If you're like most people, there's something you do many times a day without even thinking about it: You turn on a tap, and you get water. It pours out, and you fill a cup, wash your hands, or fill a sink. This probably doesn't seem remarkable to you at all. The water flowing out of the tap is clean and clear, and you probably don't find that unusual or surprising. That's how water is supposed to be – safe to drink and readily available.

Many people in rural Ethiopia would find this remarkable, and you would too if you walked in their shoes for a day. Imagine if you had to get your drinking water from a muddy pond, river, or water hole. You would be delighted to turn on a tap to get the water you need throughout the day! Imagine if you had to wake up at 5:30 a.m. to walk an hour or so to the closest water source, and wait in line to scoop up the water for your family to use. Your children would often miss school to help you collect water or because they were sick with water-related illnesses. You would worry about their health and their future. Access to clean water would be a life-changing blessing.

Join World Vision to help bring clean water to Ethiopian communities—so they too can experience the daily miracle of access to clean water. http://tinyurl.com/otgtzs