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Each water purification project for a community of 2,000 people costs $15,000. If you would like to send a tax deductible donation by check, please make it out to Agua Viva International and mail it to:

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Kenya and Tanzania

Agua Viva is preparing to construct possibly our most challenging installations. These will take place in Kenya and Tanzania, Africa. The construction work and education will be led and performed by a team of In-Country partners. Mbaja Wagomen and Kashindi Charles from Mwanza, Tanzania, will lead the Health & Hygiene Education. Selemani Shabani, from Bunju-A, […]

September 16, 2021

Lluvia de Gracias, Guatemala

Agua Viva has new friend named Wily Zapeta! That is what Agua Viva is made of… friendships. Wily has helped Agua Viva sign yet another Covenant this year at Lluvia de Gracias. This church is about 30 minutes away from Quetzaltengo, Guatemala, and they were so excited to hear that they had been selected for […]

San Gerardo, Ecuador

In September 2019, during the install week of Galte’s system in Ecuador, Agua Viva had the opportunity to visit the school of San Gerardo. This school was brought to our attention by the Director of the Water Laboratory of San Gerardo’s parent city government. It’s a community that’s literally close to Mario Ahkras’s home, about […]

The first glass of clean water at Assembly of God Feeding Center.

Assembly of God Feeding Center, Guapinol, Honduras

The Assembly of God Feeding Center in Guapinol, Honduras is a quant fishing village not far for the Pacific Coast.  In communities like this, they work hard and their health is paramount to survival.  Having a good source of purified drinking water enables the community to be more productive and keeps the children in school. […]

St. Anne’s School for Women

In an area called Kapkemich, Kenya, there is a Catholic Girls School called St. Anne’s School for Girls. Kapkemich, a rural community in western Kenya, is located near the equator where much of the population lives in poverty surviving on subsistence farming.  The weather is mild with temperatures ranging from mid-50s to mid-90s F with […]

Benard’s Vision Orphanage, School, and Medical Center, Wacharra, Kenya

This project has been only a dream for five years. At the conclusion of our water installation at Tanzania, our team of professionals left for Wacharra, Kenya, to install a new Water Purification System at Benard’s Vision Orphanage, School, and Medical Center. After a few hiccups at the border and several hundred dollars lighter, our […]

Nyasaka Free Methodist Church, Mwanza, Tanzania

At the Nyasaka Free Methodist Church, in Mwanza, Tanzania, our friends completed the last step of a lengthy project, which began before CoVid 19. First step started in May of 2019, and included digging their existing well 30 feet deeper, from 40 feet deep to 70 feet. Second step was a full-blown installation of a […]

AGUA VIVA INTERNATIONAL and GREEN WORKS KC

Over the summer, Agua Viva supported a local non-profit, Green Works in Kansas City, by bringing our water filtration demo board to their ECO Career Camp. In the post-camp survey, the water filtration board was a unanimous top favorite hands-on activity! Led by one of our own Agua Viva International members, Desiree Smith, the educational […]

Thank you!

Many thanks to all of our friends and supporters who came together to make such a wonderful Celebration to benefit Agua Viva International on Thursday, November 21, 2019. This was truly a “night to remember”. Your commitment and dedication will help thousands of orphans, widows, and children have pure clean ozonated drinking water for the […]

November 27, 2019

Refleciones de Moises; Journies to Africa

Refleciones de Moises Journey to Africa May 2019 Today, we started another amazing journey to Africa! Nathan Dunahee and Mike Kristancic and I started our leg of travel: Seattle. Our flight leaves for Dubai in 4 hours: Ojala! Many orphans are waiting for, hoping for, and praying for Clean Ozonated Water. Day 1: We are […]

May 29, 2019

Reflexiones de Moises; Blog Nine: Great Need !!

