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U.S. group sends solar-powered Bibles to Haiti
As international aid agencies rush food, water and medicine to Haiti's earthquake victims, a U.S. faith-based group is sending Bibles to Haitians in their hour of need.
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Not any Bible. These are solar-powered audible Bibles that can broadcast the holy scriptures in Haitian Creole to 300 people at a time.
Called the "Proclaimer," the audio Bible delivers "digital quality" and is designed for "poor and illiterate people," the Faith Comes By Hearing group said. It added 600 of the devices were already on their way to Haiti.
The Albuquerque-based organisation said it was responding to the Haitian crisis by "providing faith, hope and love through God's Word in audio."
With tens of thousands of Port-au-Prince residents living outdoors because their homes have collapsed or they fear aftershocks from Tuesday's quake, the audio Bible can bring them "hope and comfort that comes from knowing God has not forgotten them through this tragedy," the group said on its website.
(Writing by Anthony Boadle, editing by Pascal Fletcher)
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New year, new climate deal
2010 must be the year that the world’s leaders reach a legally binding agreement on climate change, the Revd John Marsh has said.
“A new year brings new hope, but it also brings new responsibilities,” said the moderator of the General Assembly of the United Reformed Church. “In 2010, the people in power must finally deliver the agreement on which the future of the planet depends.”
Two weeks of negotiations at the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit in December resulted in an “accord” brokered by a small number of countries, but only “noted” by the conference as a whole.
The failure of the conference to agree a treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol when it expires in 2012 was widely criticised by Christian and other campaigning groups. The URC, which is particularly concerned about the impact of climate change on poorer countries, has been calling for an agreement to cut carbon emissions by 40 per cent below 1990 levels by 2020.
Campaigners are now hoping that another UN-backed summit, planned for Mexico this year, will lead to binding commitments, and are calling for behind-the-scenes negotiations to start now.
"We urge the British government to redouble its efforts towards achieving a meaningful international treaty to combat global warming," said John Marsh. "It's time to begin again."
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Dear All,
latest news from Upendo for your information.
Best Wishes
Jo
> Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 15:38:45 +0300
> From: mmackinnon@kilifi.kemri-wellcome.org
> Subject: Upendo Orphans Support Project, Kilifi, Kenya
>
> Dear all
>
> In case you did not get a letter in the mail from us before Christmas, I attach here a newsletter and brochure for the Upendo Orphans Support Project.
>
> I also attach a summary of other non-Upendo children who need some support.
>
> To all those who sponsor a Upendo orphan, a separate email will follow to re-confirm sponsorship for 2009.
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> Finally, please let me know if you would like to be removed from this emailing list, or whether we should update your addresses, email or physical.
>
> Thanks for your support and best wishes for 2009 from Upendo.
>
> Margaret Mackinnon (Fundraiser) and Grace Mzungu (Administrator)
>
UPENDO ORPHANS SUPPORT PROJECTP.O. Box 898, Kilifi
NEWSLETTER – Dec 2008
A lot has happened since February when we sent out the last newsletter.
I welcome you to Upendo Newsletter, which will update all of you on our activities.
Despite the price fluctuations of essential commodities in our country, the Upendo ladies have strived to keep the project going. All our programs i.e., feeding, education, health care and outreach have progressed well. To date we are supporting 35 orphans at the centre and 15 children in the outreach program.
DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGIC PLAN
Upendo ladies and some of their supporters held a 3-day workshop in April to enable them develop a strategic plan for the orphans project. The strategic plan serves as a road map for activities that will strengthen the project economically, socially, spiritually and physically. This will help achieve their main objective of assisting orphans to become independent and responsible citizens of this society. Some of the objectives have already been implemented. A highly qualified and experienced teacher has been employed to run the nursery school efficiently thus generating more income to support the orphans project. However, the group members should note that a successful strategic planning depends heavily on an internal leadership commitment and the involvement of all stake holders. As we look beyond our borders, let us remember that development begins with the individual.
