NLBC on quest to finish school in Kenya
The New Life Baptist Church has created a community partnership in slum of Ngomongo, Nairobi, Kenya. The partnership began in 2001 and has resulted in a construction project that has been named the ‘Tortola Child Rescue and Educational Centre. This year, the New Life Baptist Church will travel to Kenya again in July to provide further assistance to the project. Some $35,000 is hoped to be raised prior to the trip through an aggressive and creative set of fundraising initiatives that will call on the people of the Virgin Islands to assist.
At the press conference held at the Save the Seed Energy Centre earlier today Bishop John I. Cline stated that the project is one that is giving hope for a better life to hundreds of children in the African country will take in excess of $100k to complete. This he said is possible within two years with the assistance of the community and five years if members of his church alone are to take on the challenge.
While calling on the giving hearts of the people of the Virgin Islands (VI) to help this project at the earliest, committee member Sister Roslyn V. Gilbert outlined a number of fund-raising ventures they would be undertaking. These include a series of car washes starting tomorrow March 15, 2014, a live telethon set for March 18, a walk-a-ton, grand benefit concert, flee market and food sale, dollar concert and family social and games night.
This stage of the school project in the slums of Africa came after the church’s mission assisted in the construction of a school in the very area back in 2001. However that structure was a far cry from anything close to comfortable and with the help of the Boynes family another plot of land was purchased to the tune of $7000k for the construction of a suitable school.
In addition the construction project the NLBC has been spearheading an adopt-a-child project which sees persons contributing towards the education and health of children in the African country.
Dr Sylvia M. Simmons spoke of the difference her sponsorship has made in the lives of two African children she adopted and who are now in High School here in Tortola. She had also sponsored the salary for the principal of the school back in Africa.
Persons are encouraged to make personal donations toward the worthy cause as it was made clear that it is a project that is not limited to the members of the church. “It’s a Tortola Project and any and everyone is free to play a role,” said Bishop Cline.
He set the record straight that members going on the mission take full responsibility for all their expenses for the trip and funds raised goes directly to the school to the last dollar. Persons are also encouraged to support the list of events and activities planned to raise funds.
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We visited Kenya several years ago and the extreme contrast
between the living condition of the well-to-do and the poor is vast and ever present.
Blessings on the project! Verna
Those who are haters its time to change people. The end is coming...
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Blessings to one and all. This nation shall prosper in Jesus name.