Trading For Africa
A trader is a new kind of missionary – not defined by geography – but marked by willingness to apply the parable of the Good Samaritan and “go and do likewise.” Being a trader means being intentional with your time, your money and your passions. Christianity should be a verb, not a noun. It’s a movement that requires us to live out our faith … not just talk about it.
What began as a small home with 11 orphans and no running water or electricity, is today a 25 acre campus that over 900 children call home. With very little money and no formal training, God commisioned my wife and I to "go and do likewise". We were just naive enough to believe that we really could "do all things through Christ", and we did.
Do you have a passion for the mission field? Has God called you to minister to widows and orphans? The harvest is great but the workers are few. We invite you to take a closer look. We need men and women who are successful traders to train and mentor our kids as they graduate high school and prepare for university. There are few jobs in Africa. Even though our school maintains the highest academic standards, our kids have little opportunity for meaningful employment. With your skills and the power of the internet, we can begin to reshape the Dark Continent one life at a time.
Whether you choose to travel to Uganda, mentor from home, or a combination of both, you will not only touch the life of a young man or woman, you will create a legacy that endures for generations to come. To learn more about this opportunity or to plan your own trip to New Hope, email mentors@cfrn.net
Upcoming Mission Trips
If you would like to travel with one of our mission teams, we have a group of Doctors traveling from Houston in June and we have a team departing from Phoenix in August. missiontrip@cfrn.net
This was our trip last summer -
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. James 1:27
Kenya / The Next Frontier
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We made it guys! Project funded and pipe being laid. Thank you Margaret for getting the word out and to everyone who also pitched in to make it happen. Apparently we really can do all things through Christ! Amen? Thank You Jesus!
Kenya Projects: Bringing water to Kipsina
Hi Everyone!!
We have several new projects underway with our missionary in Kenya that I wanted to tell you about! The first one we will talk about is bringing clean water to the village of Kipsina, which is located up the hills from the farm. They have no source of running water or even clean water for that matter. The closest source for them is a small river nearly a mile away.
The town elder was talking to our Missionary over there and explaining the hardships that it creates for the village. Because it is the only source of water that means that everyone, including the animals, have to use this water. So when they take the animals to river to drink they often end up defecating in the water and polluting it for all who use this water source. In addition the long walk only enables them to bring the cows to water every other day which results in low milk production which means less nutrition for the family and in turn the village.
It is the children's responsibility to fetch the water everyday. Because it's so far and water is heavy, they only bring small amounts that they can carry which they use daily to drink, bathe and cook with. The elder of the village said, "the children have to go and get the water, so they're late for school or they just don't go!". Do you know that one 5 gallon jug of water weighs about 41.72 lbs!! As a fully grown woman, I don't think that I would be able to do that without returning home absolutely exhausted, it no wonder that they don't go to school after that!!
Just think about walking to your tap and turning on the water, then add 1/2 to 1 mile walk with a 5 gallon can! How often do you take for granted the ability to walk up to your faucet and wash your hands, bathe your children or make dinner and have peace of mind that your family will not get sick or even die?
Our Goal is to create a well that springs from a clean water source in the village. We will pipe it up into a reservoir tank with a spigot at the bottom. The people will have to pump the water everyday to keep the reservoir full but it will be a community water source that will eliminate the chances of disease, the strenuous walk for animals and people, and give the children the opportunity to go to school every day and get the education that is deserved by all.
Below is a breakdown of what it is going to cost to create the water system for the Village. If you feel lead to donate anything to our cause please feel free to visit our webpage at http://www.missionsfororphans.org/. Please remember that all donations go directly to our causes, there or no administrative fees or hidden costs. And it's always a tax write off at the end of the year ; )
Clean water for the village of Kipsina
Total Cost: $2,226.00
Break down:
Water stand....................$530.00
Water tank..................... $411.00
Pipes & fittings ................$955.00
Labor..............................$330.00
And as a little side note, this is going to be an awesome opportunity for the villagers as well. Our Missionary is going to train them and pay them for the labor to help put this reservoir in. It will give them the skills to possibly find work elsewhere and help better other communities and their families!!
But whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life. ~ John 14:4