|
Currently the Jagat Jyoti School in Ujjain India is serving approximately 130 children the poorest caste in India. The desire of the Good Samaritan Sewa Kendra is to be able to offer these children quality Christian education from pre-school through grade 8. They currently all meet in only two rooms and need to be able to be split into grade-appropriate classes. The new building would facilitate this and give the children a better quality education.
|
|
Schools are few and far between in rural Madhya Pradesh, India. Currently Good Samaritan Sewa (GSSK) Kendra is paying for students to take public transportation to school, but unlike the US, this transportation is usually on a three-wheeled motorcycle which may have 20 children crammed onto it. After a student was injured last year, GSSK has realized the need to have their own bus to be able to control maintenance and overcrowding to keep the students safe.
|
|
Because of severe droughts and a lack of adequate rainfall to produce healthy crops, the over 400 orphanage children that Pokot Outreach Ministries serves are in need of healthy foods to supplement their diets. As a result of the political unrest following the 2007 elections, food prices have escalated out of proportion.
|
|
The Pokot live in a remote area of Kenya where little or no medical facilities are available. Pokot Outreach Ministries has established clinics to help to meet the needs of the people, but medicine is difficult to find and costly - many of the hospitals do not even have medicines. When the people come for treatment it is imperative that the necessary medicines are available to be able to treat their illnesses and save lives.
|
|
India is over 80% Hindu with the second largest population in the world. The pastors and evangelists who serve there are under constant persecution and often have to travel to several different homes to share the Gospel with those who are lost and who worship everything from rocks to monkeys. These Christian workers are willing to lay down their lives to meet the needs of others, but they must first have enough to meet the needs of their own families.
|
|
The Union of Baptist Churches of the Congo serves a large Christian community, yet the pastors and evangelists are living on virtually nothing. They often go without food while meeting the needs of those in refugee camps ahead of their own needs. It is essential that the laborer is paid his wage if these men are to continue to bring hope to the hopeless in The Democratic Republic of Congo.
|
|
Pigs are a viable occupation in many Asian nations and we have partners in need of projects to support their orphanage work. With a pig project they can supplement food for the children as well as selling pigs at market to assist in supplying school fees for the children. Having the ability to have a pig roast periodically enables the pastor to be able to share the Gospel within an entire community
|
|
CYSC ministries assists the growing group of widows in the area around Eluru. They supply them with food on a regular basis, hold meetings for them and supply them with clothing as the need arises. This elderly group are strong in their prayer life as they have come to see the love of Christians for them.
|
|
Assist in providing support to pastors serving the Lord in Eastern Pakistan with sharing the Gospel among the muslim people.
|
|
In a good year, the Pokot tribe receives an annual rainfall of 3.5", however, only one of the past five years has produced even that much rain. This semi-nomadic tribe settles into communities where there is water present. Harvester's goal is to dig no less than 10 water wells per year to help to bring clean, fresh water to the people and their animals. With a water source they can also improve their agriculture thus adding variety to their diet.
|