Mtshabezi National AIDS Programme, Zimbabwe Pray for rains, which should have began at the end of October, but have been particularly late this year. Only a few patchy showers had fallen by the end of December, which could negatively impact food security in the coming year.  Livestock and gardens are both at risk. Pray for [...]

Tags: agriculture, counseling, education, income generation, orphan Sunday, orphans, water, zambia, zimbabwe
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As we journey through our advent blog series, we’re pleased to highlight several stories from our 2012 Christmas letter. If you didn’t receive a mailed copy this month, we invite you to read the full piece here and consider a year end gift to help mothers like Cecilia, featured below. “Every mother wants to care [...]

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Ryan and Paul arrived safely back in the USA a few hours ago. As they, and hopefully all of us, rest and celebrate this Easter weekend, here is the last reflection Ryan wrote shortly before leaving Zambia. Happy Easter from all of us at Forgotten Voices. He is Risen! He is risen, indeed. Hallelujah! Dear [...]

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In church this Sunday morning, I realized I am about to take trip #20 to Africa since our ministry began. We leave this Tuesday through October 11. I am traveling with Ellen Shaffer, our Director for Project Management, and my father, Denis, a pastor at North River Community Church. Once there, we’ll link up with [...]

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From Ryan, Katie and the team traveling in souther Africa – One of the coolest lessons we are being reminded of here is that we are not working alone in southern Africa. Sometimes it is tempting to think that our gifts to local churches are the only way kids and families survive. A professor of [...]

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