His Hands for Africa

We still have African Paper Bead Necklaces for sale!

2010-07-28T09:37:00.004-04:00

We still have African Paper Bead necklaces for sale! We are selling them on behalf of the wife of our partner in Africa. She is selling them to earn money to help put their children through college. Photos are available upon request. Single necklace is $10, Necklace and Bracelet set is $15, Necklace/Bracelet/Earrings set is $18. For more info or more photos, please e-mail us at info@hishandsforafrica.org.

99 children sponsored!

2010-06-29T13:03:00.003-04:00

As of today, there are 99 children sponsored in our His Hands for Africa Child Sponsorship Program. Just one more new sponsorship will put us up into the "100 Children Sponsored" category! Wouldn't you like to be the one who sponsors the 100th child? You can view photos of waiting children on our website - www.hishandsforafrica.org/children.asp.

Will you consider sponsoring an African child today?

Looking back on 2009 - Looking ahead to 2010

2010-01-08T12:59:00.003-05:00

Here we are at the start of 2010 and it seems appropriate to look back on 2009, not to bring any praise on ourselves but to marvel at the incredible provision of God. The brief synopsis of the activities of His Hands for Africa for 2009 looks like this -

Total number of team trips to Africa - 1

Total number of team members on that trip - 3

Total number of children "processed" on that trip - 207

Total number of children sponsored for the 2008-2009 school year - 92

Total number of sponsors - 46

On that team trip to Africa we were able to deliver over 100 blankets donated by people in our area of Maine. These blankets were given to women and children in refugee camps in Uganda and the DR Congo. What a blessing it was for us to be able to bring these to them and to see them being put to good use.

On that same trip we learned about a program being run by Pastor Bamoleke's wife, Siriaka, which provides a pig for an African woman in crisis. We were able to share this information with our sponsors who have responded to this opportunity to help in a tremendous way - enabling us to be able to send over $2,000 to Africa to help provide pigs for this program.

We were also able to send Siriaka over $500 from the sale of the African Paper Bead jewelry she had sent us. We still have more jewelry for sale if anyone is interested.

We are so thankful to God for allowing us to be His servants and for His incredible blessing on this ministry. None of these things would have been possible without His guidance and direction and without Him bringing in the increase. "Not to us, O Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory because of Your love and faithfulness." Psalm 115:1

More African Paper Bead Jewelry for sale!!

2009-11-27T15:29:00.003-05:00

We have African Paper Bead jewelry for sale! We have several pieces available as well as several sets which include a necklace and either a bracelet or earrings or both. Prices are very reasonable!! A single necklace is $10.00, necklace bracelet set is $15.00 and a full set with necklace, bracelet and earrings is $18.00. We are selling this jewelry for Bamo's wife who is using the proceeds from the sale of the jewelry to help pay for their children's university expenses. We're selling the jewelry without any profit for us. We just want to help Bamo and Siriaka and their children.

So skip all those crazy "Black Friday" sales and send us an e-mail with your jewelry order! info@hishandsforafrica.org.

African paper bead necklaces

2009-09-15T16:05:00.003-04:00

We have sold all the African paper bead necklaces we had! Thank you to everyone who purchased one! We hope to have more necklaces for sale sometime in the next month. We will be sure to post an announcement here along with some new photos. These necklaces would make great gifts for the holidays - gifts that would also be helping out women in Africa. So be sure to check back in the next month to see more necklaces for sale!

Jamie :-)

African paper bead necklaces for sale!

2009-08-01T16:00:00.004-04:00

We have handmade African paper bead necklaces for sale. Beads are made from recycled paper and no two are exactly alike. We are selling them on behalf of our partner in Africa and his wife who will use the proceeds from the sale of the necklaces to help pay their children's school tuition. The cost of each necklace is just $10.00! Necklaces pictured here are representative of the selection we have. If you don't see what you're looking for here, please let us know as we have MANY more to choose from! If you are interested, please e-mail us at gotsnowgirl1@yahoo.com.

Have you thought about sponsoring an African child? We have children in Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo who are waiting for a sponsor. The sponsorship fee starts at just $10.00 per month. Please visit our website - http://www.hishandsforafrica.org/ and choose a child to sponsor today!

