Texas Ministry Helps Bring Clean Water to 420 Residents in Uganda
Texans and Ugandans on Mission has drilled its first well in Uganda’s Amuru District, expanding a program that combines water infrastructure with local training and Christian outreach.
The well serves Atiwio, a village of 420 people near South Sudan. Residents previously walked up to three kilometers for water from an open, contaminated source, according to the ministry.
An older borehole, drilled in 2012, had produced small quantities of reddish water before failing. Officials and residents gathered to celebrate the new drilling, reported October 28. Its exact completion date was not specified.
Twelve health promoters and village leaders completed sanitation training covering Atiwio’s six sub-villages. The ministry said it first worked with community leaders to assess needs and establish local relationships.
The partnership had already been preparing to expand into Amuru. A September 29 ministry profile described the work of the Rev. Amone Patrick at St. Stephen Musalaba Church of Uganda. He had previously served in Omoro District, where Texans and Ugandans on Mission began its activities and where he participated in a Bible study group.
That earlier work connected ministry at water wells with local church leadership. Amone’s experience in Omoro formed part of the background to the partnership’s expansion into Amuru, where it aims to address physical needs while supporting locally led Christian ministry.
At Atiwio, three church leaders received discipleship training. Teams were identifying local leaders to host home gatherings, making the partnership’s work both a water and sanitation initiative and a Christian mission.
The World Health Organization links contaminated water and inadequate sanitation to diseases including diarrhea, cholera and typhoid. It defines safely managed drinking-water services as accessible on the premises, available when needed and free from contamination. These standards extend beyond drilling a well to include reliable access and water quality. The ministry has not published evidence of changes in disease rates in Atiwio.
The partnership plans water systems, hygiene education and church support in additional Amuru communities. Atiwio is its first announced well in the district; the other communities remain part of the next phase.Texans on Mission — October 28, 2026.
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