HEALTH CARE
The program managed to help our crippled boy to undergo two operations to correct the deformities. He is now using crutches and still undergoing physiotherapy. Another 2 siblings in the outreach program had to undergo surgery to correct deformities caused by fire burns. The operations were successful. The youngest, Aziza (right), who lost her toes, is beginning to walk. Apart from minor ailments, the orphans are very healthy, undoubtedly helped by the good nutrition we provide.
VISITORS
2 members of Karibuni Trust which is one of our regular donors visited the project and homes of some orphans to see the living environment. The children in the outreach program were also visited by their sponsors. There were many other visitors from within and outside the country. Karen David, a visitor from the UK (with daughter Sophie, right), decided to raise funds through a parachute jump. It was worrying but she landed successfully.
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Increased no. of supported children from 31 in February to 35 to date.
- Employed qualified and experienced nursery school headteacher.
- Developed a strategic plan for 2008 – 2010.
- All money for sponsorship in 2008 was received.
- Sale of tree seedlings , 2nd hand clothes , hire of plastic chairs generated funds.
- Visit by a good number of sponsors to see project and encouraged the implementers (Upendo ladies)
I am humbled to see a good team of staff members who are part and parcel of the project success. I feel honoured to see children running to greet me while eager to receive a motherly hug. This is something very special and satisfying to both the kids and ourselvses. All this is possible with your support. Come and experience the lovely social interaction .
On behalf of the Upendo family, I sincerely thank you for your concern, compassion and support.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
UPENDO BROCHURE
How to donate
Money can be transferred directly into a UK or Kenyan bank account.
Contact Grace Mzungu on ganzazi@yahoo.com (+254 722 903180) or Margaret Mackinnon on
mmackinnon@kilifi.kemri-wellcome.org or Joanna Jenkins jofp@doctors.org.uk for more details.
A DAY CARE CENTRE
UPENDO “A CHANNEL OF HOPE”
What is it?
Upendo Orphans Project provides orphans in a small town in coastal Kenya with food, education and support. The orphans live with guardians in order to give them a family environment.
Who runs it?
The project is run by a group of women from the Methodist Church called the Upendo Methodist Church Women’s Group. These women became so concerned by the increasing numbers of street kids in Kilifi that they decided to meet their needs out of their own pockets. Now they support 35 orphans, just a fraction of those in need of help. They educate and feed them.
What do they do?
The women provide mid-morning porridge, lunch and supper to orphans every day, run a nursery school, provide school uniforms and books, provide an after-school care centre for primary school children, provide counseling to the children and their guardians, and oversee their health care. They also run an outreach programme which involves home visits to 14 orphans of 4-6 years and their guardians for prayers, counseling and donations of food and clothes. This year we have taken on a family of 6 who lost their mother in a fire and whose two youngest were badly burned. They now have a new house and all the children are going to school.
How can you help?
Sponsor an orphan. £250, $500 or KSh 35,000 will provide food and educational costs for one child for one year. Make a one-off donation of money, clothing, books, toys and your time. Make a donation to our building fund.
Challenges for the next 3 years
Increase the number of supported children from 35 to 45.
Obtain sponsorship for each child.
Obtain salaries for 2 nursery teachers and 1 Project Administrator.
Secure funds for the orphans’ secondary education.
OTHER REQUESTS FOR SUPPORT
Some other needy cases around Kilifi (not being supported by Upendo)
In addition to the Upendo orphans, a number of other very needy cases have come to my attention. If you know of anybody who would like to support any of these, please let me know. This support would be through a private arrangement with myself rather than being officially through Upendo.
Refugees from an orphans project that suddenly closed down
An organisation called You Too Foundation was started in Kilifi a few years ago. It began after a European visitor to coastal Kenya who, upon looking for a cause to support, found Zilpha, a middle-aged lady looking after a group of orphans out of her own small pocket. The visitor then established a full orphanage but later fell out with Zilpha and withdrew support. This meant that half of the forty or so children were sent back to the streets. Zilpha took in three of them into her own home. It is these three sisters, plus Zilpha’s own daughter, for whom support is needed. Funds have been found to allow them to continue their schooling this year. Two are starting secondary school and the others have two years to go. The cost of this schooling plus uniforms and books is around £200/year.
