Hope Centre Burndi - News:

Hope Centre work makes great progress:

The New Year has seen some progress to the building work at the Hope Centre in Burundi. The pictures show the ring beam (reinforced concrete link surrounding the whole house) is now in place allowing roof construction to begin.

To see the full story and to see a video of an interview with Burundi's president Pierre Nkurunziza after his visit to the Hope centre site, have a look at the Hope Centre website were a pictorial record of events is held. http://www.hopecentreburundi.com/

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A presidential Christmas:

President put the 'icing on the Christmas cake' in Burundi:
The president of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza made an impromptu visit to the Hope Centre site on the 27th December 2008, the photos below show his cavalcade arriving and him being shown around the site by Pastor Leonard Tuyishimire.

In the mean time work continues, window and door frames are fabricated and fitted and the walls are raised to a new level.

Below the Hope Centre kids enjoy their Christmas day meal as well as have some gifts presented to them.

To see the full story visit the Hope Centre website www.hopecentreburundi.com

Carrs on Christmas Break:

Deeside Piper prints article: Click on image to enlarge

Have a look at this article:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/matthew_parris/article5400568.ece

Christmas in India:

The Christmas food distribution goes well:
Mission International raised funds during 2008 to support a number of Christmas time initiatives for the poor. The picture below shows the distribution at Padmanabanagar, Visakhapatnam city area Andhara Pradesh, where Pastor Nathaniel Vara Prasad and his wife Beulah distributed food and clothes to leprosy patients and their children.

To see more visit the Gideon Evangelical Ministries (GEM) blog click here.

A Christmas Carol:

Read Blow an extract from Dikens' A Christmas Carol:

The chimes were ringing the three quarters past eleven at that moment.

``Forgive me if I am not justified in what I ask,'' said Scrooge, looking intently at the Spirit's robe, ``but I see something strange, and not belonging to yourself, protruding from your skirts. Is it a foot or a claw!''

``It might be a claw, for the flesh there is upon it,'' was the Spirit's sorrowful reply. ``Look here.''

From the foldings of its robe, it brought two children; wretched, abject, frightful, hideous, miserable. They knelt down at its feet, and clung upon the outside of its garment.

``Oh, Man! look here. Look, look, down here!'' exclaimed the Ghost.

They were a boy and girl. Yellow, meagre, ragged, scowling, wolfish; but prostrate, too, in their humility. Where graceful youth should have filled their features out, and touched them with its freshest tints, a stale and shrivelled hand, like that of age, had pinched, and twisted them, and pulled them into shreds. Where angels might have sat enthroned, devils lurked, and glared out menacing. No change, no degradation, no perversion of humanity, in any grade, through all the mysteries of wonderful creation, has monsters half so horrible and dread.

Scrooge started back, appalled. Having them shown to him in this way, he tried to say they were fine children, but the words choked themselves, rather than be parties to a lie of such enormous magnitude.

``Spirit! are they yours?'' Scrooge could say no more.

``They are Man's,'' said the Spirit, looking down upon them. ``And they cling to me, appealing from their fathers. This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware this boy, for on his brow I see that written which is Doom, unless the writing be erased. Deny it!'' cried the Spirit, stretching out its hand towards the city. ``Slander those who tell it ye! Admit it for your factious purposes, and make it worse! And bide the end!''

``Have they no refuge or resource?'' cried Scrooge.

``Are there no prisons?'' said the Spirit, turning on him for the last time with his own words. ``Are there no workhouses?''

The bell struck twelve.

Check out this website!

http://www.poodwaddle.com/worldclock.swf

A container for Christmas:

Hope Centre Container arrives on site:

Click here to read more

To see a weekly pictorial update click here:

Big names raise awareness of the poor:

Paul Baloche, Steven Curtis Chapman, Stu G, Israel Houghton, Tim Hughes, Graham Kendrick, Andy Park, Matt Redman, Michael W Smith, Chris Tomlin and Darlene Zschech.

Click on the image below to see how many of the big names in the Christian music scene are pooling resources to help the poor.

Christmas Video:

Have a look at this Christmas video...
http://www.eulogia.co.uk/Christmas.wmv

...which I found on the Hope Centre Burundi website, have a look at the website when you are there, you will see the amazing developments to the project there. www.hopecentreburundi.com

Mission International Christmas 2008 e-Newsletter:

In this issue:

• Uganda
• Rwanda
• Burundi
• India

Welcome to the Mission International Christmas 2008 e-Newsletter!

