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Caring for Vulnerable Children in Uganda - December 2014 Update

Caring for Vulnerable Children in Uganda - December 2014 Update

Dear Friends and Partners,

As you reflect on this year’s Thanksgiving, just imagine a cluster of young children – some as young as three – trudging barefoot to the Kamwenge Secondary and Vocational School (KSVS) grounds. They are barely clothed in tattered and dirt-crusted rags. They stare dully at the clean and neat high school students in the compound. This picture of children is in great contrast to the bright-eyed, eager students now fortunate enough to attend Good Shepherd Primary School thanks to your generosity.

Projects, Africa, Vulnerable ChildrenThe Outreach FoundationDecember 24, 2014Caring for Vulnerable Children, Uganda

Dan and Elizabeth Turk (PCUSA) - December 2014 Update

Dan and Elizabeth Turk (PCUSA) - December 2014 Update

Dear Friends,

Friday, December 19, 2014 was an historic step in the process of national reconciliation in Madagascar. The current president of Madagascar met with the four former presidents at a hotel in Ivato. The meeting was moderated by the four leaders of the FFKM, an ecclesiastical entity formed by the Catholic, FJKM, Lutheran, and Anglican churches.

Missionaries, AfricaThe Outreach FoundationDecember 23, 2014Dan and Elizabeth Turk, Madagascar

Home of Hope - November 2014 Update

Home of Hope - November 2014 Update

Dear Friends of Home of Hope,

Isn’t it just amazing to think that we are once again knocking on the door of the Christmas season? It’s such a wonderful time of expectation and preparation as we rejoice together and acknowledge his coming to earth to dwell with us, his children. How blessed we are to know him as our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Africa, Vulnerable Children, ProjectsThe Outreach FoundationNovember 20, 2014Home of Hope, Zimbabwe

Tumaini Children's Ministries - November 2014 Update

Tumaini Children's Ministries - November 2014 Update

Dear Partners and Friends of Tumaini Ministry and the Riamukurwe Parish,

An Outreach team including representatives from churches in California and Florida that support Tumaini and I recently traveled to Nyeri. We were overjoyed to meet children like Alice, pictured below. Both the children and the ministry leaders, including the Very Rev. Bernard Muindi, are so appreciative of the gifts you have sent.

Africa, Projects, Vulnerable ChildrenThe Outreach FoundationNovember 19, 2014Tumaini Children's Ministries, Kenya

Hannah Ministry Tumurere - November 2014 Update

Hannah Ministry Tumurere - November 2014 Update

Dear Friends and Partners,

I greet you in the Mighty Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

A number of you have been praying for an orphan girl by the name of Genevieve. She had an accident on January 26, 2014 which damaged her back and left her with an open fracture on her left leg. Genevieve was in the hospital for months.

Africa, Projects, Vulnerable ChildrenThe Outreach FoundationNovember 19, 2014Hannah Ministry Tumurere, Rwanda

University Student Ministry - November 2014 Update

University Student Ministry - November 2014 Update

Dear Friends,

The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus-University Student Ministry (USM) is at work on more than 41 campuses and 16 preparatory\high schools across the country. All programs are supervised by two full-time workers and one liaison officer, who is working in the southern part of the country.

Projects, AfricaThe Outreach FoundationNovember 12, 2014University Student Ministry, Ethiopia

Crisis Nurseries - November 2014 Update

Crisis Nurseries - November 2014 Update

All of us love toddlers. They do something new every day as they explore their world. They want to grab everything from Grandma’s earrings to Dad’s keys. Once they get a good hold the object goes into the mouth – even if the earring is still attached to the ear! It is impossible for us to imagine what it would be like for the toddler in our life to be without parents or relatives of any kind. In our country such a child would be taken care of by the State, but in Zambia such a safety net does not exist.

Africa, Projects, Vulnerable ChildrenThe Outreach FoundationNovember 5, 2014Crisis Nurseries

Dustin and Sherri Ellington (PCUSA) - October 2014 Update

Dustin and Sherri Ellington (PCUSA) - October 2014 Update

Dear Friends,

It seemed almost like the set-up for a joke:

Q: How many jet-lagged Americans does it take to push-start a dead-batteried SUV on a bumpy dirt driveway in their Sunday clothes and then arrive at church late and receive a round of welcoming applause?
A: Four, with the 12-year old at the wheel

Missionaries, AfricaThe Outreach FoundationOctober 30, 2014Dustin and Sherri Ellington, Zambia

Dan and Elizabeth Turk (PCUSA) - October 2014 Update

Dan and Elizabeth Turk (PCUSA) - October 2014 Update

Dear Friends,

Greetings from Madagascar. It is still dry but starting to get much warmer. Frances and I returned in August after a quick trip to the States to get Robert settled into Westminster College in New Wilmington, PA. He is doing well. If you would like his address, please contact us. Dan’s return in September was delayed due to the Air France pilots’ strike. It is good to have him home finally!

