Charlie Lowell of the band Jars of Clay talks about coffee (shout out to Crema in Nashville) and a little about the band’s mission work, Blood:Water.

Q: You guys do a lot of work in Africa with Blood:Water. Do you ever think about how some of the coffees you drink, obviously the ones from Africa, are impacted by the work you do getting clean water wells and HIV medication to a lot of those villages that include coffee farmers?

CL: Yes, that’s quite a connection. We watched the documentary “Black Gold” a couple years ago on our bus, and it was crazy how things trickle down- little decisions we make day in and out do affect others around the globe. It is simply amazing to see how village/community life changes with the addition of a clean-water well. Kids are in school instead of fetching dirty water, women can work on micro-finance, and general health is improved greatly.