JUST A FEW UPDATES...

Just a quick update on a few things:


Benefit Variety Show. Don't forget to come out on Friday evening, May 28th to the Fox Theater in Redlands for an awesome night of seriously great entertainment, and all for only $10.00. We want to thank Val and Lauren Mosher for putting this evening together to benefit Africa Harvest of Hope. Their support has been a blessing to us but you all should come out and be blessed by the talent that we will enjoy that night. I personally can't wait. I haven't been on a date in months. Don't tell Alan I said that.

Our next Food Packaging Event will be October 9, 2010. Please add this date to your calendar and come out for an hour or for the day to help us put another 100,000 meals together.

In April we witnessed the effect of what 500 pair of hands can do. It was a priceless experience and it was good for me personally because these events are not a "cake walk". I whine for weeks before each event, that I just don't have enough time or maybe the people won't come or ... Yes, I know, "o me of little faith" but now, I want to do more. I'm not saying we can just yet but you won't hear me complaining near as much. Plus, I've ask God to keep the picture of these children enjoying there KAH (Kids Against Hunger) meals fresh in my mind.

Please go to our Photos Page and click on the 'April Trip' to enjoy seeing what your hands helped to accomplish.

Our next trip to Tanzania will be the first two weeks of November in 2010. On this trip we will be enjoying the company of few friends who will be joining us. On the first leg of the trip we will be working at a church that helps the children in their area to excel in school as well as helping preschoolers prepare for school. We'll be doing some things with the children but we will also be doing a few seminars for adults in the area. We usually have the opportunity to help families who are seriously struggling as well as widows in the area. We always expect the unexpected on these trips so we really never know what God will direct our steps to do. We make a few plans and ask Him to direct us and He always does.
The last week or so of the trip will of course be in the Children's Home in Korogwe doing whatever might need to be done at that time. We will of course be spending time with the kids doing crafts, and games as well as telling them of the Love of God for them through stories and devotions.

Each year we try to take a group with us on our second trip to Tanzania. If anyone is interested in going on a short term mission trip to Africa and if God has 'opened the door' after prayer and searching your heart, to make sure we have the right motives for going, we'd like to extend the opportunity for you to join us. We will begin having our meetings next month to pray and discuss what a trip like this is like. (Not that any trip is the same)

You can call us at (909) 335-8167 or email us at shannon@africaharvestofhope.org for more information.

We have a new way of sending out our Newsletters through Constant Contact. (thank you Debbe Herrero for coaching me through our first one) If you are interested in receiving it via email please let us know and we will add you to our email list.

God bless you!