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Water is easily taken for granted in a country where it flows freely from faucets and water fountains. That isn't the case in Kenya, a country struggling to cope with an influx of refugees, all hungry and all thirsty.
More than 400,000 are estimated to have fled famine and conflict in Somalia. Both countries have suffered drought.
La Crosse's Christ Episcopal Church is trying to raise $23,000 for a well and is about halfway to its goal.
"People here are blessed with so much water," the Rev. Patrick Augustine said. "We're begging them to come share some of their blessings."
The church was recently visited by Bishop David Mutisya of the diocese of Garissa, Kenya, and the Rev. Diana Gorgos, a former Gundersen Lutheran nurse and member of the congregation.
"We're appealing to people here to enable us to help as many lives as we can," Mutisya said.
Most of the area in Garissa is dessert.
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