I wanted to post some newer ministry's that I have come across and want to share to you. I know there are many different places where you can give your money and it is a very personal decision on where to give your money, but I wanted to give you some awareness of other ministries that could really use our support. It seems like there is never an end to to "the need" and really, there probably never will be but if you feel led please check these places out:
This is the story of an amazing young woman who is 21 years old and is sacrificially serving God in Uganda right now. Her stories of reality will bring you to tears. She is a living example that we all could learn something from. Like I said she is 21 years old and has adopted 14 Ugandan girls! That is a ministry in itself, but it doesn't stop there. She is constantly serving the poor, the orphaned, and the widowed. Read her stories, I promise that your life will changed through her stories.
Her ministry is called Amazima
Through her ministry you can sponsor a child for $300 a year which provides schooling, uniforms, 2 hot meals a day, school supplies, and minor medical care.
They also do a chicken ministry:
Each family in the Amazima program will be given a hen. These
hens will lay eggs that the families can sell or choose to hatch.
They can then sell the chickens or choose to eat them. The
families must give their first full grown chicken to a neighbor in
the village who has not received a chicken, thus paying back their
loan. As long as these chickens are cared for they will provide an
opportunity for these families to self-sustain, and depend less on
the ministry for provision.
A community Garden Program:
In 2010, Amazima plans to buy a plot of land for a community garden. This will provide the sponsored children and their parents an opportunity to interact and work together with one
another. This garden will also provide a way that food can be shared with the less fortunate in
the community.
A Medical Center
As little as $5.00 can provide a child with life saving medication. In the villages Amazima
serves, there is little or no adequate health care. Children are dying of easily treatable and
preventable illnesses. While Amazima continues to teach the adults in the community basic
health care, hygiene and disease prevention, hoping to one day not be needed, children
continue to fall sick. Help Amazima save a life!!
Feeding Ministry
A child can be provided a healthy meal for as little as 15 cents! Amazima feeds 1,200 children
in the Masese feeding program, which provides children from a slum community with meals at
school as an alternative to begging for food on the streets. Fifteen dollars provides 100 meals
for these children. A week's worth of meals is provided for $2.10 (children are served lunch and
given food to take home for supper). Feed a child today!!
If you feel led to help in this amazing ministry go to their website and fill out the sponsorship form. In the very least check out her blog and listen to what God is asking you to do in your life!
The second ministry I want to bring attention to is called Drawn From Water. This is a ministry that drives around in Ethiopia and literally saves children from drowning. In remote villages in Ethiopia, the people believe that any child born who is "different" has an evil spirit and they bind them up and drowned them. It is a sad, sad situation. Literally children are dying because they get their bottom teeth before their top teeth, or if they are born out of wedlock.
This is a post that the leader of Drawn from Water put up today:
"Sort of mixed news today… We were able to save one little two year old boy today named Labuko! And although we could not be more excited to be bringing him into the home we were very sad to learn that a few more did not make it. We were apparently a day late for at least two others, it was unclear if there were any more than two, but there are two we know of for sure who were killed. There are just not words to describe how sad this is.
Today however we are choosing to focus on the one that God has brought into our arms, we are thankful for this precious life, and are going to be just that much more determined to get out there faster next time.
Please pray for the families who lost children this past week. We were not able to find out exactly what happened but we know that there are some terribly sad families today, families who will never forget the children that they had to give up. Indescribable, the pain they must be feeling…"
I truly cannot find the words to describe how awful this is and how terrible it must be for the children's parents. This ministry is relatively new and needs so much help. Please consider what you can do to help save children's lives!!!
They are currently looking for sponsors at $25 a month. Your money does this:
- Electricity —————————————————-$25 Per month
- Water ———————————————————$25 Per month
- Food/per child ———————————————–$57 Per month
- Nanny 1 ——————————————————-$80 Per month
- Nanny 2 ——————————————————-$80 Per month
- Cook ———————————————————–$75 Per month
- Rent ———————————————————–$270 Per month
- Pick up a new child from tribe – Car / Driver————–$500 each trip
That's all I have for you today. Pray and follow God's leading :)
