Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Sponsorship Started in India!

Reprinted from today's Global Fingerprints newsletter ...

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1,194 and Counting!

Exciting news!  1,188 Congolese orphans and 6 children in Kolkata, India are sponsored.  Tell your friends about GlobalFingerprints!  Thank you for your ongoing partnership!


Pleased to Announce: India!

GlobalFingerprints is pleased to announce the opening of Kolkata (Calcutta), India as its second sponsorship area!  Over 250 children under the age of 10 from the slums of Kokata are awaiting sponsorship.  The cost?  $25 per month.  Sponsorship funds go toward providing education, tuition, uniforms, shoes, books, medical care, nutritional support and emotional and social support through the local church.
To learn more, watch this video: GlobalFingerprints: India

Sponsor a child in India:  www.globalfingerprints.org/sponsorship.


Two Friends in Congo…

by Mandaba, GlobalFingerprints communications coordinator

One day as we made our visit to Libenge region to meet sponsored orphans, I met two young girls who are very good friends and in our program. They are Hester and Saboko. They were waiting for us to bring their brand new shoes, love kits (more information on Touch of Love Care Kits can be found online) and other things.

I first had a talk with Hester and I questioned her on a few things relating to her life. She’s now 14 years old and in a family of all girls.  The girls have lost both parents.  All are staying with their elder sister. When the parents died, life was very difficult for this family.  Hester tried to sell a few items like bread and peanuts in order to pay for school and to survive.  When she became sponsored, life changed for her. She is studying very well and her desire is to finish school.  Her family is so happy and thanks the GlobalFingerprints program that is helping many Congolese orphans who are really in terrible situations.

My second talk was with Saboko who is 16. She is the last of 4 children in her family living at home.  She was living in a polygamous family and her mom was always being beaten by her dad.  Sometime she was living with another relative.  When her father died, life became very difficult for them. Her mom started working and receives a salary of about $7a month.  This couldn’t help them to survive. When GlobalFingerprints program came to their region, she was selected to enter the program. Now that she is sponsored, she says that,  “ I have seen many changes in my life, health and my studies. I want to thank my sponsor and the GFP program for everything.”  Now she is in high school and her desire also is to continue to obtain her diploma.


Heart Health Prayer Need

Continue to pray for healing and the best treatment for Mama Lopango, Congo program manager who is struggling with heart problems and is in need of a pacemaker. Surgery possibilities have been found in both Cameroon and South Africa, since this procedure is not performed in Congo.





Training Supervisors to Meet Deep Spiritual Needs

by Rachel Martin, Congo program director
 As you all know, through GlobalFingerprints we meet medical and educational needs of orphans. But we are always praying that our Congolese supervisors will know how to help meet the deep spiritual needs of these kids, beginning with introducing them to God who loves them and sent His Son to die for them. So, we are very excited about a training that is happening in Congo the first week of August for our GF supervisors and Sunday School teachers. The purpose: to equip them to better teach God’s Word to children. The ministry “Kids Around the World” is partnering with us, their director coming to Congo to lead the training. In a country with almost no electricity and little or no materials to work with, teaching the Bible to kids can be challenging. Kids Around the World has beautiful flannel graph materials that go through the stories of Jesus, as well as Old Testament stories such as creation, Noah, Abraham, Joseph.  The training includes all GF supervisors, as well as approximately 50 Sunday School teachers. They will be taught how to take a Bible story and make it applicable to the lives of the children.

I will be joining them for this practical and so valuable training. The materials thus far have been purchased through the GlobalFingerprints VBS 2010 project from churches across the US.  Our goal is to raise $50,000.  We welcome your gift towards purchasing one of these flannel kits (about $80 per kit), together with Lingala Bibles (about  $10 per Bible) for our sponsored orphans as they finish elementary school and enter high school.  Donate to 2010 VBS Project online.
Please pray that this seminar will greatly help in teaching God’s Word to Congolese orphans.


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