Visit to Copperbelt, Zambia

Mike Jones, WOR Missions Director for Africa, will be visiting the Copperbelt Region this week. His trip will serve mulitple purposes, but will go something like this:

• Lubuto - will visit Lubuto Orphanage to confirm what level of contruction is complete, and what has to be done to finish work there. Mike will be meeting with representatives of MMM and Father's Love Ministries on site.
• Master of Peace Ranch - Mike will visit the proposed site for this orphanage just outside Ndola. This site includes a 3 bedroom home, 25-acres, fish ponds, corral, chicken run, and piggery.
• WOTA - will pay visit to Pastor Barry Ilunga of WOTA Ministries to discuss plans for WOR Orphanage in Chingola -Blessing House Orphanage.

Please pray that MIke and Linda's trip is productive and safe as we serve the children of Zambia.

Blessings, -Scott

Run for the World

I wanted to make you aware of an upcoming event that I have decided to get involved with, and my hopes are that you will also want to be involved in some way. The Zambian Soap Company is organizing a day to build awareness for Orphans, and to raise funds for World Orphan Relief activity in Zambia. This event will be a 5K run and will be held May 19th in Boulder, CO. If you wish to participate in the day of the event, you can also walk if you prefer.

I began training for this run last Sunday, and for those who don’t know, I am not much of a runner. Last week I logged 6.2 miles as I get in shape for this 5K run. I don’t think that I have run this far since my military days –maybe 20 years! This run is a little more special for me however, May 19th, the day of the run, is the second anniversary of the passing of our daughter Faith. This is actually just a coincidence, but makes it more special nonetheless. It is hard to believe that it has been two years since she came to visit for a time. She was able to resurrect in me a whole new level of faith, hope, and love.

My experience with Faith was actually the impetus for the start of World Orphan Relief. A 3.5 mile run for Orphans, and in the memory of my daughter Faith, I hope you will decide to support me in this effort for Orphans. These funds are tax-deductible, and funds are going to construct an orphanage in Silembe, Zambia. My personal goal is to raise $2,500 through this event which will get us 25% of the funding for a home for 12 Orphans. Overall we hope to raise $10,000, just enough for one home at House of Faith Orphanage in Silembe. I hope you can help.

You can show your support in several ways:

Reply to the email, and let me know how much you will be sponsoring. You can send the check to World Orphan Relief, 16352 Prairie Farm Circle, Parker, CO 80134.
You can go to www.zambiansoap.com/run and pay via this website. You can also register to participate in the day of the event at this site.
You can pay via www.worldorphanrelief.org website and use PayPal.

Thanks in advance for your help with this. Many Blessings, -Scott

World Orphan Relief Zamba

As of February 27th, we are organized in the country of Zambia as World Orphan Relief Limited. Thanks to Mike Jones for his assistance with this, and we look forward to working with him and the people of Zambia to develop this organization.

-Blessings

WOR Partners with Zambian Soap Company

World Orphan Relief has partnered with Zambian Soap Company for the purposes of growing the local enterprise opportunities in Zambia, and to utilize this organic soap to provide funding for Orphans in Zambia.

In addition, we have also partnered with Zambian Soap Company to host a 5K race in Boulder, CO, on May 19th. For more information on this "Run for the World" or to register please see www.zambiansoap.com/run. All proceeds from race will be used for construction at our Silemba facility; House of Faith Orphanage. A message from Zambian Soap Company follows:

Hi Scott,

We're excited about the possibilities of partnering with World Orphan Relief to help build orphanages in Zambia. In our work we've encountered the devastating impact that AIDS and other diseases are having on Zambia's population, as you well know.

We're very pleased with the idea that through fundraising for WOR by selling soap, lip balm and other items, we'll not only be creating employment for Zambian artisans to create high-quality, organic products they can be proud of and support their families with, we'll also be giving to the whole nation of Zambia through these orphanages.

Our fundraising efforts to date have been very successful in involving schools to reach out to children in Zambia. For one fundraiser at Louisville Middle School in Colorado, we had 200 7th graders selling soap and handwoven gift baskets to build a school in a Zambian village. Their goal was to raise the $7,000 (about 2,500 bars sold) to build one school. But the kids went way beyond their goal, selling nearly 5,000 bars of soap for a total of $12,500 raised--almost enough to build TWO schools! Students, teachers and parents all told me how great it felt to do something tangible to improve the lives of kids in Africa.

Thanks for all your help--I'm looking forward to seeing the fruits of our work together.

Sincerely,

Seth Wilson

National Director

Sambah Naturals

303-442-3333

www.zambiansoap.com

http://www.zambeezi.com/

Return to Zambia

World Orphan Relief annouces a return trip to Zambia in late December, and is taking applications for team members now. Please email us at info@worldorphanrelief.org for more information.