Africa, Missionaries, Vulnerable ChildrenThe Outreach FoundationOctober 21, 2014Dan and Elizabeth Turk, Madagascar

Home of Hope - September 2014 Update

Home of Hope - September 2014 Update

Dear Friends of Home of Hope,

How lovely is our springtime here in Zimbabwe! The surge of new plant life, a variety of flowers coming into bloom – we rejoice in the beauty of God’s creation and the many blessings we receive from him.We are reminded of the blessing of children who are able to go to school because of your financial assistance and generous hearts and the willing and hardworking hands of the staff at Home of Hope.

Projects, Vulnerable Children, AfricaThe Outreach FoundationSeptember 25, 2014Home of Hope, Zimbabwe

Dr. John and Gwenda Fletcher (PCUSA) - September 2014 Update

Dr. John and Gwenda Fletcher (PCUSA) - September 2014 Update

Dear Friends,

Orphaned at age 12, Isuku Isuku (nicknamed Socrate) has experienced some tough times in his short life in the far west of Congo. Compared to many other orphaned Congolese children, however, he was fortunate in that a local woman, Mama Micheline Kakene Kikar, agreed to be a foster mother to him and two of his siblings.

Missionaries, AfricaThe Outreach FoundationSeptember 16, 2014John and Gwenda Fletcher, Democratic Republic of Congo

Presbyterian Ministry for Reconciliation - July 2014 Update

Presbyterian Ministry for Reconciliation - July 2014 Update

Dear Friends of Rwandans,

Peacemakers and Healing Ministries (PHM) trains young people between the ages of 16 and 35, especially those in educational institutions, about conflict, its causes and consequences. We teach them conflict prevention, effects of conflict, resolution of conflict and reconciliation. We use stories from Rwanda’s history so that the students learn from it and vow to be part of building a new nation.

Africa, ProjectsThe Outreach FoundationAugust 6, 2014Presbyterian Ministry for Reconciliation

School Construction in Kenya - July 2014 Update

School Construction in Kenya - July 2014 Update

Dear Friends and Partners,

Thank you so very much for your support. We would like to share a little bit of the impact your support provides to members of PCEA congregations in various locations. We visited with PCEA Mtwapa Academy, PCEA Bamburi Academy, PCEA Kisauni Primary School and PCEA Pwani Girls’ Boarding High School.

Africa, Projects, Vulnerable ChildrenThe Outreach FoundationJuly 8, 2014School Construction in Kenya, Kenya

Dan and Elizabeth Turk (PCUSA) - July 2014 Update

Dan and Elizabeth Turk (PCUSA) - July 2014 Update

Dear Friends,

Greetings from chilly Madagascar!

Our year of transition progresses well. Robert graduated from the American School of Antananarivo on June 6th. On June 14th, we had a small ceremony with Malagasy friends and colleagues to mark the end of Robert’s childhood in Madagascar. It was wonderful to have those who have been a part of his life since he was 1½ be there to pray for him and send him off.

Missionaries, AfricaThe Outreach FoundationJuly 3, 2014Dan and Elizabeth Turk, Madagascar

Namumu Orphanage Center - July 2014 Update

Namumu Orphanage Center - July 2014 Update

Dear Partners and Friends of Namumu Children,

Namumu children are thriving through education! Pictured from left to right are: Yvonne Chasunkwa, grade 11, Bibian Hambali, grade 12, Charity Mwiinde, grade 11 and Prudence Simakomwe, grade 11. All attend Siavonga Secondary School.

Projects, Vulnerable Children, AfricaThe Outreach FoundationJuly 2, 2014Namumu Orphanage Center, Zambia

Bob and Kristi Rice (Project DITEKEMENA) - June 2014 Update

Bob and Kristi Rice (Project DITEKEMENA) - June 2014 Update

Today was the grand opening of the Ditekemena program, an initiative of the Congolese Presbyterian Church (CPC) to address the challenges faced by families as they care for their children. The program intends to rescue 20 children from the streets of Kananga and place them back into their families of origin or find homes that will welcome them.

Africa, Missionaries, Vulnerable ChildrenThe Outreach FoundationJune 17, 2014Bob and Kristi Rice, Project Hope, Ditekemena, Democratic Republic of Congo

Home of Hope - June 2014 Update

Home of Hope - June 2014 Update

Dear Friends of Home of Hope,

Great is Thy faithfulness, O God our Father … Morning by morning new mercies we see .. All we have needed Thy hand has provided ....

We continue to distribute food to 70-80 men, who receive it gratefully each morning on the sidewalk in front of Home of Hope.

Africa, Projects, Vulnerable ChildrenThe Outreach FoundationJune 11, 2014Home of Hope, Zimbabwe

Holistic Evangelism in Tete Province - May 2014 Update

Holistic Evangelism in Tete Province - May 2014 Update

Dear Friends of Tete Province,

My wife Elizabeth, fellow Trustee Tom McDow, and I returned Thursday from leading a trip to Tete Province, Mozambique sponsored by The Outreach Foundation. The eleven team members came from Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina, and South Dakota. We were joined by Nedson, Sebber, and the two Tete Province Presbyterian pastors, Carlos Faquione and Candido Macuacua.

Projects, AfricaThe Outreach FoundationMay 29, 2014Holistic Evangelism in Tete Province, Mozambique