Issa
Issa is an 18-year-old boy with very debilitating cerebral palsy. We rescued him and his brother from the streets in 2004.where they were begging for their daily food. We then found a special residential school for Issa in Mombasa (60 miles away), and a local school in Kilifi for Mohammed, his younger brother. Over the next 4 years, Issa stayed in this school, occasionally coming back to the relatives’ home in Kilifi for holidays (with much resistance from the wider family, and with support from me for a live-in carer). Eventually Mohammed was also taken in by these relatives and is now doing very well at school. But Issa was terribly neglected in his special school. (I hope you never see it – it was a Dickensian nightmare of a place). This year, the family has finally come around to having Issa live with them in Kilifi. He can go and have physio at the local hospital and perhaps sit in the special class at the local primary school. It will cost KES2000/month for hist carer, another 2000 for his food and physio. This equates to around £420/year. The uncle who he will live with (Jamal) is also in a wheelchair and the one responsible for getting the wider family to take on the responsibility of Issa and Mohammed. So is his other uncle, Mohammed, who runs a highly successful football club for local youth called Lucky Boys. A remarkable pair.
Pendo Baya (which means Love Bad)
Pendo is around 10 and is cerebral palsied. She can get around on her crutches but is very twisted in her legs. She needs some further leg-straightening operations and physio. Her sister, Deborah, is in the Upendo group, the two girls having been orphaned a few years ago. They are looked after by their elderly grandmother. Both girls are some of the most determined little girls I’ve ever seen. Pendo takes herself to school on crutches every day and attends the special class. She can write. She has buck teeth and an enormous smile. In addition to physio she also needs speech therapy. About £100 per year would cover her ops and physio.
Harry
Harry is the last child of four who were orphaned when their mother died giving birth to him. He is now 6 years old and has cerebral palsy. His aunt, Zena, who has four of her own took in these extra four. She is an amazing woman, running a local women’s organisation, cooking meals for sale, doing beauty treatments and hairdressing (I get her to cut my hair under a tree every couple of months) and spending her free time with Harry and the other children. She takes him to the hospital for physio when she can but this is difficult due to distance. To have a physio come to her house once a week would cost £20/month. Like all the other CP kids described above, he has the most gorgeous, huge smile.
Margaret Mackinnon, January 2009
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Wirral skating star Katie Powell prepares to represent GB
4th Feb 2009 by Mark Jones, Birkenhead News
WIRRAL skating star Katie Powell is preparing to represent Great Britain at the European Youth Olympics in Poland.
Katie, 16,Šis one of just four ice skaters in the country to be competing in the biggest international sports event for junior sportsmen and women, and is understandably looking forward to the challenge.
She said: “I’m nervous but really excited about going. I think it will be a really good experience.
“At the moment, I’m just going through my routine over and over to make sure I’m getting my jumps more consistently so I’m more confident.”
The West Kirby Grammar School pupil started skating when she was just five-years-old and has not looked back since, winning her first national competition when she was 12 and recently coming second in the British Ice Skating Championships held in Nottingham.
Katie added: “I love everything about skating – the competition, and especially the jumps. A lot of people hold back on their jumps, so they don’t fall, but I like to take risks and go for all the hard stuff, so sometimes I fall over. It’s funny because people say ‘I bet you never fall over,’ but I do – a lot.
“I never thought I’d be competing in the Youth Olympics, though.
“I saw the kit list for the first time recently which was exciting. T-shirts, tracksuits, sunglasses, towels, ski clothes and hats – everything had the GB Team logo on.”
The Youth Olympics in Slask-Beskidy, Poland, run from February 14 to February 21.
Glenice Robinson, headteacher at West Kirby Grammar, is inevitably proud of Katie. She said: “We're thrilled that West Kirby is being represented at the Youth Olympics in Poland. Katie has competed in a number of prestigious skating competitions but to represent her country is a huge achievement. She's done very well."
This exciting new five-year project at Heswall United Reformed Church is a half time appointment (20 hours a week) initially with a starting salary of £7,280 per annum.
The work will include:
- Toddler groups.
- A children’s club
- Being part of the Junior Church team
- Supporting and encouraging young families.
