viSiblE!!

Summer 2012
The magazine of
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“a cord of three strands is not easily broken”
Editorial
International Needs
needs your help to
become visible!
We have a very supportive group of 165 churches,
plus 3372 people who support
us through child sponsorship and general support for
ely invisible to
projects, but beyond this we are larg
ently we had a
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the wider Christian community.
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display for 5 days at a large New Win
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this cloak of invisSo in 2012 we are seeking to reverse
is our Ambasibility! One way we want to change this
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take on the challenge of raising $1000
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Martha (see page 2) in the process.
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to send one with
sticker on their cars (we are planning
ring our T-shirt/
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you are declaring
connection with International Needs
and that the
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Executive Director of Inte
Ecclesiastes 4:12
Help us become
visible!!
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BE AN AMBASSADOR!!
Many Aid organisations have celebrity ambassadors;
Unicef has well-known Kiwis like Jonah Lomu, Hayley Westenra,
Gareth and Jo Morgan and so on.
I.N. is looking for Ambassadors amongst its supporters, but to tell
you the truth, we are not looking for celebrities but good, keen
kiwi Christians who want to do more for the poorest of the poor,
by working out of their own neighbourhood.
We are looking for 50 Ambassadors of I.N. who are prepared to:
1. Take up the annual challenge of raising $1,000 for a different
part of the world each year. This can be in the form of garage
sales, fun auctions of services, tea parties, golf tournaments,
etc; whatever you feel comfortable about doing in your church
and other community groups.
2. To promote I.N. and enable us to further highlight the work we
undertake to improve the lives of the world’s most vulnerable
children. This will happen naturally when you tell people why
you are putting your hand up to help the chosen project.
Contact: [email protected]. and Gradon will tell
you what to do next!
STOP PRESS
Every two months, Gradon sends an ED’s Update by email – if you
haven’t been receiving this, it’s likely to have gone straight into
your spam folder.
To ensure that you definitely receive this bi-monthly email, please
add [email protected] to your address book.
MARTHA AYIMPOKA AGAKINE
My name is Martha Ayimpoka Agakine. I am 9 years old and live in Nyorkuko near
Bolgatanga in the Upper Region of Ghana. I attend Abaleto school started by International
Needs Ghana. I am in Primary Class 1. I like going to school and want to be a nurse when I
grow up. I have many friends in school and love playing with them.
My mother died when I was still very young and my father has mental problem and cannot
take care of himself and me. I live with my grandmother who also takes care of my sick father.
My grandmother is too old to work on her small parcel of farm land and some kind neighbours
help her on it during the rainy season. We always get only a scanty harvest because the land is
very poor and she cannot buy fertilizers for her crops. During holidays and weekends I go to
the bush and gather firewood for our use in the house. My grandmother also sells some of it to
buy maize and beans and soup ingredients for the house. During the hunger period of the year
which is from May to August our kind neighbours help us with small food donations.
International Needs Ghana opened our school in a church building which is now too small for
us. We are very many now with 92 children in the kindergarten and 103 in the primary stage.
We cannot all use the room at the same time because we are in different classes. The kindergarten children are too young to travel out of the community to school in another. There also many
children in my village who do not go to my school because there is not enough classroom space
to take them. The place the primary section uses now is somebody’s uncompleted building. He
has started bringing sand, blocks, cement and some other building materials to the place to
continue its construction. We may not be allowed to use it again after the Christmas holidays.
I want International Needs to build a good school for us. It will make us happy and more
children in the village can go to school and finish well and help our people. We are given one
hot lunch every school day. This makes us grow strong and like to stay in school. That far away
school does not give food to its children. Please build a big and beautiful school for us.
Ambassadors Challenge for 2012
These people from Ghana have a need . . .
The small farming community of Nyorkuko
(about 1000 people) in Upper East region of Ghana,
has many challenges – there is no electricity, no school,
health centre, market, community centre or hygienic toilet
facilities and their only source of drinking water is a bore
hole 5kms away from the village.
But even those challenges pale in comparison to the daily
dangers the village children face getting to their closest schools
in neighbouring communities of Zana and Asori.
• The children have to cross a dam which has crocodiles in it – this
is very dangerous, as they can fall in and get attacked by the crocodiles.
• Rising water levels due to the rainy season often means it’s too dangerous for the
children to cross the dam safely, so they miss school.
• In the past two years alone, four children attending the other school in Asori have been hit by
vehicles; many parents now refuse to send their children to that school.
• A class of pre school children have no facilities at all – meaning their lessons take place under
a tree; their classes are interrupted whenever it rains or is too windy.
How can you help meet that need?
