BY AARON FLORES 

What do you do when you're thirsty? You probably grab a glass and fill it with your favorite refreshing liquid? Do you ever wonder if what you are about to drink will kill you? In many parts of the world, when people seek a simple drink of water, this question is asked on a daily basis.

It was this sober reality that inspired the students of X-Force Ministries, located in the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose, to organize the African Water Project. Over the past two years, students have raised more than $12,000, to be used for bringing safe drinking water to various communities throughout Kenya and Zambia. So far, the African Water Project, or AWP, has raised funds to support the drilling of three new wells and repaired 12.

Sylvestre Nzitukuze was a good soldier. He served in the Rwandan National Defense Forces until an inescapable vision tore him away to a new life. "I don't know where or how it came, but I knew I had to leave the army and help the street kids," he exclaims.