Hello Friends,
We hope you are all doing well and enjoying this wonderful season.
Our purpose for writing to you today is to let everyone know that we are sending a container to Tanzania on December 20th, filled with the food that was packaged last year. We're excited that we will have room for two more pallets in the container and we would like this space to be used to send a box for each child that lives in the Children's Home in Korogwe.
Many of you know we just returned from another visit to Tanzania. Each time we go, our luggage is filled with things that must have priority. For example first aid takes priority over clothing. That's why we feel so blessed to have this space in the container. We will also be sending tools and heavier things that we cannot carry over.
For the children, each box will contain a pair of shoes, skirt or pants, shirt or blouse, socks, underwear and some school items as well as shampoo and soaps. None of these items have to be new except the socks and underwear. Although we are asking for the items to be "gently worn" that are donated used.
The extra things that we hope to collect will be boxed up and shared with the children in the villages that live near the Children's Home. The children that live in the home will be sharing these items personally with their "neighbors", the children in the villages.
We thank you for considering this opportunity to be a part of this. We also look forward to seeing you again in March 2011 at the University of Redlands for our next Food Packaging Event. There are some amazing things going on with Africa Harvest of Hope and we appreciate each of you who are partnering with us one way or another.
May God richly bless you this Christmas Season and throughout the New Year!
Alan And Shannon Reed
Africa Harvest of Hope
P.O. Box 1494
Redlands, CA 92373
(909) 335-8167
www.africaharvestofhope.org
1 Corinthians 13:3
We will be packaging the children's boxes on Thursday, December 16 at 10 am.
We will also be taking donations of tools to send.
Below is a list of the children's names, ages and sizes as well as a list of needs for tools that we accumulated while we were there last month.
The Kids who live at the Children’s Home (in year 2010 for age) and those who care for them.
Name: Jennifer Asukile (F)
Age: 16
Size: 10 skirt / large ladies top
Shoe: 8
Name: Cathryne Mbwana (F)
Age: 14
Size: 8 skirt / med top
Shoe: 9 1/2
Name: Jamila Ally (F)
Age: 13
Size: 8 skirt / med top
Shoe: 9
Name: Judith Yusufu (F)
Age: 12
Size: 10 skirt / large top
Shoe: 9 1/2
Name: Aquilina Alikadi (F)
Age: 9
Size: size 2 skirt / small top
Shoe: 7
Name: Swaumu Sihojo (F)
Age: 11
Size: Size 4 skirt / small top
Shoe: 7
Name: Hasnati Salumu (F)
Age: 13
Size: Size 2 skirt / small top
Shoe: 7
Name: Said Majidi (M)
Age: 13
Size: Shirt Men’s small / small pants Boy’s 14 or very small men’s
Shoe: 10
Name: Abdule Hassein (M)
Age: 9
Size: Boy’s 12 / Youth L t-shirt
Shoe: 9
Name: Ramadhani Athumani (M)
Age: 11
Size: Boy’s 12 / Youth L t-shirt
Shoe: 8
Name: Iddi Shafii (M)
Age: 11
Size: Boy’s size 12 / Youth L t-shirt
Shoe: 9
Name: Janet Alkadi (F)
Age: 11
Size: Girl’s 14
Shoe: 6
Name: Alan Alex (M)
Age: 10
Size: Boy’s 14 / shirt Youth Large t-shirt
Shoe: 9
Name: Mary Dennis (F)
Age: 10
Size: Girls L / 14
Shoe: 7
Name: Olivatus Polivastus (M)
Age: 10
Size: Boy’s 14 / Men’s small t-shirt
Shoe: 10
Name: Langeni Msuya (M)
Age: 10
Size: Boy’s 10 / Youth M
Shoe: 8
Name: Barka Emanuel (M)
Age: 10
Size: Boy’s 12 / Youth L t-shirt
Shoe: 9
Name: Kevin Kilanga (M)
Age: 8
Size: Boy’s 10 / Youth M t-shirt
Shoe: 7
Name: Lightness Isaka (F)
Age: 6
Size: Girls 12
Shoe: 6
Name: Lightness Isaka (F)
Age: 6
Size: Girls 12
Shoe: 6
Name: Leah (F)
Age: 3
Size: Girls small maybe a 6
Shoe: 4?
