, so can each of us as we take small, but important steps to help others through initiatives like Turn on the Tap.
