April 2013 Newsletter - Healing Hands International

Healing Hands International News
“God’s Healing. Your Hands.”
Issue 2013-1
www.hhi.org
It’s The “Principal” Of The Matter
Although there is still
much work to be done in Haiti, the
Christian school in Ganthier is
alive and well. Healing Hand's
Director of Education, Bobbie
Solley, Ed.D., has committed to a
long term relationship with the
teachers and staff there, serving
as mentor, evaluator, coach, and
sister in Christ. I was blessed to
join her and a small education
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team for a week of emphasizing
the importance of reading, writing,
and experiential learning.! This
agenda may seem simple but in a
school system where
memorization has taken the place
of reading comprehension, this is
no small task.!
The first few days Jean
Antoine, the principal of the
school, watched a little skeptically
as we demonstrated different
Dr. Bobbie Solley, HHI’s Director of Education, engages Haitian children in a story. Many of these
reading techniques: reading with
emotion, asking questions during children had never been read to before Bobbie came.
the story, and having the kids draw a
substitute. The education team and I
picture of the story after finishing it. We
continued to work with our assigned
believe that if children are taught to love classrooms, but at one point Bobbie
and enjoy reading, then they will be
stepped out of one of the rooms to get
better able to read the Bible someday.
something for her class. On the way
Bobbie noticed Jean Antoine’s hesitation, back she happened to peek inside Jean
and prayed that night for his heart to be
Antoine’s classroom. There he was,
opened, and for him to see how important children gathered around him, listening
reading should be in his classrooms.!
to him read aloud with emotion. Not only
that, but he was asking questions to the
On Friday, one of the teachers
children during the story!
was absent because of a sick family
What an answered prayer!
member. Jean Antoine stepped in, acting
Please continue to pray for everyone
as
involved with the Christian School at
In this issue:
Ganthier, and that the Lord continues to
open doors.
“Countdown to Clean Water” pg. 2
The Principal of the school in Ganthier, Jean
What Is Worth Fighting For? pg. 8
April 2013
Submitted by: Ashley Reeves, HHI volunteer Antoine, and Bobbie discuss teaching strategies.
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Volunteer Spotlight: Brandi Huddleston
Brandi Huddleston
attends the North Davis Church of
Christ in Arlington, TX. She had
been quietly attending this church
for several years when Lori
Kovach from the Healing Hands
Nashville office came for a visit to
the !weekly women's class last
fall. Lori spoke about the exciting
things going on with HHI,
especially Women Worth a
Million. What she said
immediately resonated with
Brandi and basically turned her
life around! She loved the idea of
helping women in Africa to help
themselves.!
When I met Brandi at a
Magi packing event at NDCC in
December, she had already set
up a web page called Sewing for
Jesus. She had begun planning
to have Sewing for Jesus
Workshops at her church. I was
inspired to see how God could
help women through her.!
Since that time, Brandi
has held several workshops at
NDCC and at HHI Fort Worth and
women are sewing like crazy!
They are making cloth diapers,
menstrual kits, dresses,
crocheted caps, and school bags.
They are supplying many items
for our Magi Boxes. We hope to
send menstrual kits to women in
Zimbabwe as samples so they
will soon be able to replicate this
idea. One of our volunteers from
the Burleson church has said “I
have been looking for something
meaningful to do for years and
God brought Brandi into my life.”!
Countdown To
Clean Water
Brandi faced a great trial
already this year when her 13year- old son, Mason, had a tumor
behind his ear removed in
February. She is so thankful for all
the prayers offered up to God for
his healing. Even the doctors
were amazed at how quickly he
was up and walking after his
surgery. Brandi gives all glory to
God.!
Brandi is an excellent
example of someone who has a
talent and saw an opportunity
through Healing Hands to use
that talent for His glory. Do you
have a talent that you would like
to use at HHI? Contact Marilyn
Holland in Ft. Worth at
817.536.3383 or Cindy Herring in
Nashville at 615.832.2000 for
Brandi (far right) leads a group of
ladies in a sewing workshop at the
Ft. Worth HHI office.
more volunteer information and
opportunities.
