December 2008 Update
The community center is finished and functioning, the church has been using it every Sunday since March 2008, and they have hosted several workshops and community meetings.
The church had their end of year celebration this past Sunday. Every month, on the first Sunday of the month the church provides a meal to the parishioners.
We have built a house on site for Pastor Gift and his family and they are now living in it, though they do not have electricity yet. They are able to minister to the children and community from close proximity.
Fencing – The fencing that is around the property only encloses the Pastor’s house, the Center, and the Clinic. There is still a need to fence in the fields for farming.
We are currently helping more than 30 HIV positive men and women and a few children with accessing their Retro Viral Therapy and food. This is going to be the basis of the Home-Based Care wing of the project.
Future Plans:
· Leadership School will fully function in 2009
· Agricultural project for sustainability
· Orphan houses
Prayer Requests and Praises:
· Baby is going in for surgery on the 11th of this month to have her tonsils taken out.
· Philile was sick and not doing well for a while but now she is stable again, Praise the Lord!! She and her family are living in their new home, but it still needs to be painted.
On behalf of Pastor Gift, he would like to extend his thanks to all of you, thanks for assisting us throughout the year!!
Rejoice! Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
It is so exciting to receive positive news in these trying times. May God continue to bless you and the people you serve. I am praying that one day, I will be able to come work with you on a short term mission. God’s timing… God’s timing.
Again… I say “REJOICE!”
What an uplifting bit of news! I see an oasis in a desert.
Thanks!