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Subject: New Developments in Sierra Leone
Send date: 2006-10-03 18:53:27
Issue #: 2
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Hi [FIRSTNAME], Welcome to our first Newsletter as Fresh Hope Ministries International (FHMI) since we changed our name from Good Shepherd Ministries over a year ago. Please feel free to visit our website http://fresh-hope.org and sign the Guest book. Our apologies for the partial Newsletter sent out the other day, I was doing a test mailing and accidentally sent it to everyone! For some of you this is your first contact with FHMI. Our mailing list is made up from visitors to our website who have signed up for the Newsletter or whose email address we have picked up as we come in contact with those who are interested in what God is doing through us. If you no longer want to receive news from FHMI please use the unsubscribe link at the end of this email. We would greatly appreciate your prayers for David who is travelling to Sierra Leone this Friday Oct 6 and returning on Oct 17th. He will be doing project assessment on all the new inherited projects and looking at new ones. Alec Depledge, from New Life Church in Brigg, North Lincolnshire in England will be travelling with David. All the short news items below are linked by 'Read more...' links to our website www.fresh-hope.org where you can read the full article and see the photographs. LATEST PRINTABLE NEWSLETTER Our latest Newsletter is available as downloadable PDF for you to print out. It contains all the latest news articles from the site including colour pictures in a double sided A4 format. * Download it here... ( http://www.fresh-hope.org/latest-news/latest/latest-printable-newsletter.html ) EXPANSION IN SIERRA LEONE We are pleased to announce that we are expanding the work with the poor, orphans and the disadvantaged in Sierra Leone, West Africa. All our projects will be supervised and managed directly by our own staff on the ground. Although Fresh Hope Ministries International is a UK based Trust based in Bangor, Northern Ireland our Operations Centre is in Sierra Leone's second largest city, Bo. * Read more... ( http://www.fresh-hope.org/latest-news/latest/expansion-in-sierra-leone.html 4X4 MOBILE MEDICAL CLINIC AND OUTREACH VEHICLE We have just completed the purchase of our first mobile medical clinic and outreach vehicle. It is a Toyota 4Runner 4x4 which is big enough to carry medical equipment as part of our outreach in to villages as well as 5 people. * Read more... ( http://www.fresh-hope.org/latest-news/latest/4x4-mobile-medical-clinic.html ) FUTURE PROJECTS In May 2006 David visited Sierra Leone to seek God’s will for the future of FHMI and to look at several projects supported by Mission Direct ( http://www.missiondirect.org ). They assess local projects in Sierra Leone that benefit the poor and then assist with building, decorating, refurbishment and income generating projects. We looked at three of their programmes in Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone; the last 2 have similarities to our own proposed projects. We plan to use elements of these last 2 projects in our own future developments. * Read more... ( http://www.fresh-hope.org/latest-news/latest/future-projects.html ) GODHELPMEPLEASE.COM REACHES INTO TOP 6 PERSECUTED COUNTRIES GodHelpMePlease.com ( http://www.godhelpmeplease.com ), our outreach website, has continued to grow. We have shared the Gospel of Jesus Christ with nearly 1/2 a million people since it started and continuing to reach into over 90 countries every month. We even get visits from countries where there is severe persecution of Christianity such as Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Vietnam, Maldives, Iran and even China. From China alone we had 432 pages from the site viewed in one month. * Read more... ( http://www.fresh-hope.org/latest-news/latest/godhelpmeplease.com-reaches-into-top-6-persecuted-countries.html ) GOOD SHEPHERD MINISTRIES, KENEMA Fresh Hope Ministries International from 2002 until 2006 has been able to support a local organization in Sierra Leone, Good Shepherd Ministries, with a Nursery and Primary School for over 180 kids and a vocational training project for vulnerable women. We were also able to provide funding for them to get started with a school building and 10 of a staff. We were also able to provide funding for the purchase 2.5 acres of land on the outskirts of Kenema for future development as an orphanage, church and school complex. Good Shepherd Ministries have now returned to operating completely independently and we pray blessing on them for the continuation of their vision. CHILDREN'S VILLAGE LAND PURCHASE Our plan is to consolidate our various children's based projects on one site. This will offer safety to the children and be manageable from a supervisor and administrative point of view. We have looked at other projects in Africa and we believe this is the best model. Our initial plan is to buy 2-3 acres of land costing around £3200 (GBP) an acre or $5800 (USD) * Read more... ( http://www.fresh-hope.org/sponsor-a-project/orphanage-project/childrens-village-land-purchase.html ) ORPHAN SUPPORT All our orphans are cared for in Christian homes. In most cases they have brothers and/or sisters and guardians. The individual support each orphan receives covers the following: * Housing Costs * Feeding * Guardian support * Table, chair and bedding * Toiletries etc. * School Uniforms * School Fees * Medical Care * Transport * Read more... ( http://www.fresh-hope.org/sponsor-a-project/orphanage-project/orphan-support.html ) When David returns from Sierra Leone we will send out another Newsletter detailing all the projects. Thank you for your interest in FHMI and we pray richest blessing for you in Jesus name, David and Barbara Craig Mission Directors - Fresh Hope Ministries International

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