Submitted by: Marilyn Holland,
Volunteer Coordinator
As Spring arrives, the
have raised more than
Walk 4 Water season is
$200,000 for clean water!
beginning for Healing Hands
Maybe you don’t live in
and our faithful supporters. This the Nashville or Ft. Worth area,
year will mark the seventh
but you want to be a part of
anniversary for the Nashville
Walk 4 Water. No problem.
walk on April 20 at Nashville
There are satellite walks
Shores. Our office in Texas is
already scheduled this year in
hot on the trail with two walks
Alabama, Ohio and Michigan. If
scheduled on April 13 in Allen,
you can’t find a walk near you,
TX and April 20 in Arlington,
why not start one in your town?
TX.
For more information visit:
Some of you may be
www.walk4water.org.
asking, “What
is Walk 4
Water?” It is a
four mile walk
in which
participants
raise
awareness
and funds for
clean water
projects
around the
world. Over
Drillers in Ethiopia enjoy the “fruit” of their hard work and your
the past seven Walkers in Nashville, TN raised over $38,000
for clean water in 2012.
generous donations.
years, walkers
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A Parade of Dresses
Harry Hames, HHI’s
Director of Haiti Relief, has the
special privilege of representing
Healing Hands International in
some very exciting places. This
spring he was invited to the state
meeting for the AL chapter of the
FCCLA (Family Career & Community
Leaders of America).
Patton Short, Vice
President of this chapter,
organized the “Parade of
Dresses” as the state project for
2012-2013. More than
1,000 students
representing over 200
different schools were
involved. The project
netted several hundred
dresses to be
distributed to girls in
Haiti.
If you or someone you
know is interested in sewing
projects like this for Healing
Hands International, please
contact Lori Kovach to learn
more about our Dorcas
ministry at 615.832.2000 or
visit our website at
www.hhi.org/projects/detail/
dorcas-ministry.
Harry Hames pictured with Patton Short,
VP for the AL chapter of the FCCLA.
A Legacy of Life Through Water
Ann Barber loved natural
things. Whenever they could, she
and her husband, Dennis, traveled
to witness places where God's
hand was evident, and even after
Dennis's untimely death, Ann
continued to travel in a used RV,
enjoying particularly desert places.
Perhaps that is why Ann had an
obsession for clean water, and a
passion for those who could not
enjoy it.
While working in a
children's home in central Florida,
someone told her about Healing
Hands International. She was
moved by the realization that
5,000 children die every day from
preventable water borne
diseases, and she wanted
desperately to do something
about it. Ann and Dennis had
always been frugal with what they
earned. She could not do much,
but she followed her heart and
sent modest gifts to Healing
Hands to be used for clean water
in 2008 and 2009.
In 2010, Ann was
diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
She determined that when she
was gone, her retirement funds
would be used to bless the natural
things she loved and the people
who were deprived of them. HHI
was among those who received
gifts from her estate--substantial
gifts--again for clean water.
Ann Barber grew up with
seven sisters. When she passed
The new support truck being used in Ethiopia will make drilling
much more e!cient.
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away, her surviving sisters
consulted with Healing Hands to
determine the best way to honor
Ann and her passion for water.
Though the money she left could
have been used to drill several
wells, they learned that Ann's
generous gifts could be used
most advantageously to purchase
a much needed support truck for
drilling wells in Ethiopia. With the
purchase of that truck, Ann's gifts
could possibly bless millions of
people with clean water for the
next two decades. The decision
was easy.
Pictured below is the 21
ton Isuzu support truck recently
purchased for the work in
Ethiopia, where HHI has provided
clean potable wells for more than
one million people over the past
ten years. The new vehicle will
support the HHI drilling rig with a
large Schramm compressor, drill
rods, well pipe, and a small crane,
enabling us to operate in rough
terrain, while obtaining the very
best results.
