WHY IS EAST POINT CHURCH OF CHRIST ORGANIZING AN ORPHAN SUPPORT PROGRAM IN ZIMBABWE?
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- Zimbabwe suffers from political, economic, and medical disaster at the
present time.
- The AIDS crisis has left approximately 1.2 to 1.3 million children as
orphans.
- As of January 2007, the inflation rate was approximately 1,600% with
80% unemployment rate and approximately 90% poverty rate.
- The government does not offer care for the orphans.
- Many orphans end up on the street, doing whatever it takes to survive.
Providing support to these children means that they
receive:
- Spiritual teaching
- Clothes to wear
- Food to eat
- Standard education
GOD IS WORKING IN ZIMBABWE!
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- Schools that the government has been running are being turned back over
religious organizations. The Church of Christ has been granted three
schools.
- New churches are starting and continue to grow.
- The children are receiving biblical studies along with their standard
education.
- Several families have stepped forward in faith to care for orphaned children
even though they have very little themselves. Support is being provided
to them as well.
East Point Church of Christ
- The Nhowe Mission is responsible for
overseeing the orphan program.
- Each sponsored school has a minister to oversee
the orphans. This minister is responsible for
ensuring that the children receive food, clothing,
and spiritual support. They also ensure that the
children are attending classes.
Nhowe Orphan Project - Zimbabwe, Africa
"Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these." Mark 10:14
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