Name: Abdulatif Mafita (M)
Age: 12
Size: Boy’s 12 / Youth L t-shirt
Shoe: 7
Name: Danie Saitoti (M)
Age: 5
Size: Boy’s 10 / youth t-shirt M
Shoe: 4
Name: Loveness Lomaae (F)
Age: 8
Size: Girls 12
Shoe: 7
Name: Kitaringo Hamisi (M)
Age: 8
Size: Boy’s size 12
Shoe: 6
Name: Musa Mollel (M)
Age: 5
Size: Boy’s 10
Shoe: 5
Name: Hosen Miraji
Age: 8
Size: Boy’s 10
Shoe: 5
Name: Hoseni Miraji
Age: 8
Size: Boy’s size 10
Shoe: 5
Name: Teddy Baltasar
Age: 7
Size: Girls 12
Shoe: 5
Those who live and work at the Children's Home
House mom
Name: Neema Mdoe
Age: 27
Size: Ladies 8
Shoe: 8
Name: PetroFlora
Age:
Size: Men’s small (Dress shirt and tie)
Shoe: 10
Name: Phillip
Age:
Size: Men’s Large (Dress shirt and tie)
Shoe: 10
Name: Michael (Dress shirt and tie)
Age:
Size: Size Men’s M
Shoe: 10
Name: Herbert Mwaimu (Dress shirt and tie)
Age:
Size: Men’s XL
Shoe: 10
Name: Emily Mwaimu
Age:
Size: Ladies 12 (Skirt)
Shoe: 9
Name: The Cook at the Home
Age: About 50
Size: Small man
Shoe: 9
Ideas:
Underwear
Socks
Girl’s skirts or dress
Tops or blouse
Boy’s kaki or black pants or jeans
Black shoes that mud will clean off easily like a dress shoe (Tennies are OK but harder to take care of)
Deodorant
Toothbrush/toothpaste
Toy: appropriate to gender and age
Book - Age appropriate for young Christian person
Small pillow
Stuffed toy
Doll is girl is young
Toy car for boys
Puzzle
Crafts
These are ides that can go into each child’s box. They do however need the clothing items. Please don’t seal your boxes. Sorry we can’t send food items/gum in the container.
We need to get overalls and aprons as well if you know of anywhere we can get some for the men and ladies.
We could use Head and Shoulders shampoo. It’s cures ringworm and the kids have this problem often.
Tools and things:
220 Volt Generator (someone suggested 5.6 horse power husky)
24 volt Dewalt cordless set
Extra cordless batteries
Radial arm saw
Table saw with router
Cases of nails, all sizes
Socket sets (1/4 in, 3/8 in, 1/2 in with drivers)
Arch Welder 220 volt with rods, leathers and face shields
Heavy duty floor jack for cars etc.
2 x Bottle jacks
Air Compressor with tools
Torque wrenches
Hammers, sludge hammers
Wood clamps
Screw Drivers
Hand saws and other misc. saws
Shovels, picks, axes, maddox
Gloves, ear protection, eye protection
Lights and light stands
Hedge trimmers
Come along with chains
Tarps
Chain Saws
Vice Clamp
Pipe threader and taps
Electrical kits
Household items
Sheets, blankets and pillows
Spray bottles
Hand wipes
Bath towels
Hand towels
Again remember these things do not have to be brand new - But the do need to be clean and in good shape.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
Giving Thanks/November 2010 Trip
November 2010 Trip
It’s hard to come back and try to describe what a trip is like. From the 20+ hours in the sky to the anticipation of the first step off the plane and onto the tarmac at Kilimanjaro, you almost forget you’re halfway around the world, but at 10:20pm the doors opened for us to depart our flying metal nanny and immediately we are engulfed by a warm wind that was filled with reminders that we are not home. We’re in Tanzania, East Africa.