We are so thankful for
the great vision of Ann Barber and
her compassion for those whose
lives will be healthier and longer
because of the clean water they
drink. Many people will not only
be blessed with water, but they
will also learn of the "living water"
which Jesus offered, because of
Ann Barber.
Submitted by: Jim Pounders,
Development Officer
Ann Barber (pictured above) left a legacy that will bless millions of
children like this in Ethiopia..
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Forster, Lee A.
Carolyn Lambert
Gifts were given in memory of the
Foster, Bill
following from Aug. 31 – Dec. 31, 2012. Sue Walker
Donors are in light-faced type.
Grimes, Betty
Miles and Anne Smith
Arthur, Jean B.
Grimm,
Doye
David H and Nancy Heffington
Joe and Judy Burleson
Balthrop, Thomas
Hassell, Jackie
Phillip and Anita Lunn
Greg and Melissa Ericson
Blackwell, Bonnie
Higbee, Lola
Becky Mulvey
Maxine Morton
Brabham, Modene
Hudson, Jim
Ron Holland
Thomas Batey
Bracey, Donald H.
Hundley,
Rubye
Delphia Orton
John Orman, Jr.
Bratton, David
Ikeda, Betty
Linda Dixon
Roger and Mandy Myers
Brooks, Bill
Jenkins, Katherine
Robert and Jackie Benham
Naomi and Herman Rieben
Anna Brooks
Jones, Sally
Barbara Brooks
Pearl Reynolds
Brown, William R.
King, Gerald and Mrs.
Richard and Mary Ann Peugeot
James and Nadine Maxwell
Cantwell, Gene
Lambert, Cleo "Trixie"
Wayne Kreger
Frank Falbo
Carman, Mrs.
Lancaster, Clarence and Vera
James Kellam, III
Frances Bumbalough
Carr, Bruce
Laurents, Willie Mae
Donna Carr
Rod and Laura Hyatt
Chaffin, Marion
Leddy, Delta
Phillip and Nancy Eichman
Frances Bumbalough
Choate, Mack & Clara
Liggett, Robert
Gladys West
John and Jo Price
Click, Rebecca
Martin, Bay
Abigail Cunningham
John and Virginia Sanderson
Collings, Bobby
Anita Thomsen
Wayne Kreger
McCabe, George
Craig, Jim
Ron and Donna White
David Craig
McCamey, Wayne
Dickerson, Shannon
Tyler McCamey
Clifton and Margaret Mann
Mitchell, Banford
Eichelberger, Edward
Roger and Mandy Myers
Mrs. Edward Eichelberger
Mosier, Roy
Ellis, Richard
Alfred and Melba Brown
John and Jo Price
Myrick, George and Ruby
Farrar, Dr. Henry
Jimmy and Corlis Ellis
W.O. Brandon
Nelms, Ramon
Ford, Claude and Bessie
Roger and Mandy Myers
Ron and Donna White
Oliver, Orvis and Ann
Ford, Thomas
Dean and Zan Oliver
Ron and Donna White
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Orton, Ann
Delphia Orton
Parks, Leon
Henrietta Vaughn
Pirtle, Phyllis
Raymond Pirtle
Platz, John
J.C. and Patty Short
Presley, James Edward
Wenda Jacobsen
Rasmussen, Major General Henry A.
Mary Trafford
Reed, Diana
David and Lisa Flow
Renegar, Lawson Morton
Glenn Snoddy
Richardson, Gladys
Buford and Mary Helen Batey
Ricketts, Floyd
Harold and Lynn Edwards
Ristvedt, Ruby Dill
Rebecca L. Smith
Robinson, Lindsey
George and Polly Jones
Robinson, Scott
John T. Hutchens
Roper, Red (Rudolph)
Graham and Esheron McKay
Scarlett, Dr. Mel
Amy Vawter
Shelton, Lola
Dr. Ron and Susan Swang
Sherrod, Mary Lou
Ron and Donna White
James and Helen Costello
Simmons, Clifford
Virginia Simmons
Skigen, Virginia Phyllis
Melvin Skigen
Smith, Jay
Don and Lynne Adams
Stubblefield, Howard
Roger and Mandy Myers
Travis, Dee
D.N. and Alberta Cecil
Joel Cecil
Vawter, Billy
Amy Vawter
Wagner, Lela
James and Linda Heiskell
Ware, Mildred Poston
Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home, Inc.
