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Prayer Letter
April 2009
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Nate working the well at the orphanage in Mozambique |
Hello friends,
March was a good month. The highlight was definitely our trip to Iris
Ministries in Mozambique. The team and Pastor Vincent, traveled together
to Maputo, Mozambique to visit 2 Iris Ministries centers to see how they
do orphan care. We tried to soak up and learn as much as we could from
this successful ministry. At the 2 centers we visited, Iris cares for
around 150 orphans at one place and 350 orphans of all ages at the place
where we stayed, Zimpeto. At Zimpeto they have a baby house,
infant/toddler nursery, and multiple homes for the older boys, and older
girls. We had a chance to visit some of the kids in their homes, speak
with staff, and speak with a couple of guys who have actually grown up
in the center since around ages 8-10. Although the center is
understaffed, and can only feed these growing kids beans and rice for
each meal, it was a great encouragement to be reminded that when we are
obedient, God is faithful to show up, and that love covers a multitude
of inadequacies. We definitely came home envisioned, and re-energized.
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Annie & Becky on their way to a service riding in the back
of a truck through the streets of Maputo at night. |
Prayer
1.
April is a BUSY
month...Annie's parents are coming for the first two week, Allan's
sister will be here the whole month, and our prospective staff members
for next year are coming at the end of April, through the middle of May.
2)
As Easter approaches we find ourselves encouraged by all the great
things going on around us. It seems that God is doing some amazing
things beyond our own efforts. For example A web design co-op founded
through the efforts of our interns and a close friend have proved
fruitful in providing some of our graduates with jobs. Not only that but
two companies have stepped up to help establish the co-op with generous
grants.
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On our way back we drove through the Kruger Park and were
entertained at Pastor Vincent's running commentary on
African animals. |
3)
We are feeling overwhelmed and a little
tired with everything going. Please pray for strength and refreshment
during the month of April. And if you get a chance shoot us a quick
email to boost our day!
As always we are thrilled
to be partnering with you in doing God's work here in Southern Africa.
follow close, follow hard
allan & annie
p.s. In case some
of you are unaware, we are writing regularly and posting pics of our
time here on our blog.
www.ARblog.org
Notes on Giving
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During
these hard times as people reprioritize what they do with their
money we are glad to be part of your Kingdom investments and
assure you your investments are good!
Pray for us as we continue to seek to meet our
monthly support raising goals. We are at 55%
of where we need to be in regard to monthly donors.
While it is slow growing we are exceedingly
grateful for every gift. Click for more details:
Life Support Team
Tax time is
almost upon us and we hope that everyone received their tax
deductible receipts for 2008. We apologize if the did not arrive in
a timely manner for your filing.
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