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April 08 Team Visit to Sierra Leone

The next team going out to Sierra Leone arrives on 21st April 08 and departing on 3rd May. We would really appreciate your prayer support while we are there. This time Barbara and I will have with us from Northern Ireland, Carolyn Steed from Green Pastures Church in Ballymena and Simon Rowland from Bangor Elim Church. We also have Sue Depledge from New Life Church in Lincolnshire, England which is part of the Ground Level Network of churches.

Pressing Needs by far...

We have several pressing needs that we would like to share with you which we would appreciate urgent prayer for. All of these topics, if addressed, will make a direct impact on real life amongst the poorest people in the world who we have been called to serve and usher in the Kingdom of God.

Please contact us through the website www.fresh-hope.org if you feel you would like to help

A New Orphanage Home
In the grounds of our Heavens Garden Baby Rescue Centre we have an unused 4 bedroom house which we could fit out as a second orphanage home. Currently the only thing stopping us taking in 15 or more new abandoned and street kids is we do not have the funds to run this 2nd home.

In order for us to get this off the ground we need 2 types of support, here we will just give the totals required.

** Capital for beds, bedding, cupboards, desks, tables, cooking utensils etc - £800 initial kit out ($1600 USD)

** 2. Monthly support for running costs for 15 kids e.g food, electric, health-care, aunties etc - £500 per month ($1000 USD)

The monthly figure can be made up of several donators each contributing a part. It could be individuals and/or groups. The important thing for us is that it be sustainable monthly so these kids can rest assured of their future and stability.

Please help us to rescue at least 15 more orphans and abandoned kids from a life of extreme poverty and violence, many are scraping food from around the market stalls after they have shut for the day in our town of Bo.

Heaven's Garden Baby Rescue Centre - Baby Milk - Urgent Need
We have seen massive inflation rate here in Sierra Leone, especially on imported goods. One of our most expensive items for the Rescue Centre is imported Formula Baby Milk. We could take-in and rescue dozens more babies if we had regular donators contributing to this fantastically rewarding project. Again the whole key to sustainability is regular monthly support.

Many babies die when a mother is unable to breast feed, because they cannot afford formula milk.

We will be visiting 2 hospitals and maternity units where they have no place to send the babies of deceased mothers

We will also be visiting far out villages on foot where 1 in 4 mothers can die giving birth. The figures are devastating; 1 in 5 kids die before reaching the age of 5. Together we can make a difference to these communities, bring the fullness of the Gospel of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ.

Please help us to help these babies.

Vulnerable Women start-up Kits
We have been training for the past year a large class of vulnerable women in a multi-skills training course. The purpose is to give them one skill that they excel at that will enable them to earn a righteous living rather than where their previous lifestyle was leading them.

13 of these ladies are now ready to graduate in their specialist skill. As part of that we would like to give them a start-up kit on a micro-loan that will enable them for the first time to start to make a living for themselves. These kits are not expensive and will give a firm foundation platform for them to regain their dignity and to walk in righteousness.

Sewing and embroidery Kit - £82 ($164 USD)
Hairdressing Kit - £97 ($194 USD)
Traditional Weaving Kit - £82 ($164 USD)
Garna Tie Dye Kit - £48 ($96 USD)

You can download a leaflet (in PDF format) on each of these kits by clicking on the kits above (while being online if you are reading this from a Newsletter).

We ask you to please prayerfully consider sponsoring one or more of these kits. We will be able to send you the photographs of the actual presentation to these girls.

Portable Generator
Part of our on going evangelistic programme involves showing the Jesus Film. We now have copies of both the Jesus Film and the Story of Jesus for Children in both the Krio language and the local tribal language of Mende. Our strategy is to bring the Good News of the Gospel of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ to the far our villages. These are places where no 4x4 vehicle can go, where hours of walking is the only means of access. Currently we can only do this where there is electric available. The generator would also be used at the visitor accommodation.

3 Day Evangelistic Outreach
Please pray for this event in one of the larger villages, we could have over 1000 people attending. We will be showing the Jesus film and the Story of Jesus for Children film in their local language. This is part of our ongoing programme leading up to the establishment of a church in the village and hopefully later this year, primary school. The whole team will be involved in ministry during this event.

Hospital Visits
We will be visiting and praying for the sick in both the Government Hospital and the Médecins Sans Frontières Hospital.

Farming Gods Way
We will be introducing an agricultural model based on scriputure and the way God nauturally grows his creation. This model has been proved to work in many African countries and can, if followed precisely, can increase the yeild from the ground by at least 3 times. This is enough to change the face of poverty and move local people from below subsistance levels of farming into profit.

We need much prayer for this as it is completely new to us as an aspect of the Gospel of the Kingdom. David especially needs much prayer support as he roles this out.

Please contact us through the website www.fresh-hope.org if you feel you would like to respond in any way

Richest blessings in Jesus name,
David and Barbara Craig

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