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Waters, Bill
Mildred Bilbrey
James and Lyla Boehms
Mike and Denise Cotten
Mary Hightower
Dr. Thomas and Mrs. Hill
Larry and Carol Locke
Lorna Noren
Kendall and Melinda Porter
Phillip and Carolyn Poston
Dave and Jo Smith
Ruth Smith
Robert and Jeane Vann
Vf Imagewear
Neal and Karita Waters
Watson, Don
Wayne Kreger
Webb, Dick
Graham and Esheron McKay
White, Delois and Marcella
Ron and Donna White
Williams, Elsie
Byron and Dana Terry
Winters, Don Bruce
Jerry and Loretta Winters
Woods, Dawn
George and Polly Jones
Woods, Leota and Dawn
Rondall Woods
Wright, Joanne
Eddie and Debbie Atherton
Jack and Glenda Fry
Jack and Judy Little
Mary P Mangrum
Terry and Dana Proffer
G.E. and Mrs. Richardson
Clyde Saunders, Jr.
David and Sandra Wims
Johnie G Wright
HONORARIUMS
Gifts were given in honor of the
following Aug. 31 – Dec. 31, 2012.
Donors are in light-face type.
Anguish, David
James Luna
Big Plans For 3rd Annual Dorcas Workshop
For several years now, the Dorcas workshop at HHI
Nashville has brought together hundreds of women to share
patterns, tips and tricks. This year, we plan to channel all of this
energy and talent to help educate children in Haiti!
On May 8, 9 & 10, we will host our annual Dorcas
workshop, but this year we have added a work session. All
attendees will have the opportunity to participate in making
school uniforms for the children in Ganthier, Haiti at the school
where Dr. Bobbie Solley is training teachers.
For groups that are interested, we will also be sending
home fabric and patterns to continue working on uniforms for
the 2013-14 school year. For many families in Haiti, this will
make the difference in whether or not they can afford to send
their children to school.
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The cost to attend the workshop is $12 and this will
cover your lunch, as well
as offset the cost of
materials for making the
uniforms. If you or your
sewing group are
interested in attending
the workshop, you can
register by calling Lori
Kovach at 615.832.2000
or emailing
[email protected]. Space
is limited, so register
today!
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Honorariums Continued... Paulus, Naomi Holland
Banasiak, Mayme Kay
Randall and Rhoda Hartwig
Barker, David and Kelli
Roger and Myra Cook
Burkybile, Carl and Ruth Ann
William and Dianne Wright
Clausen, Howard and Alice
Andrew and Pam Clausen
Denton, Matt
Douglas Dye
Exil, Vernat and Ann
Anonymous Donor
Farrar, Grace
Frank and Mary Elizabeth Gill
Hugo Sandoval
Gingles, Chris and Anne
William and Dianne Wright
Goicoechea, Cheryl
Greg and Cindy Herring
Gooch, Gladys
Bruce and Lisa Wallace
Graves, Mildred
Steve and Nancy Jones
Hames, Harry
Brian and Jane Hinson
Heard, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
James and Marynelle Criswell
Heard, Mr. and Mrs. Greer
James and Marynelle Criswell
Heard, Mr. and Mrs. Scott
James and Marynelle Criswell
Heard, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen
James and Marynelle Criswell
Hearn, Gale and Marge
Matt and Mary Hearn
Heffington, David
Joe and Judy Roberson
Henderson, Hank
Greg and Cindy Herring
Irvin, Sherry
Sid, Dr. and Jenetta Allen
Kimble, Sally
Greg and Cindy Herring
Langenberg, Wayne and Glenda
Howard and Janice Rosser
Lattimore, Suzanne
John and Mary Crisp
Mary M. Crisp
Richard and Martha Hopkins
Mathews, George and Letha
Nikhil Mathews
Mathis, Betty
Nola Smith
McClung, Dr. Robert Paul
Robert and Rebecca McClung
McCormick, Andrew and Mary
Mary Bowles
McGill, Bill and Diane
Carol Shelton
McLean, Ruby
Michael and Virginia Moss
Merritt, Sherri Phillips
Marilyn Wright
Miller, Pam
Kenny Alan and Pam Miller
Miller, W.A. and Mrs.
