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R.C.'s Journal — A Story in Four Chapters

From a Workshop
to a Movement

A guy in Texas had a dream about a drill. He built it, taught others, and it got out of hand. Open the journal.

ONE MILLION WELLS

R.C.'s
Journal

2014 — PRESENT
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Chapter One

Once upon a time, a guy in Texas had a dream.

Round Rock, Texas · 2014

Not a fancy drill. Not an expensive one. Just a drill that would bring water to people who didn't have it.

Light enough for two to carry. Teachable in a week. R.C. Crawford walked into his workshop — and built the thing.

R.C.'s family knows drilling. His dad ran a drilling company in TN.
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— I. The Dream, continued
R.C.
R.C. — the guy with the dream.
“Build it first.
Name it later.”

R.C. had a successful career. After retirement, he awoke one morning with after having a dream about a drill that could help those needing access to water. So, he went out to his workshop — and he built that drill. The rest is still being written.

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don't forget — call jim re: india.
~RC
Chapter Two

He walked into his workshop —
and built the thing.

Texas → Mexico → 501(c)(3) · 2015–2018

A patented reverse-flow drill. PVC instead of steel. Two people carry it. Learn it in a week.

But R.C. didn't stop at the drill. He saw a gap in the system. Most non-profits drill wells and leave. The wells fail — communities aren't involved in sustainability, education, or economic development.

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— II. The Build, continued

So R.C. closed the gap. He built the 3 programs of One Million Wells:

Water — wells, train the team, power of multiplication, economic development
The Community Collective — education, food systems, the community
The Movement — social awareness, compound impact
The drill
Hand-built. In the shed.
We create generational change
by training communities to locate and drill their own wells.

2018: Patents for Humanity Award. Second patent now.

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Chapter Three

The power of one — multiplied.

India · March 2020 · 1 well every 2.9 days

R.C. and Jim Forbis had a conversation. Then they hopped on a plane. They did the thing. Trained local teams who are still active today.

— Jim called me back. we're going.
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every well
= 1 family
× ∞ ripples.
— III. The Multiplier, continued
India team
The team they trained.
India well
Water, up from the ground.
700+
wells drilled
2.9
days per well
1
training trip
∞
ripples started

A crew of six. They drill. They plant gardens. They train the next crew. The math compounds.

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Chapter Four

1,000+ wells later — this is just the beginning.

2025 & Beyond · 1,000+ wells · 12 countries

1,000+ wells. 12 countries. An all-women's drilling crew breaking every assumption. Nakivale Refugee Settlement. Tilapia ponds. A second patent.

And R.C.? Still in the shed.

If we're still needed in 10 years, we failed. Goal = local ownership.
Join us in the movement →
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— IV. The Ripple, continued
OMW team
The next crew. & the one after that.
OMW impact
A well drilled. A life changed.
You are one. And one is where
every movement starts.

The story isn't over. You're holding the next page.

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you’re in?

Still here? Good.
That means you get it.

Join the movement. Show up on a trip. Tell someone who needs to hear it. Or just fund the next well.

Fund a Well → I'm In →

92% to programs · 501(c)(3) · No fluff, no excuses