November Days

Anne of Green Gables

Comes to Africa

This past week, Tristan dressed up as Anne of Green Gables for a language arts presentation on the fictional orphan girl from Prince Edward Island created by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Tristan and his sixth grade class had a lot of fun as each student presented on the "quest" plot devise found in many popular novels.

Way to go Tristan! We are so impressed by

your confidence and good humour.

Africa Brotherhood Church

headquarters, Machakos, Kenya

This week, we also had some great success with our partners in the Africa Brotherhood Church (ABC) as we work together in strengthening the ministry of the Guardians of Hope in Kenya. Laura Muema joined our leadership meetings on Friday in Machakos as we met with leaders from eleven of the thirteen GOH projects with the ABC. Please pray for Triza Mulandi, the director of development within the ABC, and Elizabeth, the acting GOH manager for the ABC. They are both helping us evaluate and access the strengths and weaknesses within each of the projects and setting priorities for our shared work in 2011.

We are also remembering each of the project leaders in prayer as they struggle to help guardians and AIDS orphans live better lives with dignity and renewed hope. It was great to hear how some of the ABC GOH projects are making strides toward micro enterprise development. In groups, such as Kaiani who have created a dynamic catering business, Guardians are helping to improve the lives of vulnerable families in their community. Likewise, the Uthithuni Guardians of Hope in Kibazi are working together in activities such as brick making to raise the funds within their community to care for AIDS orphans. Through the generosity of churches and individuals in Canada, every Guardian within this community have been given dairy goats and are growing their own vegetables in a kitchen garden.

Children attending school with the Africa Brotherhood Church