Below you will find a short account of each country/project in which Mission International is involved and a link to the related blog where more detailed information can be found. Please also visit our website www.mission-international.org there you will find a link to our prayer blog, we would really value your prayers as we seek to share the Good News with many and serve God amongst the world's poor, including many Christians who are in desperate need. If you feel you would like to get involved by going on a team or perhaps you can pray for Mission International and our partners then we would love to hear from you.

If you can help support our projects/partners financially in even a small way please print the appropriate Bank Mandate (regular giving) form and GiftAid form or One-off donation Form (Includes a giftaid section), and send in your donation to:

Mission International
25 Tait's Lane,
Dundee, DD2 1DZ,
Scotland, UK.
mail@mission-international.org
+44(0)7982250514

Uganda:

This year has been busy in Uganda. Our partners there are all making progress and much has happened during the course of 2008.

Mighty Meals (Bweyogerere): Mighty Meals Blog Page click here

Bweyogerere Multi Purpose Primary School has now been running the Mighty Meals programme for over one year. Many children are receiving food every day whilst they are at school. Orphan children and those from very poor families may be able to have a place in school but the hunger pangs which they feel daily interrupt their education.

Africa Renewal Ministries (ARM-Gabba): ARM website click here

Menzieshill High School Team:

During October 2008 a team of 8 pupils and 3 staff from Menzieshill High School in Dundee accompanied Hugh Henderson to Uganda. The team was based in Gabba with ARM and travelled to Bethany Village and Namutamba to be involved with the communities there. The team were able to resource schools and medical centres as well as fund a sports field for the Bethany Village school and community. As a result of their visit to Namutamba the team has agreed to support that work with child sponsorship and the future development of the school on a new site. The team also visited some of the tourist attractions like the source of the Nile, the equator and the Murchison Falls and game Park.

Sponsorship partnerships:
Mission International has began a partnership agreement for child sponsorship with ARM. We currently have the names of 20 children who we have agreed to sponsor, please consider how you might help in this crucial programme.

Mwangaza Children's Choir UK tour:
The ARM team have asked Mission International and others to host a UK tour for the Mwangaza children's choir in 2010, we will keep you posted about this as and when all of the agreements are in place.

Parental Care Ministries: (Mbarara): Henderson School Blog

Mbarara Pentecostal Life Church

Currently the church has a piece of land for which they have made part payment. The church currently meets under polythene in the Henderson School grounds but it is hoped that funds can be found to finally purchase the church land and construct a permanent building for worship.

Henderson School
This school has developed quickly over the last few years. New government regulations have made development of the school a lot more difficult but the team there are willing to do their best to comply. After a recent UK tour by Pastor Emmanuel Nnyanzi and his daughter Grace there is now in place a draft plan for the future which UK and USA partners will adopt and work toward making the future of this vital ministry more secure in the long term Parental Care orphanage Henderson School currently educated 191 pupils all of who require some sort of care. There are those who are orphaned by one or both parents, there are those who are abandoned by one or both parents and there are those who come from extremely poor families and backgrounds. All of the 191 children fall into one of these three categories. The orphanage is designed to house and care for these children whilst they are at school.

Child sponsorship programme
The child sponsorship programme, run in partnership with Mission International, wants to bring financial support to the children of the Henderson School/Parental Care orphanage in order that their basic needs can be met. The financial support raised will make sure that the children are well fed, clothed, housed and educated, as well as provide basic medical care.

Rwanda:

Star School - Star school blog click here
Star School, the vision of Rev. Nathan Amooti Rusengo of Rwanda to provide high quality education for the children of Rwanda, is currently in need of resources to fund furniture and equipment for the school. The school need beds, and desks and books etc. If you feel you can help resource this exciting project please print off the forms linked to this message.

How about a team of carpenters and engineers heading for Rwanda for a few weeks to help put some beds and desks together?

To download a teams application form click here.

