Outspoken Christian, singer, and acting legend Pat Boone has released a powerful anthem song to bring funds and awareness to Africa's fresh water problem.
Boone's song, "One - Voices for Tanzania," was released just before World Water Day on March 22, 2025. The 90-year-old invited other voices to join him on the song, including Alabama, Vince Gill, Billy Dean, Pam Tillis, Lee Greenwood, and Wendy Moten, to name a few.
The song has been exploding on the music charts, landing in top spots on the Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.
Boone's passion to help people in Africa began a decade ago when he and his late wife Shirley, partnered with GodTV for an initiative called "Cape Town to Cairo."
"The goal was to drill fresh water wells in these desolate areas in the 40 nations of Africa," said Boone in an interview with CBN.
After Boone travelled to Tanzania, he witnessed firsthand what the people had to deal with, especially regarding the contaminated water.
"They don't know it and they take the water back to the children and poison them unintentionally with the water."
One of the most amazing aspects of digging a well in Tanzania is that it's a Muslim-run country, making this a rare partnership based on the humanitarian need.
"The tribes there sang for me. They didn't know who I was," Boone said. "They just knew somebody from America had come in and was bringing them water."
People interested in helping create clean water for Africans can donate at their website.
"It can be children helping other children to live past the age of 5, and that's it. That's what we're doing."
Boone's connection to his Christian faith was also brought to the forefront throughout the project.
Boone talked about Matthew 10:42: saying "If anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones … that person will certainly not lose their reward."
"It's God Himself, Jesus Himself, promising a blessing."
The singer wrote the song years ago, not knowing the effect it would have or how far it would reach.
"I didn't know any of this was going to happen when I wrote the song, but God did," he said. "So I feel like it's definitely, without question, a God thing."