Biology students provide the Living Water to those thirsting in India
Victoria McNorrill, Staff Writer
North Greenville biology students spread the Gospel in India by educating the people about the importance of good water quality.
(L-R) Christian Eddy, professor; Zach Conn, junior; Helen Martin, junior; Katie Taylor, senior; Olivia Schmal, sophomore; Grant Kahley, senior; Zachary Grey, junior; Natalie Schrader, senior
As students and faculty headed home after finals this past December, a group of biology students boarded a plane bound for India.
The students, led by Christina Eddy, biology professor at North Greenville University, worked in Mumbai and Pune to spread the Gospel and help improve water quality.
According to Joshua Project, with a population of over 1.24 billion, India’s unreached population is 1.18 billion people.
The majority of the people are Hindu or Muslim.
While in Mumbai, the students talked to health officials about the importance of having good water quality for their citizens. In a city packed tightly with people, Mumbai struggles with keeping its streets clean and pumping efficient.
In Pune, the students worked with the Mukti Missions. Tripling as a school, hospital and orphanage in the rural parts of India, Mukti Missions is the only source for food and shelter for its residents. Contaminated water would be harmful to its residents, but for the caretakers as well.
When the students were not educating the people on how to purify water using the seeds of the Moringa tree, they got to spend time with the orphans staying there.
“There was a lady at the front desk [of Mukti Missions] 24/7,” says senior Grant Kahley, “Kids would be dropped off there at any time during the day or night.”
The students also had chance to attend church, go to a hospital, and provide lunch for the widows at Mukti Missions.
“I could see that becoming a physician could be used in many different ways,” Kahley said. “I would love to go back to India with the skills the Lord has given me to go make an impact.”
