As a result of donated funds, RainCatchers are now bringing clean water to four schools in remote regions of Western Kenya. With gratitude I would like to acknowledge the contribution of Mr. Shigeo Ohmori and Mr. Kokichi Nakata from the Youth Summit for the Environment — Kobe, Japan – and Mr. Haysbert for donating time, talent & resources to this cause.

Because of Mr. Ohmori’s, Mr. Nakata’s and Mr. Haysbert’s sponsorship of our rainwater harvesting projects in Africa, thousands of students are now benefiting from having their own source of clean drinking water for years to come. Thank you, Jack Rose

RainCatcher . . . a father & son story . . . Waves for Water.

Jon Rose is currently traveling & working with the U.N. & Sean Penn’s team in Haiti - www.jphro.org Can read Jon’s daily updates from the front lines at www.wavesforwater.org. So far, Jack & Jon have distributed 9000 clean water systems throughout the earthquake zone, and in remote regions of the country, bringing safe drinking water to over a hundred thousand people.

All of us would like to extend a special acknowledgement to Dennis Haysbert, Sean Penn, Diana Jenkins, Patricia Arquette and employees of Patagonia for their extensive donations of time, talent & funds. Together we will continue to bring our clean drinking water systems to the survivors in Haiti.

If you want to help us just push the donate button or send a check, payable to; RainCatcher, inc. and mailed to 28990 Pacific Coast Hwy  109-B Malibu, California  90265

To those who have already helped fund our relief efforts – “Thank you, thank you, thank you”.

Yours in friendship, Jack Rose

Children are confronted with a lot of concerns today that, frankly, I never had to deal with when I was a kid. Paul Simon wrote a song to comfort his daughter at bedtime. He sang:

“I believe the light that shines on you will shine on you forever.”

I believe the same thing – and my message to you today is this: The one resource we will never run out of is you – your imagination, your creativity, your wonder and hope. Each new generation has specific challenges to face, but just remember this: There are no unsolvable problems.

My father’s generation ate problems for breakfast. They built a road across the entire continent. When a giant canyon appeared in their path they did not whine or whimper – they invented a bridge. In every field of science and medicine and exploration, at the edge of every chasm, they built a bridge. This is your lineage . . . You will do the same. There is no limit to your imagination.

Many people will tell you there isn’t enough — that we are running out, that things are getting worse, that the future will be less than today. This is not true.

Some people have forgotten that a problem is something to be solved, not feared.

Have you heard the story about the truck that got stuck in a tunnel?. . . A big ‘ol truck was roaring towards New York City when it rammed into the Lincoln Tunnel at 70 miles per hour. The truck was too tall and got very extremely stuck and the cars backed up for miles. You can imagine the traffic jam.

The fire department showed up to help. Then the Army Corps of Engineers — along with many others. With cranes and saws and jackhammers all tried to get the truck unstuck from the tunnel. But to no avail. Finally, after several hours, an 8 year old girl walked up from the long line of cars and said, “Why don’t you let the air out of the tires?”

You are today – all kids all over the world — you are the brilliant ones who will say, “Why don’t you let the air out of the tires?” There are no unsolvable problems. Let me give an example: Every week we hear about the ‘World Water Shortage’ — yet alongside these stories we see photos of floods…?

A friend of mine says, “If we catch the rain that creates the floods, there would be no water shortage, there would be more than enough for everyone. He’s always reminding me that “There isn’t a shortage of water given, just a shortage of water received.”

If every school caught the rain that fell on its roof, kids all around the world would have plenty of clean water to drink. It’s as simple as letting the air out of the tires.We are told there’s a shortage of water, but what we really have is an abundance. . . a flood.

Enough water is freely given for all if we simply put a bucket under a rainstorm. And enough energy is freely given from the sun and the wind and the ocean and the earth.

You do not need to fear the future, you are the future.

And I see no limit to the creative ideas that will come to you in this lifetime. It is a great and exciting time to be alive and I believe “The light that shines on you today will shine on you forever.” Let it rain. . . Life is good. . . So be it

see the video –  Let it Rain