- Holiday clubs
For further details and an application form contact the church office on 0151 342 8522 Closing dates for applications - 31 October, 2008.
Children’s and Family Worker
Job Description
Heswall U.R.C. is looking to appoint a part-time paid Children/ Family Worker. The contract would initially be for a period of five years, but it would very much be our hope to make this a long term appointment, depending on whether we could raise the necessary funding.
Duties
1. To start and lead an afternoon 2+ toddlers group. (3 hours)
2. To lead the Junior Church Team on Sunday mornings. (5 hours)
3. To start and lead either a Beaver Pack or a children’s club, such as Pilots. (2 hours) If the decision was to start a Beaver Pack, and the person did not already have the necessary qualification, there would be a period of training with the local scout training scheme.
4. To visit and liaise with the existing Toddlers+ Group.
5. To visit the homes of the children involved and to offer support to young families
6. To start and lead a Holiday Club.
Terms and Conditions.
Terms and Conditions of service
Rate of pay: Twenty hours per week @ £ 7.00 per hour.
Tax & NI NI to be paid depending on hours worked
Tax will be paid through PAYE. Employee’s Tax code will be required.
Equipment Provision The church will provide office space and a computer and printer. Such craft or play materials will also be provided.
Holidays 5 weeks paid holiday per annum. [Other unpaid holiday may be considered]
Probationary period For the first three months the appointment can be ended by either party, with a week’s notice
Period of notice For the first three months, termination of employment may be at one week's notice by either party. Thereafter, the period of notice will be four weeks.
Sickness In the event of illness, up to four weeks' sick pay will be payable in any one calendar year. In the event of longer?term illness, further payments will only be made by agreement of the Church Meeting.
Other Because the work is centred on children, the applicant will be need Enhanced CRB clearance
Person specification
1. We are looking for someone who is a committed Christian. One result we hope to see from this work is a growing number of families involved in the life of the church. Only a committed Christian would be able to make real what a living faith offers to people today.
2. We are looking for someone with N.N.E.B or equivalent qualification. This person could be newly qualified or a person with some years experience, who is looking for part time employment. However, we recognise that there are people in our churches who have many years of successfully working with children and this would certainly be considered.
3. We are looking for someone who is good in personal relationships, with people of all ages.
a) Team building will be an important aspect of this work – the ability to identify skills in people and to encourage them to develop those skills. It will also be important to encourage a good working relationship between the members of the team.
b) The person we are looking for will need to like children and be able to develop good relationships with them.
c) One important aspect of this work is to visit and support families, many of whom, even in an area like Heswall, feel isolated. Our Children’s/Family worker would need to be able to empathise with parents experiencing the stains of family life.
d) Being able to drive a car is not essential, but many of the homes are over a mile from the church, so either a car or a bike would be an advantage.
4. Following a successful interview and letter of appointment, personal references, Enhanced Disclosure (CRB) and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
Background Information
The situation and vision.
Heswall United Reformed Church is an active and lively church. We hold three services every Sunday. The morning service has a balance of contemporary and traditional material, with an average of 120 worshippers, not including children and Junior Church leaders. At 5.00 pm we hold a traditional service which is supported by 12 – 20 people who prefer a quieter style of worship. The 6.30 pm contemporary service seeks to be youth friendly, but is not exclusively for the young people. About 20 teenagers attend on a regular basis, plus between 12 and 20 adults. After the evening worship the young people stay on for their “After Hours” meeting, during which they will discuss the theme of the evening service, or some other material. (The Youth Alpha Course has been used in the past.)
During the week there is a wide range of activities, including flourishing Rainbows Brownie and Guide Packs, 2 badminton groups, a toddlers group, two Friday night open youth clubs (11 – 14 and 14+), an afternoon and evening meeting for the ladies of the church, a Scottish country dancing club. Prayers are said in the church at midday every day and there are several house groups meeting during the week. The Church premises are also used by a wide variety of organisation from the local community, including two parent child health promotion sessions run by the local NHS health visitors. Apart from our Youth Minister we also employ a part-time church administrator.
Our Youth Programme.