On Thursday night we stayed in our old stopping grounds of Moshi at a friendly hostel that lays sleepily at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The familiarity is welcoming and after devotions on Friday morning we are on the road again to Korogwe, about 5 hours east of Moshi. We load up the rented bus and we’re off.
It’s fun to watch the expressions on the faces of those who have not experienced the trip before. We see the team gaze out the window of the bus during our long drive at things everyone has undoubtedly heard about on documentaries but never experienced first hand. From the obvious poverty, to the mama’s working harder than we could ever imagine while a child is wrapped tightly on her back. Then there are the little children with their beaming smiles, franticly waving and shouting “mazungu” (white person) as the bus rolls passed village after village.
I love it. I love the people and the customs and often I believe they are far ‘richer’ then we are.
So, about the trip, we sent out a newsletter asking for prayer and we’d love for you to know how those prayers affected us on this trip.
You prayed:
For good weather…
We had some of the best weather we’ve ever had on any of our trips to Tanzania. We found out though that they desperately needed the rain and we began to pray for rain. It was not until we left each place that it began to rain. God’s consolation was so real we could tangibly feel it. It rained in every area we went, but only when we were on our way to the next place.
For no sickness…
As you heard Anne feel sick the first day but she was fully recovered by Monday. She said she was not upset that she got sick only that she missed the experiences of Saturday and Sunday. We praise God there was no residual effect throughout the rest of the trip. Other than that we thank God we were all well.
For jet lag…
Well who knows if it was jet lag or just excitement and the inability to shut the brain off, but it was obvious that even though we didn’t sleep much it was as much sleep as we needed and we didn’t suffer from the lack. I would surmise that our intake of sugary soda and caffeine helped a bit.
Safe travel…
We were on the road quite a bit and were arrived home safe so we are thanking God, especially because we witness a terrible automobile accident where several people may have died. We have been told and we’ve read about how unsafe it is to travel the roads in the evening and we have been in some serious ‘near misses’ throughout our travels in Africa. However, Herbert sons Franky and Samwelle and great and very cautious drivers and we thank God for their service to Him and to us. May He bless them for their hearts and service to this mission.
To be sensitive to the people God brought into our path –
God did bring people into our path. We had the privilege of meeting a newly elected MP (Member of Parliament) as soon as we arrived in Korogwe. He wanted to hear about our vision and he was very gracious, even excited to hear what Africa harvest of Hope planned to do there in Korogwe. He expressed his gratitude with an open door to whatever Africa Harvest of Hope would be doing for the city and the people in Korogwe. This was a huge blessing that only God could have arranged.
We also met several city officials and the police chief of the area. It was a humbling yet exciting day.
That we would convey God’s love and His Word well –
Only God knows if this was accomplished but we had the opportunity to do so and we did.
Alan taught several times during the trip. Each opportunity was blessed and sometimes quite unexpected.
We were surprised when we arrived late to Moshi, that a group of women had been waiting, as Pastor Zachoria and his wife Redempta had prepared for a women’s seminar to begin that day, so with power of the Holy Spirit and a loaned Kanga (over skirt) from Emily, Shannon gave a message to the women.
Anne had the opportunity to share with the women’s group the next day about her journey with God. It was a blessing to all the women as they shouted and blessed God when she finished.
The next morning Redempta, Anne and Shannon did a short VBS program where several children gave their lives to Christ.
There were also many opportunities during introductions at each new place we visited where we got to shared why we come (Because of the love of God) and Joseph, Jeremy and Anne all had the opportunity to share from their hearts.
Jeremy was placed in a position (on our way back to the airport) to share with a young man who was struggling with drugs and alcohol and you could see that God had spoken to his heart. Herbert shared with him that God loved him so much that he brought someone from America to share his journey from bondage to freedom in Christ. This was also a divine appointment; The brother in law of this young man was the head of the national parks in Tanzania and it is our hope for Africa Harvest of Hope to begin a safari company soon to give opportunity for work and also to raise money for the Korogwe Children Home.
