NOVEMBER 2012 – Now that “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” have passed, we’re celebrating Giving Tuesday – and we have a great opportunity to have your donation matched dollar for dollar! This match happening up to December 31st! When you make a donation to our Restore Hope project on the Giving of Life web site, your donation will be matched (up to $1000)! With this match, $10 becomes $20, $50 becomes...
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We found this infographic about class sizes and teacher salaries around the world, but were disappointed that it didn’t include Uganda. In fact, no African nations were represented. Was I surprised? No. But I do think it’s worth sharing, and I’ll just add what I know. In Uganda: A teacher makes about 300,000 Uganda Shilling each month – about $120, or $1,440 a year. There is a proposal to raise salaries to...
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Sponsored children love getting gifts from their sponsor. These gifts not only represent nice things they cannot afford but, more importantly, they represent someone who really cares for them. There are many difficulties getting these gifts to the children for many reasons. The main way we get these gifts to our sponsored children and get letters back from them is to hand carry them in a trusted travelers suitcases. Because we send items with...
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The statistics on orphans are staggering. The numbers are so overwhelming they can paralyze us from taking action. Today is Orphan Sunday, a day when Christians around the world unite to mobilize church, community and friends to God’s call to care for the orphan. You see, orphans aren’t hopeless unless we leave them that way. Each of the people in the list below lost one or both of their parents to death or abandonment at an early age....
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Thousands of churches across the U.S. and around the globe will celebrate Orphan Sunday this November 4, calling Christians to reflect God’s heart for orphans through adoption, foster care and global initiatives. It is yet one more vivid example—as well as a powerful catalyst—of rising engagement in a Gospel-inspired vision for living out the “pure and faultless religion” described in James 1:27. Friends of TOUCH is hosting a film and...
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We’re happy to announce that we have earned a permanent spot on the GlobalGiving web site – and we couldn’t have done it without you! We ended the month with $4,686 from 55 donors – all of it going to provide desks and furniture for Calvary Primary School in Kampala, Uganda. Calvary Primary is where over 500 children of TOUCH Ministry attend school. We expect the new desks to be in place before the next school term...
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