An Advent Message from Jack Baca
2020 Alternative Christmas Gifts
As we celebrate the birth of God’s greatest gift to us, please consider delighting your friends and family with a gift that supports one of the ministry opportunities listed below. We will send you a unique (blank) card which reflects the gift (along with a brief explanation of the gift to include with the card) that you may personalize and send to the person you would like to bless or to include in your own Christmas card.
The gifts you can support for Christmas this year are:
• Bibles for New Christians with a suggested gift of $20
• Food Relief in Venezuela with a suggested gift of $30
• Christmas for Children at Home of Hope in Beirut with a suggested gift of $40
Holistic Evangelism in Tete Province - December 2020 Update
As we celebrate the birth of God’s greatest gift to us, please consider delighting your friends and family with a gift that supports one of the ministry opportunities listed below. We will send you a unique (blank) card which reflects the gift (along with a brief explanation of the gift to include with the card) that you may personalize and send to the person you would like to bless or to include in your own Christmas card.
The gifts you can support for Christmas this year are:
• Bibles for New Christians with a suggested gift of $20
• Food Relief in Venezuela with a suggested gift of $30
• Christmas for Children at Home of Hope in Beirut with a suggested gift of $40
Holistic Evangelism in Tete Province - December 2020 Update
Dear friends of Tete Province,
Our Holistic Evangelism Project in Tete Province, Mozambique was challenged and stretched in 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic. We completed about one-third of our lay leadership training and dug 5 new wells before the border was closed in late March and activities in Tete Province were strictly limited. As the coronavirus started to spread in Africa, our project director Sebber Banda and project assistant Carlos Faquione turned their focus to educating the church congregations on mitigation practices like social distancing, hand washing, masks, and limited-size gatherings. Carlos, who is a pastor and lives in Tete Province, was able to work with our Mozambican Presbyterian church pastors to reinforce these safe practices from March through October when the borders were reopened.
During the time that the Mozambique border was closed, Sebber, who lives in Malawi, was able to establish a new working relationship with our Malawi Presbyterian partners, the CCAP Blantyre Synod. She worked closely with them to identify rural villages that needed a clean water supply and she provided training in the use and maintenance of wells. We were able to drill 8 new wells in Malawi in 2020.
When the Mozambique borders were opened in October and activities were allowed to restart, we were able to resume our lay leadership training and are on track to complete the training seminars that were postponed while the border was closed. We also are in planning with our Malawi partners to drill another well before year-end and start construction on a new church in Malawi. It is amazing how the COVID-19 restrictions have led us to a new initiative in Malawi.
2021 is just around the corner. We hope to have a more normal year even as we adjust to the new reality of operating with safe practices to help prevent the spread of the virus. As we plan and prepare for 2021, we expect to offer a full slate of lay leadership training. We have plans to drill wells and construct new churches. We have dollar for dollar matching gifts for a much-needed pastor's manse and teacher housing in Tete Province. We also plan to continue to work with our Malawi partner on drilling wells and church construction and repair. Your prayers and support help to make this exciting work possible, and it is greatly appreciated!
We are so grateful for Sebber and Carlos, our dedicated servant leaders. Click play below for a short video that Sebber recently made. I hope you enjoy it.
In His service,
Berry Long, Outreach trustee
Toward the end of each year, The Outreach Foundation launches several funding opportunities for individual donors and partner churches to contribute to the global work of Christ. Once again, The Outreach Foundation will offer this year our
Our Holistic Evangelism Project in Tete Province, Mozambique was challenged and stretched in 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic. We completed about one-third of our lay leadership training and dug 5 new wells before the border was closed in late March and activities in Tete Province were strictly limited. As the coronavirus started to spread in Africa, our project director Sebber Banda and project assistant Carlos Faquione turned their focus to educating the church congregations on mitigation practices like social distancing, hand washing, masks, and limited-size gatherings. Carlos, who is a pastor and lives in Tete Province, was able to work with our Mozambican Presbyterian church pastors to reinforce these safe practices from March through October when the borders were reopened.
During the time that the Mozambique border was closed, Sebber, who lives in Malawi, was able to establish a new working relationship with our Malawi Presbyterian partners, the CCAP Blantyre Synod. She worked closely with them to identify rural villages that needed a clean water supply and she provided training in the use and maintenance of wells. We were able to drill 8 new wells in Malawi in 2020.
When the Mozambique borders were opened in October and activities were allowed to restart, we were able to resume our lay leadership training and are on track to complete the training seminars that were postponed while the border was closed. We also are in planning with our Malawi partners to drill another well before year-end and start construction on a new church in Malawi. It is amazing how the COVID-19 restrictions have led us to a new initiative in Malawi.
2021 is just around the corner. We hope to have a more normal year even as we adjust to the new reality of operating with safe practices to help prevent the spread of the virus. As we plan and prepare for 2021, we expect to offer a full slate of lay leadership training. We have plans to drill wells and construct new churches. We have dollar for dollar matching gifts for a much-needed pastor's manse and teacher housing in Tete Province. We also plan to continue to work with our Malawi partner on drilling wells and church construction and repair. Your prayers and support help to make this exciting work possible, and it is greatly appreciated!
We are so grateful for Sebber and Carlos, our dedicated servant leaders. Click play below for a short video that Sebber recently made. I hope you enjoy it.
In His service,
Berry Long, Outreach trustee
Toward the end of each year, The Outreach Foundation launches several funding opportunities for individual donors and partner churches to contribute to the global work of Christ. Once again, The Outreach Foundation will offer this year our
Thank you for your good and generous gifts.
The Outreach Foundation
The Outreach Foundation
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Franklin, TN 37064,
United States
(615) 778-8881
info@theoutreachfoundation.org
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