International Needs New Zealand is raising $54,000 for a three-block classroom as part of a
world-wide I.N. Network appeal raise NZ$250,000 to provide:
• Eight classrooms
• Toilet blocks
• Kitchen facilities
• Offices
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UPDATES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Bangladesh
February 8th to 11th in Barisal, I.N.
Bangladesh sponsored a revival crusade,
expecting 1500+ each night. New Zealand
supporters helped make this crusade happen.
Bougainville
In October 2011, the President of Bougainville dedicated the Island to Jesus
Christ in a covenant ceremony attended by
3000 people. I.N.’s leader Sammy Maurua
was one of the signatories to the covenant
signed by the President.
Egypt
The Executive Director – Egypt, reports life
in Egypt is chaotic. Kidnappings, robberies with no real security force present. In
spite of this, they rejoice that their Sunday
School curriculum is now being used in 500
churches through Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon,
Sudan, Tunisia and recently Yemen.
Fiji
I.N. New Zealand is exploring the possibility of establishing a partnership with
Fiji Youth For Christ. At present we are
looking at the viability of establishing a
halfway house in Suva for street kids that
Youth For Christ are currently working
with.
Gospel Outreaches occurred over the
Christmas season in the Neva and Kudsa
group of villages.
India – New Delhi
Apart from Pervez and Shirin David’s current work of six Vocational Training and
Counselling Centres (each with 50 – 60
people attending) and two house churches,
mostly attended by rickshaw pullers and
labourers in New Delhi, there is a new
work about to start that will need a Pastor
which they are very excited about.
India – West Bengal
Work has just commenced at the Sano
Diyo Children’s Home to build fishponds
on the property. This will provide much
needed protein for the girl’s diet at a very
low cost and any surplus will be sold to
the locals to help provide some income
towards their costs.
Sano Diyo has recently had visitors from
some Kiwis – Alison and Ken Polglase in
December (Grace Community Church in
Nelson) and Berne and Jess Dreadon in
January (Hornby Presbyterian Community Church, Christchurch)
Ghana
200 girls have been withdrawn from
commercial sexual exploitation and 300
more have been prevented from getting
involved. This was achieved by getting 300
into high school and 200 into vocational
skills training.
288 children (mainly boys) involved in
fishing are now back in school and 540 are
still in school from an earlier intervention
by I.N. Ghana partnering with I.N. New
Zealand and NZ Aid; now that’s changing
lives!
India - Allahabad
Apart from 76 sponsored children who
have been well cared for; 371 girls have
been through the Sewing Vocational
classes. The Allahabad ministry (headed
by Pervez and Shirin David) also run a
Micro Credit Scheme that lends women
Rs4000 (NZ $100) to start their own business. (see Surajkali’s story)
Prasanna with the digger (Sano Diyo in
background)
Nepal
22 young women commenced their training at the Lydia Vocational Training Centre
in Kathmandu, amidst great joy and excitement. Nicanor Tamang wrote to us here in
New Zealand, saying: “Thank you for all
your support and faith in us. My heart is
full of joy and I feel like dancing . . . !”
Papua New Guinea
Gradon visited Ukarumpa village, Ponapa
and Amamonta villages where there
are churches planted by Pastor Manuko
Yautaki. Pastor Manuko’s American mechanic at the SIL base said that his car was
now well past repairing. In view of this,
we felt we should do a special Appeal in
March for his car, which he uses to visit
and encourage the churches that he has
planted. It is the only car in his village and
therefore serves as the village ambulance,
building supply cartage, transportation to
the nearest bank (1/2 an hour’s drive away)
and any other emergencies that occur for
the people of Ukarumpa. In spite of his
wife Simamu’s fear of him out travelling
at night, he never says no to any urgent
request for transportation, and will leave
the safety of his home in the middle of the
night to take someone to the hospital. On
Monday 6th February, his car was pelted
with rocks, smashing his windscreen, by
people who don’t like what he stands for.
Pastor Manuko and his wife Simanu
plus two helpers.
Philippines
Everything is going well in the Philippines
after a challenging year. Short term mission
teams from New Zealand are now most
welcome again. David Wilson from the I.N.
New Zealand Board has been their interim
Board Chair, and Malcolm Taylor (another
NZ Board member) has been overseeing
their finance department. David has given up
15 weeks during 2011 to help International
Needs Philippines transition to a very 21st
century efficient and well run organisation.
Sri Lanka
Our partners in Sri Lanka currently have
709 children in their sponsorship programmes of which 92 are sponsored by
Kiwis. Tim Daniels (youth worker) has
spearheaded some exciting new programmes for children in a cancer hospital
and special needs kids in the communities
of Yati, Dickoya, Adora and Sevana.
Zambia
Kit Jensen (I.N. New Zealand Board member) and his wife Celia have just returned
from helping at I.N. Zambia for three
months, hosting Kiwi Ben Morley-Johns
during that time.
