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| New Additions: 12-14-2009—More new Isaiah4031 jewelry pieces added! New necklaces and bracelets! 10-05-2009—New Partnership! NGATHA International. Read about it on home page. 05-05-2009—Latest Studio Pictures are up! 05-05-2009—May PDF Newsletter is up! 04-18-2009—Pictures up of Music Event with Grant Erickson at Life's Spring Expo 09 |
Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth.
Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing.
Know that the LORD Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
Enter His gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name.
For the LORD is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting And His faithfulness to all generations.
- Psalm 100, NASB
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2010
Worship Service at God is Able Christian Church beginning at 10:00 am at North Junior High School, 1212 29th Ave N, St. Cloud.
The message will be held in English and French by Pastor Happy Ocloo.
Church begins with a biblestudy at 10:00 am and music begins at 10:35 am with a mix of African/French songs lead by Pastor Happy and his family and English worship songs in a mix of hymns, popular praise & worship and original songs lead by Sam Scales & husband Warren.
MORE EVENTS - see 'CONCERT DATES' page
PRAISE REPORT
1. The awesome Valentines Event at Victory Baptist!
2. Worship Leading at God is Able Christian Church
3. The time spent in study and fellowship with the Servanthood Ministries Class.
4. More people getting involved with NGATHA International.
5. I continue to be thankful for the creativity the Lord has given me in making jewelry.
My new line called "Isaiah4031" has a lot of meaning behind the name.
First of all I love that scripture Isaiah 40:31.... 'They that wait upon the Lord.......'
Many of us have to wait in life, for dreams to come true, for a job, for a home, for work, for a loved one to come to Christ, NGATHA International is waiting to get the clinic built, we are waiting for CD to get done, jobs and income opportunities......
I want this jewelry, when we wear it, to be a reminder of this scripture and how blessed we are when we wait upon the Lord and see Him work all things out in our lives and the strength He gives in the midst of trials.
PRAYER REQUESTS:
Keep Warren in prayer for finding work........he is still looking. Pray for me to find a permanent career, not just temp work.
We are so excited to be partnering up with NGATHA International. NGATHA stands for National/Global Association for Trift and Humanitarian Aid.
In the Kikuyu language of Kenya, "Ngatha" means "a virtuous woman".
Through our friend Josie Mattson, we were indroduced to Dr. Mumbi Mwangi, a professor at St. Cloud State University, who teaches women's studies. Dr. Mumbi is the president and founder of NGATHA International, with an incredible testimony of God's plan for her life and her vision and passion for the children in her country.
Ngatha International is a grass-roots organization. The first children's homestead and learning center which opened in Kenya at the beginning of 2007.
Quality education is vitally important for the success of children and communities in the developing world.
Ngatha's children are so eager to learn and by living and learning on the Homestead, these children are being exposed to many things that will help them navigate their lives and make informed choices for themselves, their families, and the community at large, while still honoring and respecting their history, culture and belief systems.
NGATHA International's mission is based on a "full circle" process, whereby prosperity comes to a community not by handing out money or humanitarian aid items and moving on to the next desitnation. It's about building roots, building FAITH and foundations, providing training, tools and resources to help people help themselves. It's about access to clean water, information about HIV/AIDS, helath & wellbeing, gender equality, creating jobs, improving the local economy and excellend child education.
St. Cloud Hospital & CentraCare Clinics in St. Joseph, Melose and Heartland, MN have recently donated equipment, supplies, doors, beds, exam tables, sinks and much more to build a medical clinic at the homestead.
"NGATHA International Ngamini Village Medical Center" will be such a blessing to the people there! It is a HUGE provision from God for them!
All items are currently being stored in storages donated to NGATHA for a period of time and NGATHA is in the process of fundraising efforts to ship all equipment and supplies to Kenya, Africa. We will also need qualified people to come to Kenya and help build the clinic.........there is so much to do!!
We will make more announcements as these events happen and we are excited to be part of this organization with any help they need from typing, poster designs, taking meeting minutes, to physically tearing doors out of medical clinics about to be torn down here in Minnesota - to doing worship music for their seminars, Dr. Mumbi's speaking engagements and other events.
The driving force and support behind NGATHA International are committee members Ralph & Jan Boeckers and Family. Through a tragedy in their life, the loss of their son, they want to give hope to others.
"Our tears of despair have turned into tears of hope" - Jan Boeckers.
With the help of Steve & Nancy Streng the work will be accomplished and we hope you catch the vision and come help us to help the children, their families and the community of the Ngamini Village in Kenya, Africa.
Please don't forget to check out NGATHA International website!