Nona Summitt
Moss, Michael and Virginia
Howard and Janice Rosser
Neal, Beth
Mary Hightower
Nierman, Steve and Jane
Wilbern and Mary Nell Gardner
Nowers, Burt
Larry and Marcia Mullins
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Ron and Marilyn Holland
Pounders, Jim and Carolyn
Gary and Amy Pounders
Powell, Ralph
Betty Mathis
Ray, Kendra
Greg and Cindy Herring
Rositti, Michael and Mrs.
Nona Summitt
Rosser, Howard and Janice
Michael and Virginia Moss
Russell, Dennis and Linda
Mary Bowles
Saunders, Scott
Brent and Emily High
Sekeres, Ted and Diane
Michael and Virginia Moss
Shannon, Roy and Clara
*in celebration of their 50th wedding
anniversary
James and Elizabeth Adams
Mary Jane Allen
Jerry and Alice Ammons
Joe and Jeanine Armstrong
James and Kim Atkinson
Manetta Atkinson
Ricky and Jo Atkinson
Ricky and Debbie Banks
Ruth Banks
Guy and Janet Barber
Leon and Linda Barnes
Ann Bates
Beth Baughn
Tammie Bosak
Frank and Susan Bradford
Steve and Pat Bradshaw
Billy and Sandra Brooks
Sammy and Frances Brooks
Mike and Janice Brown
James and Helen Bryant
Keith Bryant
Mary Bryant
Rodger and Melissa Bryant
David and Melissa Burka
Tommy and Kay Cagle
Elizabeth Camp
Lynn and Maelynn Campbell
Glynn and Peggy Caughman
Lynn and Ursula Champney
Ann Chaney
Thomas and Cheryl Chessor
Duane and Nancy Clark
Earl and Helen Claud
Sylvia Coile-Lemay
Bobby and Peggie Cole
James and Shirley Dark
Lester and Jean Daugherty
Roy and Annette Davis
Durenne Demonbreun
Johnnie Ruth Denton
Fay Rodgers Dewire
Randy and Amanda Dillard
Linda Dixon
Charles and Rebecca Dorris
Zara Dorris
Zena Dorris
Zola Dorris
Roger and Susan Dotson
Mary Ducan
Tony and Cathy Duncan
Dewey Durham
Eugene and Hilda Durham
John and Marcille Durham
Dorothy Easley
Timothy and Colette Easter
Mrs. Parker Elrod
Walter and Johnnie Ruth Elrod
Albert and May England
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Barry and Tammie England
Ralph and Rosemary Fox
Todd and Kim Freeman
Stacey Freeman
Jimmy and Della Garner
Barna and Mary Gibson
John T. and Wanda Givens
Ray and Virginia Gordon
Ralph and Jo Gossett
Albert and Sue Griffin
David and Jeannine Grimes
Walker and Peggy Grimes
Pat and Carole Hackney
Harold Hardison
Joe Harper
Jerry and Fern Hill
Ronald and Alice Hines
Roy and Glenda Hollingsworth
Brian Horner
Wilbern and Brenda Horner
Phyllis Howell
Claude and Patricia Huddleston
Jim and Lesley Hudgins
Tim and Joyce Hudgins
Travis and Debbie Irwin
Randy and Kim James
James and Christine Johnson
Barbara Johnston
Kevin and Amy Johnston
Mary Johnston
Paul and Evelyn Johnston
Blake and Rebekah Jones
Brenda Kemp
John and Joyce Keyser
Barbara Kirk
Ernest and Doylene Lasater
Louise Leathers
Hugh and Gloria Love
Lorraine Loveless
Sue Loveless
Jeffrey and Angela Lynn
Reba Mash
Myrna Mckinley
Claudine Morrison
Barbara Mullines
Gregory and Michelle Myers
Katherine Neeley
Robert and Sharon Neil
Nina Ottinger
Kenneth and Leigh Page
Kitty Pharris
Andrew and Kathryn Phillips
B.J. and Barbara Phillips
Wyatt and Sarah Pickler
Bill and Grace Pinkerton
David and Jean Qualls
Tommy and Melba Rasbury
James and Ruth Reece
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Roder