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The
Changing
face of
world
poverty
To be in poverty according to the World
Bank, you need to be earning less than $NZ $1.50
a day. In new research for the Brookings Institution, Laurence Chandy and Geoffrey Gertz update the World Bank’s
official $NZ 1.50 a day poverty figures to reveal how the rise
of emerging economies has led to a dramatic fall in global
poverty.
They estimate that between 2005 and 2010, the total number
of poor people around the world fell by nearly half a billion, from over 1.3 billion in 2005 to under 900 million in
2010. Poverty reduction of this magnitude is unparalleled in
history: never before have so many people have been lifted
out of poverty over such a brief period of time. And using
forecasts of per capita consumption growth, they estimate
that by 2015 fewer than 600 million people will remain in
poverty. By 2015, we will likely not only have halved the
global poverty rate, but will have halved it again. Only Sub –
Saharan Africa is still in a terrible position. Mind you $NZ
1.50 a day is still a pittance – one could consume that with
cups of tea each day at home! The average wage in China for
a 50 hour week in factories is $NZ 20–25. There is still much
to do!!
I.N. Allahabad
Surajkali is a woman who lives in the village of Neva in Allahabad. Her husband is an
alcoholic and does not contribute any money to help run the household.
Life has been hard for her. Her on-going struggle to manage the household expenses made her think that
she needed to start her own business to earn enough to make both ends meet.
She purchased a big basket to carry vegetables on her head and also purchased a balance and weights to
weigh the vegetables when selling to the customers. In this manner, she started selling vegetables – walking from house to house. For all her effort of walking many miles, she began to earn Rs 50–60
(NZ $1.20 to $1.50) a day.
One day she was talking with her friend when she heard about the Women’s Micro Credit project being
run in her village (Neva) by the Allahabad Ministry. This is a project for the empowerment of women like her who are marginalised in their families and in society; such women are left out of the mainstream of society. The Micro Credit Loan Scheme has been
planned for these women to address the cause of their poverty.
A Micro Credit loan of Rs. 4000 (NZ $96.00) was provided to Surajkali. She began to sell sacks of vegetables in place of the small
quantities that she could carry in a basket on her head. This became her daily routine: buying sacks of vegetables from the big vegetable markets and supplying in wholesale to the shop keepers. Now she is earning Rs. 500 (NZ $12) in a day’s business.
Surajkali has finally found a way to meet her family’s living expenses. Now she carries herself with confidence, her eldest son is married and her household expenses are easily covered; above all Surajkali is no longer dependent on a husband who would not provide
for her, the Micro Credit Loan Scheme has empowered her.
donate
If you would like to make a donation towards any of these great
projects, you can donate by:
Direct credit: 02-0432-0234652-00 - quote initials, surname and country where
you would like your donation to be applied.
Personal cheque: Post your cheque (with a note giving instructions) into us at
Freepost 153340, PO Box 1165, Tauranga 3140.
Credit card: call our office on our free phone 0800 144 646.
Visit to
Bougainville
by ED in November 2011
I had no idea how bad the infrastructure was at Bougainville, how expensive it
was to do anything, and how the civil war scars are so painfully obvious still.
The island has only a few kilometres of paved road, there are 100+ river crossings from Buka to the
very south. For some of the rivers, the waters sometimes reached only a few centimetres from the
windows. When it rains, the rivers become impossible to cross, the only vehicles that can make the
journey are Toyota Land Cruisers (which were the only vehicles seen) and are able to handle the
off-road conditions. On the six hour journey to Kidron Ministry base at Siwai, it felt like I was on
an off-road adventure in the Tararuas!
Because the Toyota Land Cruisers are incredibly expensive here, everything becomes expensive
as the cost is passed on. The costs for food items are more or less the same as New Zealand except
what is grown locally. As most only earn a few kina a hour life is hard and even harder for a huge
group who don’t have jobs. Those who tend family land or cash crops find the transportation costs
erode any profits. Only three cities have regular power, 95% of the population seem to use diesel
generators, if they can afford them.
The civil war which in ended in 2005 killed 10,000 from fighting and another 5,000 from medical
issues due to the blockade that prevented medical supplies from getting through. Many like Sammy
hid in the bush during the ten years which meant a large group of 20-35 year olds missed out on
an education. The locals call it “The Crisis”. Rebels basically wiped out the entire infrastructure and
got rid of BCM mining which employed 4,000 locals. The fear of a flare up as Bougainville approaches its referendum in 2015 (whether to split from PNG) is very real, with a local MP saying
that they believe there are now more arms in Bougainville than when there was a civil war. The
context above and the primitive world of Bougainville where the majority still live in thatched huts
and cook over an open fire is the world that Sammy operates out of. But spiritually, Bougainville is
an amazing place (if you can gauge an accurate assessment after six days).
