Wednesday, July 22, 2009
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House of Faith Orphanage Update | 11 July 2009
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11 July 2009
Silembe, Zambia
by Scott Nordstrom, as reported by Mike Jones
The Apartment slab has been poured. The concrete work should be finished by the 15th.
The main hall being prepared for the pour.
We may even have some trusses up, if all goes well between now and the 15th.
Unless I see some finished window frames before Wednesday I'll go ahead and buy the rest of the roofing.
These rooms could provide for the Lord's work in more ways than we have imagined.
The top lintel has been poured. The top bricks are the ceiling height of the main hall.
Four of the five scaffolds I made for putting up the ceilings in our house. They have served us well.
Knocking off time. The main hall slab is poured.
Everything looks good!
This Community center will serve many purposes to the Orphanage, and to the community as a whole. Please see more info at www.globalorphanrelief.org.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
House of Faith Orphanage Update | 17 July 2009
www.globalorphanrelief.org
17 July 2009
Silembe, Zambia
by Linda Jones
Constance was discharged this morning and Michael took them out to the Orphanage. He said she smiled the whole way! The Doctor is still amazed at how fast her recovery was. Thank you Jesus! She will be building back strength and she was also put on the ART's for HIV. Her counts are still to high by the WHO standards but Dr. Christa reminded them that with such a severe illness like she had there was an exception to the rule with WHO and so Thursday she started the meds! God is so Good.
Also a couple of friends on Face book where interested in Anna. I gave them Rob and Christa's e-mail as they are the ones who adopted here. If you have questions about Adoption in Zambia they have done it and are hoping to help in some way through their Ministry Africa's Child. Have a great Day! Thanks for you prayers for Constance and all the children.
Anna is doing better as well; she has a yeast infection on her neck and thrust, which is the
yeast infection in her month. We are not sure how they where feeding her for four days before we got her. Any way I started meds this afternoon and Christa said in a few days all would be well. I will be taking Anna out to the Orphanage this coming week. (Anna is the infant we received earlier this month, after her mother died shortly after child-birth. Anna was 4-days old when we received.)
Sheri arrives on the 25th and a team of four arrive on the 28th. Busy days and weeks ahead.
This was Constance in the hospital. The doctor said her recovery from meningitis was miraculous. I took her and Elizabeth (Elizabeth stayed with her the whole time) home to Mapampi yesterday. Constance doesn't warm up to people easily, but she smiled when we crossed the Ngwezi River.
House of Faith Orphanage Update | 18 July 2009
18 July 2009
Silembe, Zambia
We now have 4 homes completed at House of Faith Orphanage (HOFO), with the capacity to host 48 children. There is some work that remains on the second bathhouse and this will be completed as the addtional homes fill-up. We did and started work on our community center several months ago. HOFO is currently hosting 28 children.
We now have 4 homes completed at House of Faith Orphanage (HOFO), with the capacity to host 48 children. There is some work that remains on the second bathhouse and this will be completed as the addtional homes fill-up. We did and started work on our community center several months ago. HOFO is currently hosting 28 children.
Our community center will be a multi-function facility. Our primary objective to provide an activity center for the children while they are not in school. In addition, the facility will include several apartments for staff, and short term missionaries. An update from Mike Jones, GO! Director for African Missions, in Silembe, Zambia follows:
We have been in a bit of a rush the past few days with Constance in the hospital, visits to Social Welfare in Livingstone, vehicle repairs, preparations for the Carolina Team coming, construction activity, and my resting after taking Constance home with building supplies as I was not feeling very well (I feel fine today).
The community center is coming along. These men have never worked at these heights before. The ceiling will be 15 feet in this room. The floor has sand and water, sand to hold the water as the slab cures.
The community center is coming along. These men have never worked at these heights before. The ceiling will be 15 feet in this room. The floor has sand and water, sand to hold the water as the slab cures.
There will be one large meeting room, storage, two large bunk rooms for work teams, and one apartment for the Orphanage Director.
Since beginning this structure we have had one of our work crew fall from the scaffolding. Please pray for safety for the work crew, the children, and the staff at HOFO.
Man power is the only power found on this building site except our truck delivering materials.
The re-enforced concrete bean over the upper windows has been poured. We will build up the peaks to give us something to help hold the trusses as they will be raised by hand.
This side of the wall is at ceiling level, where trusses can be set.
Moving scaffolding takes time. Hope to have the trusses up next week after this side bricks are laid and the peaks at least half way up.
The stage will be poured after a couple of courses of bricks are laid on the curing slab, filled in with dirt, and tamped down. About half of the workers were paid on the 15th and went home. We have enough money to finish paying the workers for this month, leaving nothing for cement needed in week 1 of August, or furniture like beds. In addition, we will need another $2,350 to complete the roof.
This was Constance in the hospital. The doctor said her recovery from meningitis was miraculous. I took her and Elizabeth (Elizabeth stayed with her the whole time) home to Mapampi yesterday. Constance doesn't warm up to people easily, but she smiled when we crossed the Ngwezi River.
The team from NC will help install more toilets and sinks in the bath house, and install some shelving in the kitchen pantries.
After the end of this month the building crew will be cut in half again, as no large jobs requiring many people will remain.
Baby Anna will stay with us in Kalomo a few more days. We think she is fine but need to watch a couple of things a few more days. Social Welfare told us we will pick up 6 children either Wednesday or Thursday. Another 4 children will be coming soon after.
Baby Anna came to us earlier this month at 4-days old. Anna's mother died shortly after give birth to Anna.
The addition of 10 more children will bring our growing family to 38 children. There are many children that we currently host that are not yet sponsored. All funds that are generated through these sponsorships go directly to support the children in Zambia. For more information on this program visit us at:
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Giving orphans a home in Uganda - Local News - News - Business - The Courier
Giving orphans a home in Uganda - Local News - News - Business - The Courier
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Global Orphan Relief currently serves children at the Salem Children Centre in Naama, Uganda. For mor information: http://www.globalorphanrelief.com/ChildrenofNaama.html
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Global Orphan Relief currently serves children at the Salem Children Centre in Naama, Uganda. For mor information: http://www.globalorphanrelief.com/ChildrenofNaama.html
Letter - The Survival of Mothers - NYTimes.com
Letter - The Survival of Mothers - NYTimes.com
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Royal at House of Faith Orphanage in Silembe, Zambia, was received when he was just 6-days old due to his mother dieing in child birth.
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Royal at House of Faith Orphanage in Silembe, Zambia, was received when he was just 6-days old due to his mother dieing in child birth.
Recession must not derail AIDS fight-UN official | Reuters
Recession must not derail AIDS fight-UN official Reuters
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At House of Faith Orphanage, we already have 4 HIV/AIDS positive children -that's one of six, and not all have been tested thus far.
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At House of Faith Orphanage, we already have 4 HIV/AIDS positive children -that's one of six, and not all have been tested thus far.
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