The Final Tally

2009-07-02T20:30:00.000-04:00

I'm sorry I didn't get back here sooner to post our final tally in the challenge but there was no change after my last post. We ended our challenge with 15 children chosen for sponsorship. I know that's short of our goal of 25 but I am still very happy to have found sponsors for 15 more children!!

Thank you to everyone who participated! And, you know, just because the challenge is over, you don't have to stop talking, posting, sharing!

So....who will you talk to about sponsoring a child?!
Thanks again!
Jamie :-)

We're not done yet!

2009-06-30T23:50:00.001-04:00

Here we are in the last few minutes of the day (here on the East Coast of the US) but we're not done with this challenge yet! We just had another child chosen! Agano Nyundo in Goma, DR Congo has just been chosen! So we now stand at 15 children chosen! We could still get more before the day is officially over so don't count us as "done" yet! Keep on talking!

So....who are you talking to about sponsoring a child RIGHT NOW!
Thanks so much!

Jamie :-)

The Final Hours

2009-06-30T16:19:00.000-04:00

Here we are in the final hours of our sponsorship challenge and we just had one more child chosen! Maombi Seburo in Goma, DR Congo has just been chosen! So now our total stands at 14 children chosen - still 11 short of our goal. But the day isn't over yet! We can still come closer! So please keep spreading the word!

Who are you talking to about sponsoring a child right now??

Thanks so much!

Jamie :-)

Day 25

2009-06-29T20:08:00.000-04:00

So we are into the last 24 hours of this challenge and we just had one more child chosen! Dorcas Akello in Kampala, Uganda was just chosen! So we have officially passed the half-way point to our goal of 25 children sponsored. I know it doesn't seem like we'll meet that goal at this point but I don't want to give up now! Finding a sponsor for even just one more child before our challenge officially ends tomorrow night will be fantastic! So please, don't stop yet! Keep on posting, talking, sharing, etc!

Who are you talking to about sponsoring a child today?

Thanks!

Jamie

Day 24

2009-06-28T20:46:00.001-04:00

Yay! Three more children have been chosen! Adam, Eve & Vicky Omali in Kampala, Uganda have all been chosen for sponsorship! So that brings our total up to 12 children chosen and 13 more to find sponsors for. The challenge will end in just 2 days so let's see how close we can come to reaching that goal! Please - talk to your friends - post messages on the web - whatever you can do to get the word out - these children need our help!

So....who will you talk to and where will you post a message about sponsoring a child tomorrow??

Thanks so much!
Jamie

Day 19

2009-06-23T21:15:00.000-04:00

Good news! Another child has just been chosen for sponsorship! Mugisha Ruvamwabo Hazika in Rwankuba, DR Congo has just been chosen. That brings our total number of children chosen up to 9 children chosen, just 16 more to find sponsors for in order to meet our goal. This challenge is scheduled to end just one week from today - June 30th. We can still reach this goal but we really need your help. Please talk to everyone you can - let them know these children need our help!
Here are some statistics I read recently - 30,000 children in Sub-Sahara Africa die every DAY due to hunger and/or malnutrition. 15 million children have been orphaned due to AIDS. And it is estimated that between 2005 and 2010, 25 million AIDS orphans will die because they have no one left to care for them. Those numbers are staggering to say the least. So please, help us find sponsors for these children.
So....who will you talk to or where will you post a message or a link about sponsoring a child tomorrow?
Thank you so much!

Jamie

Day 12

2009-06-16T19:43:00.001-04:00

Good news! Another child has been chosen for sponsorship today - Joy Agatesi in Kigali, Rwanda! So that brings us up to 8 children sponsored and just 17 more to find sponsors for to meet our goal! Things are progressing well but please don't quit! We need you to keep on spreading the word about all the other children who are still waiting for a sponsor!

So.....who will you talk to about sponsoring a child today??
Thanks everyone!
Jamie :-)

Day 10 update

2009-06-14T15:30:00.000-04:00

It's day 10 of our sponsorship challenge and our official count is 7 children sponsored, 18 more to find sponsors for to meet our goal of 25 children sponsored in 25 days. Since our last update, we have had one more child chosen for sponsorship - Heritier Rukira in Rwankuba, DR Congo. Our goal is still within reach but we need help. Please talk to your friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, etc. Let them know these children need our help.