This is the last day of the year, and your last chance to donate to Agua Viva in 2018. After every installation, 18 in all, we have a community celebration. We invite the entire village and surrounding areas to come and tour the new water room and experience pure clean ozonated water. We have hundreds […]

December 31, 2018

Reflexiones de Moises; Blog Eight: Parasites

On my first trip to a third world country, I was shocked to see what a horrible impact “parasites” had on the quality of life in these poor and very poor communities. Although seldom lethal, the impact was devastating. First, many children were malnourished because the parasites (worms) would steal the nourishment from the food […]

December 28, 2018

Reflexiones de Moises; Blog Seven: This is how we roll!

Honduras has provided a great opportunity for Agua Viva and our methods are clearly reflected in our brief history working there. Four years ago, I joined a medical and dental missions team working in Honduras from Church of the Resurrection. I agreed to work with the team provided they would graciously permit me to do […]

December 26, 2018

Reflexiones de Moises; Blog Six: What child is this?

Today is Christmas. I have been thinking about the old hymn written in 1580 by William Chatterton Dix, “What child is this?”. I remember entering a remote village, high on the Sierra Plains, for a site investigation for Agua Viva. Maybe, a city much like Bethlehem. A small young boy, perhaps five years old, ran […]

December 25, 2018

Reflexiones de Moises; Blog Five; Ecuador

Recently, I posted a video from World Vision produced in Galte, Ecuador. Coincidently, these people are precisely the people we will be receiving pure clean ozonated water from Agua Viva in the spring of 2020. The community of Galte is at 13,000 feet elevation and they have 500 children in their public school with no […]

December 24, 2018

Reflexiones de Moises; Blog Four; Guatemala

Agua Viva first began working in Guatemala in 2007 and we have had more success in this country than any other. We love Guatemala; the mountains, the lowlands, the Quiche Indians, all the people, and even the Quetzal (arguably, the most beautiful bird in the world). God is working in this place. Agua Viva has […]

December 18, 2018

Reflexiones de Moises; Blog Three; Kenya

Sometimes in life we learn about things so profound that we know instinctively that they are the Truth. Have you ever experienced this? Maybe when you heard a sermon, or read a book, or listened to a lecture in college or high school. I have had many such experiences with Agua Viva. One such experience […]

December 17, 2018

Reflexiones de Moises; 2018 Blog Two: Tanzania

Today, I had the privilege of watching God in action “first hand”. We have prayed, worried, hoped, dreamed, and doubted if we would be able to complete our work in the amazing country of Tanzania, Africa. And, today, God has spoken, “Yes, you will return, and you will finish the work that God has created […]

December 16, 2018

Reflexiones de Moises; 2018 Blog One

Today, I am starting another series of Blogs called Reflexiones de Moises. As we prepare for the holiday season, with Christmas fast approaching, this is a great time for us to reflect upon where have been and where we are going. To begin, we have much to be thankful for! We had a great Celebration […]

December 14, 2018

AVI Honored by Battle of the Brains Contestants

Agua Viva was honored to share our vision for water with a group of 5th grade students at Harmony Elementary School in Overland Park who entered the Battle of the Brains Contest. During our discussion and presentation students asked Agua Viva what problems are encountered when installing purification systems in developing countries. After exploring several […]

August 19, 2018

Thoughts from Jenn Foy from Atahualpa, Ecuador

Agua Viva International is a non-profit faith based organization that takes and installs water filtration systems to communities around the world that need clean water. The founders noticed sick kids on a mission trip and commented to a doctor “they need more doctors down there!” And the doctor commented- “what they really need is clean […]

May 3, 2018

2019 Travel Plans

Cuba Operating Partner: Iglesia Unidad Metodista Location: Baitiquiri, Guantanamo, Cuba Approximate price: $2,200.00 Leaders: Dale Wilson, Dale Bain Honduras MARCH 2, 2019 THROUGH MARCH 9, 2019 Operating Partner: Telanga Orphanage Location: Ojo de Agua Approximate Volunteer Cost: $1,800.00 Leaders: David Watts, Steve Wagner Guatemala MAY 18, 2019 THROUGH MAY 25, 2019 Operating Partner: Iglesia Monte Sinai Presbyterian Location: Nimasac, San […]