To be sensitive to the needs of the people –
God’s Word has a lot to say about helping widows and orphans and the poor in general. We have asked God to open doors for us to help and He is certainly doing that because this is His heart. We are always limited in the time we are there but we see so many needs one way we have had the opportunity to help is to just be involved with the everyday lives of the people we meet. While we were there we experienced people with needs that you and I will never have to experience. Therefore a lot of our time is spent purchasing things that we may begin helping them with, but again because of time, we trust that they will finish the work that was begun. During this trip we painted, dug a trench for water pipe to come down from the mountain to go into a new water tank at the orphanage, we put up boarders in each of the children’s rooms to brighten them up, We worked on a roof and worked on a church in Junction City. We’ve seen the faithfulness of the people finish jobs like these and many more from past trips and we are humbled because all we can offer really are the funds to help them. The real work happens after we are gone. There’s so much to share because so many things happen each day… Widows were fed, each child in the Children’s home received an examination from the doctor for malaria and HIV. Fortunately and praise God not one was HIV positive but 16 had malaria. They each had a scalp treatment – thank you Nurse Anne. So much to do and we had so much fun doing it. While the water trench was being dug we re-dressed several children who were having fun hanging out with the group. They were teaching Jeremy to count in Swahili and Joseph even killed a black mamba while digging, yikes!
God meets the needs! Sometime He uses you and me to help… We’re grateful He gave us the opportunity.
So, with that said, we thank you. We had a blessed trip and a lot of it had to do with your prayers.
More stories for later…
Bibles in Moshi
Met the coffee broker and brought back 130 lbs. of green coffee. God has a plan.
Witch doctor gave his life to Christ.
Saw Mt. Kilimanjaro clearer than we have ever seen it – Awesome work of God!
It’s hard to come back and try to describe what a trip is like. From the 20+ hours in the sky to the anticipation of the first step off the plane and onto the tarmac at Kilimanjaro, you almost forget you’re halfway around the world, but at 10:20pm the doors opened for us to depart our flying metal nanny and immediately we are engulfed by a warm wind that was filled with reminders that we are not home. We’re in Tanzania, East Africa.
On Thursday night we stayed in our old stopping grounds of Moshi at a friendly hostel that lays sleepily at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The familiarity is welcoming and after devotions on Friday morning we are on the road again to Korogwe, about 5 hours east of Moshi. We load up the rented bus and we’re off.
It’s fun to watch the expressions on the faces of those who have not experienced the trip before. We see the team gaze out the window of the bus during our long drive at things everyone has undoubtedly heard about on documentaries but never experienced first hand. From the obvious poverty, to the mama’s working harder than we could ever imagine while a child is wrapped tightly on her back. Then there are the little children with their beaming smiles, franticly waving and shouting “mazungu” (white person) as the bus rolls passed village after village.
I love it. I love the people and the customs and often I believe they are far ‘richer’ then we are.
So, about the trip, we sent out a newsletter asking for prayer and we’d love for you to know how those prayers affected us on this trip.
You prayed:
For good weather…
We had some of the best weather we’ve ever had on any of our trips to Tanzania. We found out though that they desperately needed the rain and we began to pray for rain. It was not until we left each place that it began to rain. God’s consolation was so real we could tangibly feel it. It rained in every area we went, but only when we were on our way to the next place.
For no sickness…
As you heard Anne feel sick the first day but she was fully recovered by Monday. She said she was not upset that she got sick only that she missed the experiences of Saturday and Sunday. We praise God there was no residual effect throughout the rest of the trip. Other than that we thank God we were all well.
For jet lag…
Well who knows if it was jet lag or just excitement and the inability to shut the brain off, but it was obvious that even though we didn’t sleep much it was as much sleep as we needed and we didn’t suffer from the lack. I would surmise that our intake of sugary soda and caffeine helped a bit.