Currently Star school requires an administrator, based in Rwanda, if you would like to know more please let us know. Please contact us on mail@mission-international.org for more information

Burundi:

Rema Team - Rema Team Blog and Rema UK website

The REMA team is a very strategic resource to the nation of Burundi. Currently Burundi is the poorest country in the world, politically sensitive and financially desperate. During their time in exile a team of refugees gathered to pray for their beloved country and seek ways in which they could support those in need including their fellow refugees and those with HIV/AIDS. Their efforts have been very successful but still there is need for much more support. Mission International has entered into partnership with the REMA team to find strategic ways of supporting the team in order that they can go about their work unhindered. To date Mission International has funded income generating projects for the team so that they can commit themselves to the ministry. Your help in this endeavour would be much valued.

Burundi Summer Team - Teams blog click here and Teams application form click here

During July/August 2008 a team of five from the UK visited Burundi and were involved in evangelism, discipleship training and income generating project work in centre around Burundi. The team visited, Gitega, Rutana, Rumonge and Gatumba, their ministry, support and friendship was very much appreciated. Mission International is planning a Burundi team for 2009, if you would like to be considered for that team please complete an application form and return it to us.

Hope Centre - Hope Centre website click here or Hope Centre Blog click here

We are so grateful to God for the involvement of Charles & Val Carr and their family in the development of this project. The Carrs were seeking a place to serve God where they could use their skills and contacted Mission International to see if there was a project in which they could become involved. Of course they got in touch at the right time since a new project was about to begin in Burundi called the Hope Centre. The Carrs agreed to go, supervise and manage this project and as a result there has been wonderful progress to this heart rending situation. A weekly update is posted on the Hope Centre website so please make sure you have a look.

India:

India Village Ministries (IVM): IVM website click here

Summer Team 2008.
A team from Woodhill Evangelical Church visited both IVM & GEM over a two week period in August 2008. The team were involved in evangelism, church ministry and children's ministry, they also visited those who are suffering from leprosy. Mission International hopes to send a team to IVM in 2009.

Gideon Evangelical Ministries - Visakapatnam: Gideon Evangelical Ministries blog click here

Pastor Nathaniel Varaprasad and his wife Beulah serve in the villages surrounding the town of Visakapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Currently Mission International is working with Pastor Nathaniel to develop income generating projects to provide support for those affected by leprosy.

How to send your support:
If you can help support our projects/partners financially in even a small way please print the appropriate Bank Mandate (regular giving) form and GiftAid form or One-off donation Form (Includes a giftaid section), and send in your donation to:

Mission International
25 Tait's Lane,
Dundee, DD2 1DZ,
Scotland, UK.
mail@mission-international.org
+44(0)7982250514
www.mission-international.org

The Run up to Christmas:

Did you know?
Did you know that over 15 Million children die due to hunger every year? That is over 41,000 every day. That is not counting the many adults who are struggling to survive due to lack of food and basic resources.

The BIG Meal:
You can help; this Christmas Mission Internationals 'BIG Meal' is providing a Christmas day meal for children and families in the developing world. For £3.00 per child a meal will be provided on Christmas Day 2008. The meal is not provided after a search through the local rubbish dump or even the basic porridge meal that many poor children receive when some food is available, no, this meal will have some meat and a bottle of Soda included giving those who are fed a special celebration on a very special day.


To provide a BIG Meal click here.

To see the BIG Meal blogsite click here.

Focus on prayer:

Prayer changes things:

7 days without prayer makes one weak!
To view Mission International items for prayer please click here.

Nnyanzi on Tour!

A busy schedule awaits:

Pastor Emmy Nnyanzi and his daughter Grace, who operate Parental Care Ministries in Mbarara, Uganda will be beginning a 19 day tour of the UK beginning on the 11th of November 2008. The pair will travel throughout England, Scotland and Wales taking in six centres in a bid to raise the profile of Parental Care Ministries and the Henderson School.

Animism hinders education:

Henderson School serves a very remote and poor community. The resources at hand are limited for Pastor Emmy's Parental Care Ministries. Below wooden classrooms with earth floors are home to an increasing group of children as the team endeavour to convince this animistic community of the value of education for their children.

Bureaucracy makes life difficult at Henderson School:

Building work is going on but due to the lack of resources and capital the progress is extremely slow. New government guidelines in Uganda make it increasingly difficult for schools like this to keep ahead of the ever increasing bureaucracy.

Your help is needed:

Please consider how you can help Parental Care Ministries and Henderson School become firmly established. Please consider a donation towards this worthwhile cause.