May 2, 2018

2017 Annual Celebration Recap

Two hundred of Agua Viva’s best friends celebrated Agua Viva’s “Night at the Diamond” at Kauffman Stadium on November 17th. Guests enjoyed food stations featuring Aramark’s best gourmet entrees: lobster corn dogs, beef sliders, Chipotle Chicken Tacos and much more while they strolled the Diamond Club to learn more about Agua Viva’s mission. Our install […]

December 16, 2017

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December 15, 2017

Curt Mader Receives Honored Buck O’Neil Legacy Seat

Curt Mader, CEO of non-profit Agua Viva International, will be the proud recipient of the Buck O’Neal Legacy Seat when the Kansas City Royals play the Boston Red Sox at 7:15 pm, on June 19, 2017. Please watch us on TV! Or, better yet, come to the Royals Stadium and watch us on the big screen! Curt Mader and Agua Viva International have installed […]

June 14, 2017

Blog Seven; The Whole Story in Flores, Ecuador

Agua Viva arrived in Flores to find our water purification system fully operative and our new operating partners doing fantastic. This was especially satisfying to our team considering how this all came about. You see, this was NOT the first home for this system. Not everything goes exactly according to plan. In 2013, Agua Viva […]

March 5, 2017

Blog Six; Lessons Learned (Learning)

No matter how hard we try, we always need something we didn’t bring. The big surprise on this trip (so far) was Flores. Everything looked great, but when Dale and Jerry inspected the Ozonator, only two of the four bulbs were energized. “Wow, never seen two burned out Ozone Bulbs before!” After some expert troubleshooting […]

March 4, 2017

Blog Five; Teamwork

On this trip to Ecuador we have assembled quite a team. Our teams of volunteers almost always consist of several divine appointments. To begin, we have three volunteers from the United States. Nobody is paid… straight up volunteers. Many of us gave up vacation time… We all gave up family time. But, that is only […]

March 3, 2017

Blog Four; Great Success

Today we completed follow-up trips for all of our Agua Viva Water Sites in central Ecuador. Site after site, we heard and observed first-hand, the same thing from our friends, “The water system is working great. Thank you so much”. Without exception, all our sites were 100% operative, clean, and cranking out water. Our proudest […]

Blog Three; Atahualpa

Today, we had a spectacular day! Our team visited a remote village called Atahualpa, Guamote, Ecuador, where a rather large school is nestled in the mountains at 12,500 Feet Elevation. The children welcomed us like royalty and are hearts were touched at how accepting they were of this team of complete strangers. It is amazing […]

March 2, 2017

Blog Two; Into the Amazon

About an hour drive North of a village called Puyo, Ecuador, and in the Amazon rain forest, there is the most surprising place; A university. This is a special university called Universidad Estatal Amazonica. There are 5,000 students. The tuition is “free”. The students are all Quechue indigenous people. These people are drinking water right […]

March 1, 2017

Blog One; Jipongato 2017

Our Agua Team has arrived in Ecuador for site investigations and followup visits. Agua Viva now has five full installations in Ecuador and we have made many friends! What a joy to bring pure clean drinking water to these beautiful people and their communities. Our first folllowup trip was to Jipongato which is located high […]

February 27, 2017

Our Method

Agua Viva International (AVI) approaches The Crisis by providing health and hygiene education and curriculum typically to the women of the community, installing sustainable water purification systems, and delivering purified water to communities of need. Therein sharing the love of Jesus Christ. Agua Viva International creates opportunities for partnering with local people to be a […]

February 23, 2017

Houduras 2016; Blog Three

Yesterday it rained. It really rained… like hard. For about two hours. Holy cow! The kids sure had fun playing in the rain. I guess, I used to be a kid, too. But, today is Thursday. A very big day and the weather is beautiful. Our Water Install Team produced our first five bottles of […]

October 29, 2016

Houduras 2016- Blog Two

Houduras 2016- Blog Two Monday is our first day on the job. After a brief orientation, each of the teams started began their work. Before noon, the new tanks were on the roof and the board for the water system was bolted to the water room wall. The educators and dentists went to the elementary […]

