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YOU CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE |
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…for our brothers and sisters in Africa who need our prayers and compassion over the long haul. While the official 2008 Post-Lenten Missional campaign ended April 30, there are many ways for you to stay involved:
- Complete the Peanut Butter House on the front lawn, host an event or party in it before the end of June, disassemble it, or travel with it to a church in California where it will be reassembled for another hunger awareness and fundraising campaign. Contact Russ McCahan, or Doran Geise, for more information.
- Travel to the Faith Alive Clinic in Jos, Nigeria for two weeks this July. This Vision Trip is led by Russ McCahan.
- Join the online social network of others in the area passionate about Africa: passionafrica.ning.com.
- Receive email updates about First Presbyterian Church’s involvement in Africa. Contact Erika Nossokoffto be included in the email distribution list.
- Help with World Vision’s Step Into Africa experience held at CSU this October. Contact Mary ZenZen for more information.
- Continue to support the youth trip to Zambia – before, during, and after their mission. Contact Jon Heeringa for more information.
- Learn more about the theological and historical foundation for international missions with a college-level course that might be offered at First Presbyterian Church in January 2009 (Perspectives on World Missions). Contact Bill Switzer for more information.
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THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT |
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Support is still coming in, but as of May 7, 2008 the Heart of the Father in Africa campaign is close to reaching all financial goals, thanks to the great investment of time and talent from this congregation and community. This includes funds for:
- 15 Nigerian children to receive educational scholarships
- A generator and other badly needed supplies for Elim Elementary School
- 40+ additional HIV/AIDS patients to receive life-saving medical lifetime sponsorships
- Medications for opportunistic infections for hundreds of patients at the Faith Alive Clinic
- 12 computers to be purchased for the Mwandi Mission in Zambia
- Travel expense assistance for the 16 youth and adults traveling to Zambia
- A complete nutritional unit to be sent to other churches in the United States for educational and fundraising purposes before heading to an African village where it will employ a handful of Africans and feed thousands of malnourished people in the years to come.
Please route future donations to:
First Presbyterian Church
531 S. College Avenue
Fort Collins, Colorado 80524
Attn: Tona
Please clearly mark which project(s) your money supports.
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HEART OF THE FATHER IN AFRICA PROJECTS |
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Project #1: PEANUT BUTTER HOUSE
Join us as we build an innovative house to manufacture peanut butter laden with vitamins. We’ll use the house here in the United States for educational purposes, and then ship it to an African village where they can locally manufacture and distribute peanut butter. You, your family, or your small group can be part of the build, education, prayer, or fund raising for this critical project.
Project Leader: Doran Geise, 690-7732, or Russ McCahan, 218.7200
Project #2: SAVE-A-LIFE SPONSORSHIPS
Nearly 10,000 people with HIV/AIDS, including women and children, are on the waiting list alone at the Faith Alive Clinic in Jos, Nigeria, to receive life-saving medications. For just 50 cents a day (or the cost of one tall latte per week) $183 a year, you and your family could literally save one patient’s life.
Project Leader: Erika Nossokoff, 482-6107.
Project #3: ELIM ELEMENTARY SCHOLARSHIPS
Dozens of orphaned and vulnerable children are waiting to receive scholarships to attend Elim Elementary School where they will learn reading, writing, math, and the Bible. The school is also in need of supplies and teacher training. You and your family or small group can sponsor a student, make school kits to send to Elim, or help with fund raising and prayer.
Project Leader: Robbie Guidry, 482-0350.
Project #4: YOUTH MISSION TRIP TO ZAMBIA
This summer 16 youth and adults from First Presbyterian Church, Fort Collins will experience a life-transforming trip to the Mwandi Mission in Zambia this summer (May 30-June 14). They plan to lead a Vacation Bible School, set up a computer lab, and do some construction work. You, your small group, or your family can support them with prayer and fund raising (for travel or sponsorship of part of the computer lab).
Project Leader: Jon Heeringa, 482-6107. |
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