Click here to find a (regular monthly giving) bank mandate form to donate to Parental Care Ministries:

Click here to find a Gift Aid form:

Click here to find a one-off giving form to donate to Parental Care Ministries:

Menzieshill High School - Uganda Trip:

Years of preparation is nearing an end:
Staff and pupils of Menzieshill High School in Dundee have spent the last two years raising funds and preparing for a trip of a lifetime. Over the last two years the team and their classmates as well as staff and parents have worked tirelessly to raise the fares and project funding required to prepare for the trip. Local businesses and donors have supported the team, allowing them to find ingenious ways of raising funds, from car washing to ceilidhs and auction sales the events have been coming thick and fast. Thank you to everyone who has been involved. To see some more information click on the following links.

Uganda team blog http://dc2blog.ea.dundeecity.sch.uk/uganda/

School website http://menzieshill.ea.dundeecity.sch.uk/news_and_events/2007-2008/june/UgandaChequePresentation.htm

Link to Teams blog page:

Burundi Mission Team report

3 week trip a great success!

The Burundi Mission team are now back home in the UK after a taxing but useful and eventful trip. To see a more detailed report follow this link http://mission-matters.blogspot.com/

The India Mission team have reported having a wonderful time, their report will appear here in due course.

Burundi mission team set to depart:

A hop, skip and a jump!
The Rema Ministries team in Burundi are about to host one of Mission International's summer mission teams. The five strong team will leave Gatwick airport in the UK on Wednesday 23rd July and from there fly to Brussels where they board the long haul flight for their three week trip to Burundi. During their time in Burundi the team will engage in activities prepared in advance by Rema. The team's base will be at the Rema Centre in Bujumbura, Burundi's capital city, and from there travel to various parts of the country. Rema has projects around the country dealing with the issues which affect returning refugees as well as those who remained in Burundi during the time of conflict. HIV/AIDS of course is a huge problem there and so the team will be involved in the support projects designed to generate income for those with HIV/AIDS, in particular women who are now unable to work in the fields and so require a means of raising support to feed their children. Part of Mission International's purpose is also to share the Good news of Jesus wherever we go and so the team will also take part in various church services arranges in the places to which we will travel.

To find out more information about Rema Ministries click here.

To find out more about Mission International teams click here.

To download a Mission International Mission Teams application form click here.

Maternity Unit required!

Stretchered for 2 days...
Women, in the village of Nyembuye Burundi, who develop complications during child birth currently have to be stretchered by four men for two days to the nearest maternity unit. The village, mostly inhabited by returning refugees, has recently acquired a small medical centre which has improved the lives of the local inhabitants. However those women unfortunate enough to have difficulties during the birth of their child find themselves carried for the 20 miles or so to the nearest help, most don't make it on time. Mission International would like to raise funds for this centre and thus bring about a major change for the benefit of the whole community but in particular expectant mothers.

Click on image to enlarge it

If you would like to support this vital centre please follow these links

Printable Bank Mandate form for regular giving click here.

Printable Gift Aid Form click here.

Printable one-off donation form click here.

Opportunities Abroad:

Would you like to serve in the developing world?
For some the offer of a chance to serve in the developing world is just what they have been looking for. It may be because they are looking for a new challenge or that retirement has finally come and they want to share their life's skills and experiences with those who would benefit from them. Whatever the reason Mission International may be able to offer an opportunity to serve.

What is available?
There are a number of options for service abroad, from a few weeks as part of a Mission Team up to a year helping develop a Mission International partner project. All opportunities are self funding and require committed people with a live Christian faith.


Administrator Star School Rwanda:
Currently the Star School in Rwanda is seeking the services of an experienced administrator. The right person will firstly have a love for children and the administrative skills to support the staff in the new and rapidly developing school. It is hoped that the position will be for a minimum of six months and a maximum of two years, where the candidate would have the opportunity to train other indigenous staff.


The candidate would need to raise the support required to live in Rwanda (in the region of £1000/month) as well as their air fares. If you would like to know more read on.......

More Information:

To see the Star School Blog click here.

To find out more information about this and other opportunities please contact us on mail@mission-international.org

Mission International Teams:

You may also be interested in becoming part of a Mission International team, if so you will find more information here

To download a teams application form please click here