October 26, 2016

Honduras 2016

Houduras 2016 The Agua Viva Team arrived in Quisgualagua, Hoduras, today, Sunday, just in time for church. God was with us and it was such a pleasure to meet our new friends. It was also troubling to see the extreme poverty in the area and I think we were all wondering what God has in […]

October 23, 2016

2016 Year in Review

Writing this post it is hard not to get emotional! God has done so much through this organization, touched so many lives, decreased disease and malnutrition risks for so many children as well as brought us into new uncharted territories! We could never have dreamed 6 years ago that installing one little water purification system at an […]

October 19, 2016

2016 Agua Viva International Annual Celebration

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September 16, 2016

Huehuetanango Team Reflections: The Water Team

The Water Team Thanks to Dale, Harold, Nick and Elena, the Agua Viva system is installed and operational. The well water at Fundación Salvación is now being filtered and disinfected with ozone. The kids at the orphanage now drink water that is clean, safe and healthy. As soon as we arrived we learned that no […]

August 30, 2016

Huehuetanango Team Refections: Education and Evangelism

The Education Team: Jared, Deanna, and Nancy along with interpreters Anna and Stephanie, trained a group of four adult Guatemalan teachers to share the principles of hygiene to the rest of the community, using the curriculum that AVI compiled. These teachers were so great. They took the material and really made it their own. As […]

August 23, 2016

Huehuetanango Team Reflections – The Dental Team

The Dental Team Lea and Jim (team members) and Raquel and Wendy (Locals from Guatemala) comprised the very dynamic and hard working dental team. Jim was the set up man, while Lea assisted Raquel and Wendy, the dentists who serve with AVI, but live in Guatemala. Their friend and fellow dental student, Neddy, also joined […]

August 16, 2016

Huehuetanango Team Reflections- The Orphanage

The Orphanage- June 12th, 2016 On Sunday morning we loaded all 16 bags as well as carry-ons onto the bus for the relatively quick jaunt to Huehuetenango, usually about 1-2 hours. Due to washed out roads, stops by the vegetable insect police, (seriously!) and rain, the drive ended up taking much longer and we finally […]

August 9, 2016

Huehuetanango Team Reflections: Getting There

The following are stories gathered from members of Agua Viva’s recent trip to Huehuetanango, Guatemala. Stay tuned over the course of the next 5 weeks for the series of reflections. Getting There: June 11th, 2016 On June 11, ten well-equipped Americans arrived at KCI at 4:00am to fly to Guatemala City via Houston. By well […]

August 1, 2016

Africa Reflection #3

Water is Life! At the Ahero Orphanage, Curt Mader and I (Jim Allen) were eager to test the water from their bore hole. But, guess what? The children were eager to test it, too. This was the biggest audience we had ever had. “Wide-eyed” and full of expectation, about 30 orphans watched as […]

May 2, 2016

Africa Reflection #2

These Children are Smart! Today, we visited yet another orphanage in Wachara, Kenya. A wonderful retired teacher from Blue Valley Schools, Mrs. Susan Gammper, helped Agua Viva pick out some appropriate books for these children, and Mrs. Nancy Allen, was able to order them and get them to Kansas City in time for our […]

April 27, 2016

Jim and Curt are in Africa

Curt Mader and I (Jim Allen) are in Kenya. We are spending the evening at Pastor Benard Ondeik’s home. Today, we visited the orphanage in Ahero that he started just a few years ago. They have 80 live-in orphans and they serve about 400 orphans in total. I must admit, it is difficult. So much […]

April 22, 2016

Guatemala 2017

Quezaltepeque, Guatemala Agua Viva has a new and wonderful opportunity to provide clean ozonated water at a beautiful church and school in Quezaltepeque, Guatemala. In January 2017, Curt Mader and Dale Bain visited the Colegio Catolico Privado Mixto San Franscisco de Asis where 500 children attend school with NO access to clean drinking water. This […]

