On April 30, I will celebrate 25 years of life.

I've been thinking about this milestone. I feel so blessed to be alive for a quarter of a century! Think about it, 25 years old. In other words, I have been around for 9,131 days. That's a long time!!!

My prayer and trust is that I at least live for 100 years. With that goal in mind, I only have 27,393 days left on this earth.

That number might seem like a big one but it's really not a long time. Not when:
1. almost half the world - over three billion people - live on less than $2.50 a day.

2. according to UNICEF, 25,000 children die each day due to poverty.

3. nearly one billion people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names.

4. 1.6 billion people - a quarter of humanity - live without electricity.

5. 270 million children in developing nations lack access to health services.

6. almost one billion people on the planet don't have access to safe, clean drinking water. That's one in eight of us.

I don't have a lot of time. Neither do you. Time is running out and there's a lot of work that needs to be done.

So, as I celebrate my 25th birthday, I would like to invite you to join me in building a well so we can provide clean water for a community. All we need is $5,000. That money will impact 250 people, 50 families and help transform a community in a developing nation.

Instead of gifts, cards, or anything else, I would like to ask you to help raise $5,000. 100% of your donation directly funds clean water projects in developing nations. Please visit http://www.mycharitywater.org/anthonyis25

Thank you for prayerfully considering this opportunity. I would like to leave you with one more thought: this is not about me. This is not about you either. All of us have been tremendously blessed. This is about our brothers and sisters all over the world. We cannot stay silent. Let us join together and bring hope to a community. Don't limit this project to this email list. Ask your friends, family, co-workers etc. to partner with us. They don't have to know me. This is about providing clean water to transform lives! Together, we can change the world...this is just the beginning.