Jars of Clay and Blood:Water Mission in the Spotlight
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Left to right Jars of Clay members Matt Odmark, Stephen Mason, Dan Haseltine, Jena Lee Nardella (ED of Blood:Water), and Charlie Lowell. Photo by John DiBiase.
On a recent Thursday night in Nashville, I got to see the band Jars of Clay honored for their work serving people in Africa. Jars of Clay received the Gospel Music Channel’s “Gospel Angels Award” during the 40th Annual GMA Dove Awards. The night before, Jars performed at Nashville 4 Africa, a fundraiser for the African Children’s Choir with Big Kenny, Faith Hill, Third Day, Keith Urban and others. Jars also scored the original music for the film Sons of Lwala.
Jars’ members’ have been long time ONE supporters and the band was part of the ONE Music Builds tour last year. A big part of Jar’s efforts happen through the organization they founded Blood:Water Mission – a ONE partner. Through this non-profit organization launched in 2001, Jars of Clay has funded more than 650 water projects, along with hygiene and sanitation training, in 11 African countries. These projects have connected more than 500,000 people with clean water since its inception and the band is on track to build its 1000th clean water well, in early 2010.
The Blood:Water Mission site has the full scoop. Congratulations to Jars of Clay and Blood:Water Mission. Well done. Well deserved.
-Mark Brinkmoeller
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May 4, 2009 at 7:10 pm
awesome band, awesome site too. they’ve done some amazing things for World Vision too.
thanx mark for reporting this about them, it was great to see this featured on this year’s Dove Awards.
May 5, 2009 at 1:14 am
I think they are a great band, too! Been a fan for a long time, they even played at a local church in my town once. Very cool!
That’s a great organization they have started, hope they gets lots of support to get clean water to the millions without it. Here’s a fact: 328 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa lack access to clean water.