So.....who will you talk to about sponsoring a child?

Thank you so much!

Jamie :-)

Day 4 - 4 more!

2009-06-08T19:22:00.000-04:00

We have FOUR MORE children who have been sponsored today - day 4 of our challenge! Their new sponsor had actually contacted me before our challenge officially started but since it was not completed until today I decided to count these sponsorships in our challenge total. Ushindi Kaziga in Goma, DR Congo, her sister, Neema Nsimire in Goma, DR Congo, Chiza Nowamani in Kabale, Uganda and Grace Uwineza in Kigali, Rwanda were all sponsored today! So that brings our count up to 6 children sponsored, only 19 more to go to meet our goal!

So....who will you talk to about sponsoring a child tomorrow? Let's see that number of children sponsored going higher and higher!

Thanks so much!
Jamie :-)

- In the interest of space, I decided not to post these children's photos! Four photos on one post would be quite a bit!

Day 2 update

2009-06-06T21:41:00.000-04:00

We have another child chosen! Antoinette Zawadi in Rwankuba, DR Congo has just been chosen for sponsorship! So that makes 2 children sponsored and 23 more to go to meet our goal!

So......who will you talk to about sponsoring a child?

Thank you!

Jamie :-)

Challenge update - day 2

2009-06-06T09:53:00.000-04:00

I am so pleased to announce that we have had our first child chosen in our current sponsorship challenge!! Neema Esperance in Goma, DR Congo has just been chosen!! So that makes 1 child sponsored, just 24 more to go to meet our goal. As I said when I started the challenge, this one will be difficult to meet but I KNOW it can be done. Won't you please help us help the children? Talk to your friends and neighbors. Give them the URL of the website. Let the children's faces speak for themselves.
So....who will you talk to about sponsoring a child today?
Jamie :-)

A New Challenge!

2009-06-04T23:41:00.001-04:00

O.k. - so this will be a tough one but I know we can do it if everyone helps out. I am going to set a goal to get TWENTY-FIVE (25) kids sponsored in the next 25 days. If I've done my math right (which is always a good question!), that would put us up to June 30th. It would be WONDERFUL to have 25 kids taken care of before then. The children in the Congo will be starting a new school year in September and what a wonderful blessing it would be to them to start out a new school year with a new sponsor! So what do you think? Do you think we can do it? It will take a lot of effort. Everyone will need to get out there and talk to their friends, neighbors and family members. I've got brochures coming from the printer any day and I'll be happy to mail them out to anyone who wants to use them!
So......let's do it! 25 kids sponsored by June 30th! Ready.....set.....GO!!!
Jamie :-)

Other ways to help

2009-05-27T10:53:00.000-04:00

There are many ways you can help the children of Uganda, Rwanda and the DR Congo. Child sponsorship is one way but there are also other ways.

A donation of just $9 will purchase an insecticide-treated malaria net for a child living in one of these countries. Every 30 seconds a child dies from malaria but a donation of just $9 could change that! What an amazing opportunity to help save a life!
A donation of just $35 will purchase a pig for a woman in crisis. Ownership of a pig can help a woman provide for her family's needs or pay her children's school fees. At maturity the pig can produce 3 to 4 litters per year and can have as many as 10 piglets in a litter. Selling those piglets can provide the necessary income for the family to sustain itself. When a woman receives a pig through this program, she is required to give away 3 piglets from the first litter produced by that pig. One piglet is given back to the project to be given to another woman in need. The other two piglets are to be given to other women in that particular community who are in similar circumstances. After that, the pig belongs to the woman without any further commitment.

If you are interested in sponsoring a child, purchasing a malaria net or purchasing a pig for a woman in crisis, please let us know. You can e-mail us at info@hishandsforafrica.org

Welcome to the His Hands for Africa blogspot!

2009-05-26T15:28:00.001-04:00

This blog was created to share information and to help spread the word about the needy children of Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. These children need our help in order to attend school. A monthly fee as small as $10 can help send a child to school. So please consider sponsoring a child today! If you are already sponsoring a child through the His Hands for Africa Child Sponsorship Program, please feel free to share your experiences here!