Judy Rogers
John and Lin Savage
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Colton & Rachael Shannon
David and Tracie Shannon
Emilie Shannon
Lacie Shannon
Roy and Clara Shannon
Robert and Kathleen Silverman
Sally Anne Smith
Walter and Annie Smith
Glendora Stanfield
David and Jane Talley
Lynn and Betsy Tiller
Kenneth and Jean Travis
Doyle and Priscilla Wherry
Sam and Nina Whiteside
Coleen Williams
Patty Willoughby
Len and Annis Womack
Samuel and Jean Worley
Rong Yang
Margaret Yates
Sellers, Randall and Ann
Eddie and Johelen Lee
Shock, Mary
Amy Vawter
Smith, Joseph and Ruth
Eddie and Johelen Lee
Solley, Bobbie
Carl and Patricia Slate
Stabler, Dr. & Mrs. Aubrey
Janice Herbert
Steger, Dr. Randy
James and Helen Costello
Stewart, Wavell and Julia
Betty Mathis
Stronsnider, Stephen and Mrs.
Nona Summitt
Stroop, Fred and Faye
Sara Smith
The Beaman Library at Lipscomb
University
Carolyn Wilson
Learn more about
Healing Hands
International’s
4 Star Rating by clicking
the link on our home page
at www.hhi.org
Need A Speaker?
We have a lot of great new stories about the way this ministry
is changing lives and we would love to share them with your
congregation! We have several men who are available to speak to
your church, Bible class or missions committee about the work going
on at Healing Hands.
This would be a great opportunity for Sunday evening worship
or to provide a speaker when your preacher is going to be out of
town. Contact one of the following men to schedule a speaker:
Ron White in Nashville, TN: (615) 832-2000
Art Lynch in Ft. Worth, TX: (817) 536-3383
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Honorariums Continued...
Thomas, Elmer
Janice Herbert
Tran, George and Kathy
Nona Summitt
By partnering together,
their Bible and come up with a
“homework help programs”.
Tucker, Lewis and Dolores
Baja Missions and Healing
Biblical name for their garden
Antonio says, “As we
*in celebration of their 65th
Hands International are teaching club.
plant the seeds in our garden,
wedding anniversary
Eddie and Carol Arnold
children and adults in Baja,
Christian has plans to
community members come to
Don and Nancy Bennie
Mexico rainwater harvesting and complete another rainwater
see and we build relationships
Bill and Billie Sue Blakley
sustainable gardening. Five
harvesting project before the
with them. Through these new
Larry and Barbara Brown
rainwater harvesting systems
end of the rainy season. He
relationships, we are then able
Frank and Charlotte Cleaver
have been installed at Colonet,
reports that the people are
to plant the seeds of the
David and Toni Dierks
Loy and Ellen Fulford
San Vicente, Camalu, Manedero, coming to believe that rainwater Gospel.”
Charles and Rebel Gamble
and City of Children in Ensenada, harvesting makes sense. When
We say first the bread,
Addie Glenn
Mexico with a total capacity of
rain fills the tank, the doubters
then the bread of life. Planting
David H and Nancy Heffington
7,400 gallons. Since the Baja
become convinced that the
seeds; saving lives. Join the HHI Marilyn Henry
area typically gets 10 inches or
system works!
