July 2018
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ
We at JIBC are excited about a project we are undertaking for our missionaries, Graham and Sarah, who are working with the charity Acacia (Assisting Communities And Children In Africa) in Mazwi Village, Zimbabwe. Graham and Sarah visited us a few weeks ago and shared a vision they have from God for Mazwi Village and that is to see a building project come to fruition. Pastor Steve felt, as they shared with us one Sunday morning, that God was prompting us to help this happen………..as we sit in our comfortable chairs Mazwi people do not, as we have a lovely building to worship in Mazwi people do not (they meet in structures made with wooden poles and tarpaulin), as we have toilets Mazwi people do not, as we have health care at our finger tips Mazwi people do not. As you can imagine there are lots of other health issues that would really benefit from a clinic, which will be included in the new building.
So, the project is to build a multi-purpose building which will include a church hall, classrooms, toilets and the clinic. Graham and Sarah have plans for this but no finance. We at JIBC are looking to help them with this. We are praying for God’s blessing on the project We plan to keep this at the forefront of our minds, prayers and actions over the next year.
We know God is moving in a mighty way through Graham and Sarah………He can do immeasurably more than we could ever ask or imagine.
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ
We at JIBC are excited about a project we are undertaking for our missionaries, Graham and Sarah, who are working with the charity Acacia (Assisting Communities And Children In Africa) in Mazwi Village, Zimbabwe. Graham and Sarah visited us a few weeks ago and shared a vision they have from God for Mazwi Village and that is to see a building project come to fruition. Pastor Steve felt, as they shared with us one Sunday morning, that God was prompting us to help this happen………..as we sit in our comfortable chairs Mazwi people do not, as we have a lovely building to worship in Mazwi people do not (they meet in structures made with wooden poles and tarpaulin), as we have toilets Mazwi people do not, as we have health care at our finger tips Mazwi people do not. As you can imagine there are lots of other health issues that would really benefit from a clinic, which will be included in the new building.
So, the project is to build a multi-purpose building which will include a church hall, classrooms, toilets and the clinic. Graham and Sarah have plans for this but no finance. We at JIBC are looking to help them with this. We are praying for God’s blessing on the project We plan to keep this at the forefront of our minds, prayers and actions over the next year.
We know God is moving in a mighty way through Graham and Sarah………He can do immeasurably more than we could ever ask or imagine.
Digging trenches for the foundations this morning!
Parents of the children and Church praying and singing on the land ! |
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As you can imagine it can be freezing during the winter months and boiling hot in the summer.
So far, we have seen the foundations laid and supplied bricks to start building the ECD centre (the building being done in stages).
If you have any ideas on how we could raise monies towards this very worthwhile project we would be very grateful to hear from you.
You can see the wonderful works that go on in Mazwi Village on Acacia’s Facebook page.
If you would like more information, please feel free to contact Annette Ashton at annettebalkham@hotmail.com
September 2019
So far, we have seen the foundations laid and supplied bricks to start building the ECD centre (the building being done in stages).
If you have any ideas on how we could raise monies towards this very worthwhile project we would be very grateful to hear from you.
You can see the wonderful works that go on in Mazwi Village on Acacia’s Facebook page.
If you would like more information, please feel free to contact Annette Ashton at annettebalkham@hotmail.com
September 2019