I met with Pastor Albert (AOG) who was one of the seven founders of the civilian BRA guerrillas,
Pastor Terry Local MP plus four other leaders who shared with us the joy of the signing of a covenant with the President declaring Bougainville is a nation “covenanted” to God. 3,000 turned up
to witness and celebrate this great event only a few weeks ago. There were six signatories witnessing
the President’s signature, of which Sammy was one. Sammy was one of the nation’s leaders to go to
New Zealand in 2005 (to Burnham) to work through the details of a peace agreement with BRA,
PNG and PNG Freedom Fighters.
All the three Kidron Ministries churches I attended were in good health and had wonderful worship. I found them very responsive to my preaching. I spoke at Siwai, Buin and Arawa. They had
very good pastors. Pastor David from Buin was particularly impressive – he had just planted a
church in New Britain and had ordered 4,000 kina of clothes from the Solomon Islands and is
about to open a clothes shop at the church. He has financed this largely himself; he is giving this
shop to the church when they have repaid what it owes him. None of the churches are big, but
neither are the populations where they live. Most people in the south live down tracks that have no
sign posts. The town mayor of Arawa, called Paul had just come back to faith in Jesus. He shared
at the Arawa meeting how he had dedicated Arawa to Jesus and was now meeting with Pastors to
plan some public meetings to intentionally declare that Arawa belongs to Jesus.
The Kidron Bible College had nine girls and five boys all in their 20’s. Their two different 4am
prayer meetings were very inspiring – the boys did “spiritual warfare” type praying – very loud
in the stillness of the morning and the girls were very worshipful on guitars. Kidron Ministries is
based at Siwai; in the middle of nowhere in the south – a burnt out Japanese tank is the only landmark a few kilometres away.
The 66 water tanks I.N. gave through NZ Aid have had a positive impact on the little villages in
which they were placed. There was a huge amount of gratitude expressed at the several sites I
visited. The tanks are for drinking water only, collected from rainfall. The very important social
interaction for women that takes place when washing clothes and bathing in the river still remains.
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Area Coordinators are available to speak at
your church and house groups about the IN
approach to fulfilling the Great Commission.
I.N.
Area
Coordin
ators
If you would like them to speak at your church or
group, contact Ginny: [email protected]
SITUATIONS VACANT
Bible College Lecturer/English Teacher
Kidron Ministries Bible College has 20 students based in South
Bougainville; their school year runs from February through to
November. Interested people will need to be self-funded.
Amamonta Village (near Ukarumpa) PNG
Need a volunteer team to come and help build a church. The
wood needed for building the church is currently being harvested
and prepared. Some fund-raising to help cover the cost of other
building materials is also needed.
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From left to right: Ric Foxley (Wellington/Manawatu), Stephen
Whitwell (Tauranga/Taupo) , Bena Kini ( Auckland), Allan
Scarlet (Christchurch), Steve Williams (North Auckland)
(Absent: Martha Williams)
Exploration Trip to the Philippines
6th – 15th August
Travel with Gradon Harvey (Executive Director, I.N. New Zealand)
to look at new partnership possibilities with I.N. churches. This trip
would suit Pastors and Church Mission Leaders and would involve
some preaching and teaching.
We need more Area Coordinators
We are currently recruiting more Area Coordinators to represent
International Needs in your region. A job description is
available.
From left to right: Stephen Whitwell (sponsorships), Ginny Coe
(Sponsorships and ED’s pa), Gail Halsted (Finance) , Gradon Harvey
(Executive Director)
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If you are interested in any of the above
the I.
N.
situations vacant, email Gradon Harvey at: New
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[email protected]
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The IN Board members travel at their own expense to meetings and
sacrificially give of their time, often meeting by conference call to
make sure we have decisions to ensure the smooth running of our
operation. Malcolm Taylor, Peter Sara and especially David Wilson
have been helping to manage the transition of our work in the
Philippines to what is now a very well run ministry.
How you invest Your Money
Back row (left to right) Malcolm Taylor- Treasurer (Auckland), Roger
Clist – Secretary (Auckland), Peter Sara – Chair (Dunedin) Ian Lysaght
(Whakatane) , David Wilson (Wanganui). Front row (left to right)
Robyn Cotton (Tauranga), (Gradon Harvey), Jan Sara (Dunedin)
Offshore Ministry Investment
Bangaldesh
Nepal
Evangelism
Bougainvillle
Uganda
Child Sponsorship
Egypt
Philippines
Ethiopia
Sri Lanka
Ghana
Vietnam
NZ Aid Projects
Other Countries
Students/Vocational Training
Projects
(Ghana)
NZ Aid Projects
India
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Fax: 64-7 578 6195
PO Box 1165
Freephone: 0800 144 646
Tauranga 3140
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