“Hunger Fighting Team” by
Greg and Cindy Herring
Donna Holleman
less of rain per year, collecting
This spring, U.S. mission
going to our website
Ford and Wanda Holman
rainwater provides a water
teams will be assisting Christian www.hhi.org/food/join-team.
Mayme Huff
Submitted by:
source for the gardens that are
in developing six new raised bed
Glynn and Mary Ingram
Carl Burkybile, Director of Agriculture Roy and Mary Lou Jackson
being installed.
church/community gardens.
In 2012, HHI Agriculture
Using the harvested rainwater to
Morris and Lois Jennette
Randy and Debbie Jeter
Director, Carl Burkybile, and
water the
Sean Judge
volunteer, Charles Chesshir,
gardens will
Robert and Margaret Kendrick
taught the first two sustainable
eliminate the
Albert and Pam Knox
gardening workshops for Baja
need to buy
Brian and Lori Kovach
communities in Colonet and San water. Currently
Hubert and Pauline Lawing
Jimmy Lincoln
Vicente and HHI volunteer
the churches
June Mayfield
trainer, Ruth Ann Burkybile,
that have a
Stella Mayfield
taught a food preservation
garden are using
Roger Michael
workshop for the same two
the produce to
Thel, Jr. and Velma Morris
communities. Baja Missions also assist the poor
Robert and Beverly Moseley
Roy and Judy Osborne
made Christian Husband part of and to feed
Roy, Sr and Anne Osborne
their team. In January 2013, HHI children in after
John and Avanell Peck
agreed to provide Christian with school
Betty Jo Peden
a working fund to assist him
Dean and Karen Post
in developing rainwater
Larry and Norma Rakes
Martin, Jr and Katherine Ray
systems and training
James and Sue Rosinbum
communities in sustainable
Jo Rutherford
gardening.
Ralph and Mimi Samples
Christian is beginning
Scott and Susan Saunders
the development of a
Randall and Ann Sellers
Harold and Iris Skelton
demonstration garden and
James R. and Doris C. Sweeney
reports that the winter garden
J.J. and Alisa Van Dyke
at the City of Children has
Garry and Dedra Webb
been a success. They are
Albert and Sue Williams
currently harvesting cabbage,
Melva Williams
Violette, Roger and Judith
cauliflower, and radish. With
Rebecca L. Smith
help from the City of Children
Waller, Ted
teen boys, six more raised
College Hills Church of Christ
garden beds have been
Duane and Kathy Spraggs
added. Because of the
Waters, Tim
Mary Hightower
enthusiasm of the children,
West Side Church of Christ, Elders of
Christian has started a garden
Charles Pittman
club at the City of Children.
White, Ron and Donna
Over 30 young people are
Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment
getting their hands dirty and
Group
Williams, W.D. and Mrs.
learning to grow their own
Nona Summitt
food. Christian has
Winters,
Orval and Beverly
challenged the kids to read Teen boys from the City of Children in Baja, Mexico assist in preparing
Betty Mathis
community gardens.
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Women Speak The Language Of Love
We speak different
languages, wear different
clothing, and eat different
foods, but we all have the
same desires for our lives.
Women around the world
want to care for their families
and their communities.
The goal of Women
Worth a Million is to nurture
this passion and provide the
empowerment that women
need to change their lives
and provide for their families.
When the program began,
we were helping women in
Ghana and Kenya. In 2012
Candita has a career making jewelry in Mozambique, allowing
and 2013 we are expanding her to send her two oldest children to school.
to reach women in Haiti,
during worship times.This situation was a
Mozambique and India, as well!
perfect fit for the Women Worth a Million
The Urerihana women’s group in
program, so we soon began drilling a well near
Montepuez, Mozambique have learned to
this community. Now these ladies will be able
make jewelry using seeds and the insides of
to attend worship and collect safe drinking
old flip flops. By using the materials that are
water for their families during the week.
already around them, these ladies are able to
There is also a very successful
make a profit that allows them to send their
sewing ministry in India supported through the
children to school and put food on the table.
