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Jul 4, 2010

"If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another." --The 14th Dalai Lama

Generosity Water

What happens to a young man who has been a successful business person since the 8th grade, who by his senior year was earning six figures then loses it all when the real estate market goes under? Well, if you're Jordan Wagner, you bring clean drinking water to people in need. "I had lost everything I had made. This humbling experience helped me realize that I had been living a pretty selfish lifestyle. I decided to change my mindset and commit the next season of my life to helping others," Wagner reflects. Inspired by a church water project, Wagner journeyed to Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia, where he saw a young child walking six miles to carry 45-pound cans of clean water for his family. With a renewed commitment to service, Wagner began Generosity Water, a nonprofit that is currently building new wells for in need.