Friends, our Director for Kids in Burkina is putting together a medical mission trip to Burkina Faso in 2 months. Yes, this is the place which has been in the news because of 6 Christians being killed on May 1st. So we need your help, your support, and your prayers! They will need glucometers, stethosocpes, Tylenol, etc. We woudl also like to set up a major prayer effort while they are gone so if you would like to be a part of that, please let us know! ...
We are asked all the time, "what can we do to help!" Well, we'll tell you...right now is a great time for people to help and here are some immediate needs:
Folks who like to shop at garage sales! You know who you are...we need people who might be willing to go by a garage sale and then talk with them about the left overs...or at least some of the stuff that could be used by our ministries. Then picking it up or arranging with us.
And speaking of sales...we have donations that need a bit more effort in either getting them to needed areas or turning them into $$$ the ministry leaders could use. If your gifted at putting products online, we could use your help!
There is also a growing team of people who help sort to various ministries within our family and others outside our immediate group...you might fit right in!
Lots more ideas coming but this is getting too long! Also some exciting news coming soon!
Blessings! ...
A great opportunity to praise and to hear from God!Join us on May 3rd from 6:30-9:00pm for a night of worship. We look forward to experiencing God's presence with you. ...
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Greetings all! (Not too long, please read to the end!)
It has been a bit since we’ve been able to fill everyone in on happenings but life has life has been that busy!
Ministries are moving along and it seems it is becoming a growth season. We are excited by new volunteers and a few other things that we can’t share just yet (How’s that for cliff hanger) but God seems to be opening some doors as we seek to serve our communities local and global!
On the Global side, you may remember a young woman, then 17, now 18, who was about to be “married off” to a 52 year old man for a “bride price” which is a great way to say SOLD and wanted to kill herself rather than go. The local team talked her into going to college instead where she is learning a trade and we (all of you!) have been supporting this operation. Well she is two terms from graduating so it is time to ask you once again to be generous. It is a $400/term and we have one donation of $100 already in and we’d really like to raise the whole balance if we could!
When people ask “What does it look like to fight human trafficking?” it is a complicated series of answers. This, however, is one of the ways it is battled, one person at a time, making a difference for this young woman who will in turn make a difference for others.
Think about this way, if she had been “married off” it is likely her new husband father children who in turn would likely be sold when the opportunity presented. Saving this woman just saved an entire family tree which would have been exposed, trafficked, and abused.
So what does it look like to fight human trafficking? In this case, making a donation to keep this amazing story on the course to a very happy ending!
Please make a donation today! ...