WWM program. It is led by the local preacher’s
When Linda Smith, HHI Volunteer,
wife, Prasanthi, who teaches Muslim, Hindu
was visiting India on a mission trip in 2012, she and Christian students while also sharing the
met a group of ladies who were struggling to love of Christ with them. Eighteen ladies and
make it to Sunday worship each week. As she members of their families have been
began to ask them through a translator why
converted to Christ through this ministry.
they were not coming, she came to realize that
Perhaps the most exciting addition to
the Hindu government in their region only
the WWM program is the micro-loan program
made their water source available to them
for Christian business women in Port-au-
Sisters Unite In A Big Way
A record-breaking 700+ women
now for Women of Hope 2014 on February
from close to 20 different states came
7-8 in Murfreesboro, TN!
together this February for the 5th annual
Women of Hope conference.
With inspiring speakers
like Linda Smith of Little Rock, AR
and popular author, Casandra
Martin, each woman walked
away inspired and recharged in
their walk with Christ.
This year we had the
opportunity to honor two special
women: Sara Pigg Walker and
Grace Farrar; both have left
legacies of hope to everyone
who met them.
Photo by: Rachel Robison Photography
Mark your calendars
Linda Smith of Little Rock, AR leads 700+ sisters in an
!
emotional lesson about our dependence on one another.
April 2013
Women in India are now able to attend worship
because a well was drilled near their community.
Prince, Haiti. For more than ten years Roberta
Edwards (Director of Sonlight Children’s
Home, a ministry of Estes church of Christ) has
been working with women in Cite Soleil to
establish successful businesses.
Cite Soleil is the poorest region in
Port-au-Prince and yet these women have had
so much success that they have each repaid
their loans within six months and have had
enough to be able to give extra to help others.
The most exciting thing about these women is
that they have grounded their businesses in
their faith. The group meets frequently to
discuss their faith and pray together for God’s
guidance. Our goal is to empower these
women with the confidence and opportunity to
train other groups of women.
This July, the ladies from Cite Soleil
will lead a Women of Hope conference for
200+ of their sisters from across the region.
The main focus of this conference will be
teaching Christian business principles. The
staff at HHI is working on a Christian Business
Manual that can be used in cultures across the
world.
There are so many ways that you can
be involved in helping us bless these women’s
lives: you can purchase their beautiful
handmade products at www.hhi.org/store; you
can commit to give monthly starting at $5; or
you can host a Hope Party in your home and
share with your friends (www.hhi.org/hopeparties).
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Ebenezer Udofia
World Relief News
Issue 1- April 2013
What Is Worth Fighting For?
What is worth
fighting for? Do you
believe that everyone
has the right to eat?
The solution
is not giving people
food, but teaching
them how to grow
their own food. Last
year, the food
sustainability program
was able to teach
1,500 people how to
grow their own food. Ebenezer Udofia with workshop attendees in Ndhiwa, Kenya.
Can you imagine how
plant seeds in their heart about God.
many people that is when you include their
Ebenezer Udofia, Director of African
families too? What is incredible about this
program is how contagious it is! Many of our Agriculture and Carl Burkybile, Director of
Agriculture, use Biblical principles and
trainees become trainers and share their
examples to teach food sustainability. Think
new knowledge with those in their
of all the great garden examples there are in
communities.
the Bible! The theme of this program
But, we haven't even told you the
best part yet. While teaching these hundreds describes this well: "First the bread, then the
of people how to plant seeds, we are able to bread of life."
Everyone who joins the Hunger Fighting
Team will receive a t-shirt or coffee tumbler.
!
You can join the new HHI Hunger
Fighting team by giving up something small:
• Give up one meal a month ($10) to
purchase drip irrigation supplies so 10
families can feed themselves.
• Give up one meal for your family a month
($25) to purchase drip irrigation supplies
so 25 families can feed themselves.
!Will you help us win this fight? To become a
part of the Hunger Fighting Team, visit
www.hhi.org/food/join-team.
Submitted by: Jessica Biby, Community Relations Officer