March 29, 2016

Honduras 2017-2018

In October of 2016, Agua Viva provided our first installation in Quisgualagua, Honduras. Agua Viva took 10 volunteers to this very rural and poor community to bless them with pure clean ozonated water, health and hygiene education, and full dental services. During our trip, we were able to consider three possible new sites for future […]

March 27, 2016

Ecuador 2017-18

Atahualpa, Ecuador On March 1st,2017, AVI signed a covenant to install a water system in Atahualpa, Ecuador. This small agricultural community is located in the canton of Guamote, the poorest canton in Ecuador. The pride of the community is the local school which is an agricultural vocational school. While there the school gave us a […]

March 26, 2016

Africa 2017

Agua Viva is blazing a new trail into Africa. Last year, Agua Viva performed site investigations in Kenya and Tanzania. After careful consideration and prayer, Zinga, Tanzania was selected for first installation in Africa. We had ten outstanding volunteers attending our first Training Session on Saturday, February 11, 2017. With this great group of volunteers, […]

March 25, 2016

Exciting New Expansion into Africa

We at Agua Viva are often asked how we determine where our next installation will be and honestly the best answer is… “We go wherever we believe God is calling us to go”. All of the members of the Agua Viva team would agree that thus far we have been faithful to this calling and […]

January 27, 2016

Exciting New Expansion into Africa

Guatemala Reflections: My Life in Monjas (part 4)

Author: David Watts, Agua Viva Volunteer and Benefactor Thursday: After a few more wrinkles and surprises the installation team completed their work, trained the system operators (two of the three are women who cook for the orphans). Thursday evening our work was done and the first six bottles of water were sealed and we had […]

December 16, 2015

Guatemala Reflections: My Life in Monjas (part 3)

Author: David Watts, Agua Viva Volunteer and Benefactor Tuesday: We got the materials and work really picked up on the system. The installation team led by Dale Bain and Harold Barnett punched holes in cinder block walls and solved one challenge after another. It’s not like you can run down to Home Depot for more parts. You […]

December 5, 2015

Guatemala Reflections: My Life in Monjas (part 2)

Author: David Watts, Agua Viva Volunteer and Benefactor Sunday: We drove the winding mountain roads to “Shadow of His Wings” Orphanage, a rural compound housing some 70 kids in Monjas, Guatemala. Shadow’s houses are grouped in a horseshoe each with 10 to 12 kids and house parents. The Shadow project has its own school and it […]

November 27, 2015

Guatemala Reflections: My Life in Monjas (part 1)

Author: David Watts, Agua Viva Volunteer and Benefactor If someone offered you the chance to avoid having intestinal worms I bet you would take it. That is the reality of the work we (Agua Viva) did in Monjas, Guatemala, a small rural community East of Guatemala City. It is a comfort to know the work […]

November 23, 2015

Guatemala Trip Report (numero tres)

Author: Jared Orr, Agua Viva International Volunteer Midway through the week, we had the privilege of taking non-perishable food items to some of the poorest of the poor in Monjas. It was heart breaking seeing the state in which some of these people lived, yet we saw God in the midst of our evening. We […]

November 18, 2015

Guatemala Trip Report (part dos)

Author: Jared Orr, Agua Viva International Volunteer The main reason that my team traveled to SOHW was to install a water purification system. Up until this point, they have been using a rudimentary filtration that did not remove nearly enough bacteria and parasites from the water. After we left, their water was cleaner than the […]

November 14, 2015

Guatemala Trip Report (part 1)

Author: Jared Orr, Agua Viva International Volunteer I made it back from Guatemala after a jam-packed week of labor and ministry, and the purpose of this writing is to encourage you in the Lord. I want to explain how the trip went from my perspective… as well as show you the greatness of our God. I […]

November 12, 2015

Reflexiones de Moises; Blog Three, Water for Quisqualagua, Honduras

Today, Agua Viva International and the Church of the Resurrection team visited a community and Methodist Church in Quisqualagua, Honduras. The poor community of 500 people surrounding the Church, has never had clean drinking water. The Director of Programs for the Honduras United Methodist Church, Rigo Rios, met with Agua Viva and the President of […]

October 7, 2015

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