Our team will be of twelve or more and will spend 5 days in the bush finishing construction on our second building at Silembe. This will bring our House of Faith Orphanage to two buildings serving 24 children.

More details forthcoming.....

Funds Needed

We will begin the process of constructing Silembe's House of Faith Orphanage this month with the drilling of a well (water).

We will follow up with construction of our first home over the next 90 days and will need additional funds for this process. In addition, we could use assistance as we visit in December-January for construction of the remainder of the homes.

House of Faith Orphanage will be home to 72 Orphans, providing loving support for physical, spiritual, and emotional healing and growth for these children. We hope you'll decide to be involved.

Visit us at www.worldorphanrelief.org

Blessings.....

WOR News from Zambia

Text from an email we received from Mike Jones, our Missions Director for Africa. (edited for context)


Hey Scott,

WOR-Zambia registration papers are ready for me to pickup Thursday. Praise the Lord!

The borehole/well costs k18m ($4,337 US) with casing and k9m if the hole is dry or not enough water. The pump installed costs k1.5m ($361 US). The current exchange rate is around k4150 so the well with hand pump should be around $4700. Let me get the exact amount when the driller tells me, then electronically transfer the money directly to the account I'll send you. We can only withdraw $500 each card each day (local bank restriction), so getting this much money takes time and transport. I just sent him a text message to see when they can drill.

Everyone's excited about the orphanage (Silimbe's House of Faith). I have a lot of construction workers ready to go, so I expect the building to go up relatively quickly. I'm still waiting for the Chief's paper giving us the land. He has been in Lusaka over the past week. I'm getting the procedure for council approval for the orphanage. It should only be a matter of time and number of hoops to jump through. I don't think they could do anything but approve (and charge annually something like K1M) in the end, especially since Mr. Walumba, Director of Social Welfare for Southern Province has given me the go-a-head. I expect this orphanage to populate faster than most since many people know us and know about our orphanages in the past.

We would love to have a group come just after Christmas (December 28 - January 8). We'll reserve those dates. The group will help the work and the experience will be life changing for them. December is a holiday month in Africa, which may bump up the airline rates is something to consider. It will be rainy season, increasing the chance of malaria, but the warm weather after winter in America is great change for most!

I would like to begin in earnest the first house as soon as the well is drilled sometime later this month. A truck load of cement, some transport, rebar, tools would be the first things needed. A couple of thousand dollars sent to Noah Ministries so that I can withdraw from here will get things going. One of the hardware stores in Livingstone that we buy from has offered to deliver -if we buy a truck load. We could buy all of the roofing, electrical, plumbing, windows and doors, delivered together, with WOR sending the money electronically to Vadoma's (the hardware store) bank. The timing on this should occur sometime in the next 30 to 60 days.

I'll talk to Sheri. I believe this could work out well for all of us, -referring to her getting Master of Peace Ranch established in July - August of this year. This may be a good way for Sheri to spend a few days in Congo organizing while overseeing Ndola orphanage. I'm not planning a trip that way anytime soon, but if you need me to go, let me know and it will be arranged.

I have something I believe is from the Lord on 'Street kids'. I'll share it with you sometime. I'm excited about many things, especially this orphanage. The ladies from Creative Ministries were with us to minister for 4 days. We went to our school in Silembe and saw over 200 students give their hearts to the Lord. They probably had a total of 500 saved over those 4 days of ministry. God is Good!

Have fun!
Mike Jones
WOR Missions Director -Africa

Faith, Hope, & Love --> Go!

I had the opportunity to share our work with a group at the Assumption Cathedral in Denver yesterday. It is so encouraging for me to share with others in respect to God's heart for Orphans.

Through me own personal experience, I have found that faith, hope, and love is a journey that brings us to a point where we take action. Our faith is made complete by action, and faith without works is dead! Which really means that there really isn't a faith there at all.

I am waiting to hear back from Zambia on timing of the drilling of the water well for the House of Faith Orphanage in Silembe. In addition to this, the other projects we have going on in Zambia at this time are as follows:

• Hope for the City Orphanage - we are in the process of having a new refrigerator and stove delivered to this home that cares for 7 girls in Kitwe.
• Lubuto Orphanage - we are hoping to finish our work at this facility this month. We are wrapping up a water tower and a kitchen remodel there. In addition, we hope to provide some tables for the children to eat and study on. Lubuto is in Ndola.
• Master of Peace Ranch - we are continuing our efforts to raise funds for the purpose of this farm near Ndola.

Many Blessings, and keep World Orphan Relief in your prayers.

World Orphan Relief