One of the most encouraging aspects of our work in recent years has followed the appointment of a Youth Minister. We now have about 50 young people at FURY on a Friday evening. These are almost entirely from a non-church background, but over a period of time many of them have started attending the 6.30 service and the After-hours. They have taken part in trips to Taizé, Iona, Spring Harvest, the A Rocha centre in Kenya, Merseyfest, Soul-survivor and FURY Assembly. One of our young people is now a member of the FURY National Executive.
Our work with children
In recent years we have seen a decline in the number of children of junior school age attending church on a Sunday morning, although there is a good number of children of pre-school age. This is partly because some families have moved out of the area and partly because some of the children have now moved up into the youth groups. We have always regarded the work with children as being essential to the life of a balanced church. The difference we have seen since we appointed a Youth Minister has convinced us of how the life and witness of the church would be enriched through the appointment of a children and family worker. Through our toddlers groups, Rainbows and Brownies we are in contact with a large number of junior school age children. It is our vision to offer support to these young families and also to encourage them to become part of the worshipping community. We believe this would be part of a long term strategy, and that when these young children became teenagers, we already have a well established youth programme into which they could move.
We had already started to think about ways of bringing in young people on a gap year or through CWM to lead and energise our work with children, following the talks by John Morgans at the ministers’ summer school last year, of how he had brought leaders to front the work in Penrhys. When the Synod announced that funds were to be made available for new mission projects, this presented us with a clearer way forward.
Aware that we need, as a high priority, to put new emphasis on our work with children and families, we are not waiting until a Chidren/Family Worker has been appointed, but we have already started to take steps in this direction. Recently we re-introduced regular all-age services, and the response has been very encouraging. We are sure that with the right leadership, this aspect of the life of our church could really flourish. We have arranged monthly all age services for 2008, which the uniformed organisations are keen to support. Invitations to these services go to all the organisations who meet on the church premises, and members of the congregation are encouraged to take them to family, friends and neighbours. After the morning service on Easter Day, we held a celebration with food, quizzes for the adults and games for the children. This followed on from a barbeque after the Easter service last year, with a bouncy castle for the children, which again drew in a large number of people who are not regular worshippers. With the local Methodist Church, we are hoping to run day time meetings for the young mothers from the toddler groups in both churches, to look at the joys and the tribulations of family life, and to encourage and support each other. It is also worth pointing out that our minister regularly leads assemblies in the local schools, and is recognised in the street by children from these schools.
Because the work is centred on children, the applicant will be need Enhanced CRB clearance
It is our hope and prayer that with the right Children/ Family Worker in our church we could reach out to offer support to families in the area, and draw children and parents into the worshipping life of the church, in a way similar to that we have seen with teenagers since we appointed a Youth Minister.
199 Telegraph Road, Heswall, Wirral CH60 7SE
Family and Children’s Worker
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Please complete and return to the above address before 31 October 2008
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Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone Appeal |
| Thousands of people have been killed and an estimated one million affected by Cyclone Nargis, which ripped through Myanmar (Burma) on 2 May. |
This is the worst cyclone to hit the impoverished Asian country since 1926 and the highest death toll of any cyclone since Bangladesh in 1991
Whole towns and villages have been wiped out by the cyclone, which roared for ten hours, tearing off roofs, uprooting trees and destroying power lines. As many as 95 per cent of homes were destroyed in some villages in the low-lying delta region. Within the capital Yangon itself, many homes have been left without roofs.
Let us pray for our City of Liverpool
European Capital of Culture, in this year 2008...
Lord God,
Look with love and mercy on Liverpool and its people.
Once the gateway of an earthly empire,
through which flowed the wealth of many nations;
we ask now that the River of Life, Your divine grace,
may flow crystal clear through our city street,
and out to the whole world,
for the healing and well-being of all nations.
Amen
Inspired by Revelation 22:2
Soul Survivor is a 5 – Day camping event for young people to discover and to encounter more of Jesus – and have a great week.
Heswall URC will be taking a group of around 30 to camp together with thousands of young people, from all denominations, at Stafford Showground 25th – 29th July.
SYNOD have kindly offered help with the cost of transport from Mersey to Stafford.
And see www.soulsurvivor.com
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