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Give a gift that meets a need this holiday season!Here you will find practical ways that our community can reach across oceans and powerfully bless others. As you read this, dozens of deaf children in Nicaragua are receiving an education for the very first time and women and girls in Thailand are learning new skills in order to make new lives for themselves and their families after being grossly exploited by the sex trade. Be a part of what God is doing! |
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Nicaragua
Developing community is crucial for personal growth. Community tends to happen naturally with those who are most like you. But what about those who are not like you? What if they don’t look like you or dress like you? What if they don’t hear like you? How then do you go beyond the boundaries of culture to create community of love and acceptance. Matt and Eva have not only established the first school for the deaf in Nicaragua, they are now building a Coffeehouse! This coffeehouse will meet a crucial need to bridge a gap between cultures.
N01School Uniforms & SuppliesPurchase school uniforms, supplies, shoes, back pack, etc. to begin new school year in Feb. Cost: $75 
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N02LaminatorPurchase a laminator for the missionary to be able to make teaching materials that will last many years. Cost: $60
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N03One-month ScholarshipPurchase a scholarship to help a deaf student to study in the Christian School for the Deaf, Managua, Nicaragua. Cost: $32
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N04Bus TransportationPurchase a bus ticket for one month to help alleviate the expense for a family of a deaf student. Cost: $45
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N05BlocksPurchase a block that will help complete the building of La Puerta Café in 2010. Cost: $5
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Ethiopia
Beza International Church has a vision for redeeming Africa. Beza Entoto Outreach works with people living with HIV. They provide job training, tutoring, medical help, and food supplements to a large, impoverished community just outside the city. Instead of carrying huge loads of firewood down the mountain, Beza is empowering women with new opportunities to spin cotton, which can be used to make traditional scarves and blankets. Through weekly breakfasts with the pastors and bi-monthly soccer matches, Beza is building relationships with vulnerable children living on the streets of Addis in the hopes of evolving those relationships into educational, shelter, and social support.
E01One Month of Housing for 20 Orphaned Street ChildrenBeza and our very own NCCer Adam Taylor are creating opportunity for street children in Addis Ababa. Support this initiative as it gets off this ground. Cost: $100
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E02ClothingEach child that begins the rehabilitation process through “Change Ministry” receives 2 pairs of pants, a t-shirt, jacket, and shoes with socks. Cost: $30
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E03One Month of Rehabilitation for Street KidsThis includes nutrition, education and counseling from physical abuse. Cost: $30
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E04100 MealsBeza has recently launched a Friday morning breakfast feeding program in hopes of feeding over 1000 hungry children every week. Cost: $100
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E05Blanket Weaving MaterialsThrough Beza and their Entoto Outreach Center men and women infected with HI V are given economic and educational empowerment. Cost: $10
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E06Vocational TrainingEvery mother or father that participates in the job program at the center has children. The Outreach Center is now providing on-site education for children. The cost covers one year of education for a child. Cost: $60
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E07African Leadership Forum sponsorshipBeza has established the African Leadership Forum and African Prayer Breakfast that brings together government officials, diplomats, pastors and heads of state from all over Africa. Cost: $1,500
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1 billion people on the planet do not have access to clean, safe drinking water. Generosity Water is dedicated to ending the clean water crisis one community at a time. Through innovative awareness campaigns, strategic implementation and in depth accountability, we hope to inspire people to think globally and live generously.
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Thailand
I recalled what Richard, a staff worker at The Well said: “If we’re still sitting here in 10 years time with the girls making cards we have failed… we want to develop the skills the girls already have so they can go back and be tentmakers. We’re trying to develop leaders.” The women at The Well use art to connect with the damage in their lives; the art they produce is as real as that damage, and it brings something beautiful out of their pain. Evil was intended, yet good is produced. As the Gospel transforms people, nations are transformed by default.
~ Maegan Stout, Thailand ‘09 Team Leader
T01Card MaterialsHelp The Well purchase paper, stamps, ink, and ribbon so the women and girls can make cards to sell. Cost: $10
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T02Jewelry MaterialsHelp The Well purchase steel wire, sterling silver, glue, pearls, and semi-precious stones so the women and girls can make jewelry to sell. Cost: $10
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T03Bag MaterialsHelp The Well purchase cloth, buttons, zippers, and thread so the women and girls can make purses and bags to sell. Cost: $10
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T04One Month's Job TrainingHelp The Well teach the girls practical job skills so they can sustain a life outside the sex industry. Cost: $100
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T05T06, T07, T08Sponsor Months of SalaryHelp The Well support the women with their monthly salaries of $165. Cost: $165
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T09One Month's RentHelp The Well cover the cost of their facilities. The Well has four work centers and a childcare center where the girls meet for worship, Bible study, job training, and work. Cost: $12,000
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T10Medical CareHelp The Well provide for girls that need rehab, pre-natal care, and general health care. Cost: Any $ amount
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T11High School Tuition for One YearHelp a woman or girl at The Well afford to finish high school. A diploma goes a long way towards employability. Cost: $100
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T12Books (Set of four)Help The Well build a small library and education center for the students. Cost: $15
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T13Buy Her Bag, Not Her Body Slogan ToteReversible, over the shoulder bag that transforms into a single strap tote, made from eco-friendly recycled rice bag paper by survivors of sex trafficking in Cambodia. WILL SHIP TO YOU FROM NOMI NETWORK. Cost: $25
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Bolivia
NCC is sending a team to Bolivia this Christmas to work with Children’s International Network. We're hoping to demonstrate God’s love to children and at-risk youth, and to train, equip and network leaders to do the same. CIN has developed a program that provides support and teaching materials to pastors around the world and through their orphanage in Bolivia, South America. The Bolivia Life Center is home to nearly eighty boys with traumatic past experiences of physical, sexual and emotional abuse. All of the boys were abandoned by their parents. Children’s International Network is committed to raising these children through adulthood, providing for their higher education or vocational training.
B01Teaching MaterialsProvides teaching materials to pastors in developing countries allowing them to reach 10 children weekly for one year. Cost: $10
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B02Jacket for an orphanProvides a warm jacket for an orphan. Cost: $30
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B03TutoringProvides one year of daily tutoring to an orphan. Many of our boys have never attended school prior to coming to the Bolivia Life Center orphanage. Cost: $125
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B05Multi-purpose VitaminsProvides 10 orphans with vitamins each day. Cost: $290
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B06Medical CareProvides emergency medical care for an orphan. Cost: $500
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B07Athletic GearProvides an orphan with a soccer ball, pair of cleats and a uniform. The orphanage has a soccer coach on staff and there are currently three teams. The boys are really talented and compete in local tournaments. Cost: $90
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