TD Jakes in... Kajiado?

TD Jakes, the evangelical preacher who could probably be placed in the Prosperity Gospel camp, was recently in Kenya and funded the construction of two boreholes in Kajiado, a Maasai community in a very dry area. A borehole essentially is a self-contained well that is dug deep into the earth and using a gasoline pump to extract the water from the ground. CWS is working to ensure these boreholes are properly managed so that they are sustainable and available for the whole community in which they’re supposed to serve.

Having people like TD Jakes come in for a borehole blitzkrieg is certainly appreciated, although we prefer to work in partnership with the communities. Anyone can build a borehole, frankly- all you need is money to buy labor and materials. It takes a special kind of prolonged work to empower the communities to use these new assets for the benefit of all. Too often the gift falls into disrepair because the community never fully accepts it as its own. Through relational training, we hope to build the capacity of these people to empower themselves in whatever direction they would like to go.