While discussing the situation with Anton Mberema and Disho Thitopogho it was good to hear that there was no thought in their minds of immediately stopping the classes even though we could not reimburse them for their expenses and pay their incentives. At least this ensures the classes will continue until they take a break for the growing season.
Then in a discussion with Dave Greeff, NETS offered to pick up the cost of reimbursing the teachers for their provable expenses. That leaves us with needing to find money for the students study books and the incentive allowance we pay the teachers.
Lastly, I receievd an email today offering support to keep the scheme going in the short term. For all these developments we thank God.
But, we also ask you to pray for us to be wise in considering changes we should make so that the project becomes more sustainable. We are so aware that it must "stand on it's own two feet" eventually, but in a situation of such poverty, it is very difficult to make this happen.
Please pray too for the teachers and the students, that they would progressively see the project as their responsibility. Thank the Lord though, that we can be partners in equipping believers in the Word of God!
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Saturday, October 29, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Financial crisis
We are sad to report that we have had to suspend the programme because we do not have enough money to continue past the end of the current modules. Pray with us that we are able to raise sufficient support to continue next year and even assist in the development of sustainable income generating projects to carry the project into the future. Many of the students still have years of studies before they complete their certificates.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Teaching & other news..
programme update
Demand for the English classes are growing. Disho Thitopogho now has 3 classes with a total of 14 students which is probably as many as he can cope with. He is struggling to manage pastoring the Shadikongoro church, care for his family and work on the local development farm.
Anton Mberema's Thimbukushu classes are also developing, although the original class has now reduced to 4 students, he has started another class at Shadikongoro which is growing. Anton continues to translate the material, produce notes in Thimbukushu and mark all the tests. Thank the Lord for a computer made available by NETS and a printer from Dave Greeff, means he can now run off copies of the notes for the students.
.. other news
A friend and loyal supporter of ministry out of Dihokohoko, Thimbi Ngore died last week. Please pray with us that the long saga to register the properties is finalised. Recently Ngore managed to convince the chief to approve the application, after years of the Fumu trying to expropriate the houses.
Anton has launched a Farming God's Way project at Dihokohoko after receiving assistance from Zimbabwean friends who trained the local community in January of this year. Pray that this farming method grows and improves the yields of mahango and vegetables in the area.
Without input from the EBC leadership, it appears that the opportunity to utilise the housing at Dihokohoko for income generation is not happening. Unfortunately the people using the houses at the moment are not even contributing to the costs of running the place. Please pray for opportunities to lease out the unused houses to make money to assist the pastors and provide equipment and resources for evangelism.
Demand for the English classes are growing. Disho Thitopogho now has 3 classes with a total of 14 students which is probably as many as he can cope with. He is struggling to manage pastoring the Shadikongoro church, care for his family and work on the local development farm.
Anton Mberema's Thimbukushu classes are also developing, although the original class has now reduced to 4 students, he has started another class at Shadikongoro which is growing. Anton continues to translate the material, produce notes in Thimbukushu and mark all the tests. Thank the Lord for a computer made available by NETS and a printer from Dave Greeff, means he can now run off copies of the notes for the students.
.. other news
A friend and loyal supporter of ministry out of Dihokohoko, Thimbi Ngore died last week. Please pray with us that the long saga to register the properties is finalised. Recently Ngore managed to convince the chief to approve the application, after years of the Fumu trying to expropriate the houses.
Anton has launched a Farming God's Way project at Dihokohoko after receiving assistance from Zimbabwean friends who trained the local community in January of this year. Pray that this farming method grows and improves the yields of mahango and vegetables in the area.
Without input from the EBC leadership, it appears that the opportunity to utilise the housing at Dihokohoko for income generation is not happening. Unfortunately the people using the houses at the moment are not even contributing to the costs of running the place. Please pray for opportunities to lease out the unused houses to make money to assist the pastors and provide equipment and resources for evangelism.
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