Safe travel…
We were on the road quite a bit and were arrived home safe so we are thanking God, especially because we witness a terrible automobile accident where several people may have died. We have been told and we’ve read about how unsafe it is to travel the roads in the evening and we have been in some serious ‘near misses’ throughout our travels in Africa. However, Herbert sons Franky and Samwelle and great and very cautious drivers and we thank God for their service to Him and to us. May He bless them for their hearts and service to this mission.
To be sensitive to the people God brought into our path –
God did bring people into our path. We had the privilege of meeting a newly elected MP (Member of Parliament) as soon as we arrived in Korogwe. He wanted to hear about our vision and he was very gracious, even excited to hear what Africa harvest of Hope planned to do there in Korogwe. He expressed his gratitude with an open door to whatever Africa Harvest of Hope would be doing for the city and the people in Korogwe. This was a huge blessing that only God could have arranged.
We also met several city officials and the police chief of the area. It was a humbling yet exciting day.
That we would convey God’s love and His Word well –
Only God knows if this was accomplished but we had the opportunity to do so and we did.
Alan taught several times during the trip. Each opportunity was blessed and sometimes quite unexpected.
We were surprised when we arrived late to Moshi, that a group of women had been waiting, as Pastor Zachoria and his wife Redempta had prepared for a women’s seminar to begin that day, so with power of the Holy Spirit and a loaned Kanga (over skirt) from Emily, Shannon gave a message to the women.
Anne had the opportunity to share with the women’s group the next day about her journey with God. It was a blessing to all the women as they shouted and blessed God when she finished.
The next morning Redempta, Anne and Shannon did a short VBS program where several children gave their lives to Christ.
There were also many opportunities during introductions at each new place we visited where we got to shared why we come (Because of the love of God) and Joseph, Jeremy and Anne all had the opportunity to share from their hearts.
Jeremy was placed in a position (on our way back to the airport) to share with a young man who was struggling with drugs and alcohol and you could see that God had spoken to his heart. Herbert shared with him that God loved him so much that he brought someone from America to share his journey from bondage to freedom in Christ. This was also a divine appointment; The brother in law of this young man was the head of the national parks in Tanzania and it is our hope for Africa Harvest of Hope to begin a safari company soon to give opportunity for work and also to raise money for the Korogwe Children Home.
To be sensitive to the needs of the people –
God’s Word has a lot to say about helping widows and orphans and the poor in general. We have asked God to open doors for us to help and He is certainly doing that because this is His heart. We are always limited in the time we are there but we see so many needs one way we have had the opportunity to help is to just be involved with the everyday lives of the people we meet. While we were there we experienced people with needs that you and I will never have to experience. Therefore a lot of our time is spent purchasing things that we may begin helping them with, but again because of time, we trust that they will finish the work that was begun. During this trip we painted, dug a trench for water pipe to come down from the mountain to go into a new water tank at the orphanage, we put up boarders in each of the children’s rooms to brighten them up, We worked on a roof and worked on a church in Junction City. We’ve seen the faithfulness of the people finish jobs like these and many more from past trips and we are humbled because all we can offer really are the funds to help them. The real work happens after we are gone. There’s so much to share because so many things happen each day… Widows were fed, each child in the Children’s home received an examination from the doctor for malaria and HIV. Fortunately and praise God not one was HIV positive but 16 had malaria. They each had a scalp treatment – thank you Nurse Anne. So much to do and we had so much fun doing it. While the water trench was being dug we re-dressed several children who were having fun hanging out with the group. They were teaching Jeremy to count in Swahili and Joseph even killed a black mamba while digging, yikes!
God meets the needs! Sometime He uses you and me to help… We’re grateful He gave us the opportunity.
So, with that said, we thank you. We had a blessed trip and a lot of it had to do with your prayers.
More stories for later…
Bibles in Moshi
Met the coffee broker and brought back 130 lbs. of green coffee. God has a plan.
Witch doctor gave his life to Christ.
Saw Mt. Kilimanjaro clearer than we have ever seen it – Awesome work of God!
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