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Region | Africa & The Middle East |
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Location | Guinea-Bissau |
Ministry category | Children at risk, Education |
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Andrés and Angélica seek to be winsome ambassadors of the Messiah Jesus for people in North Africa and South Europe:
*Names changed for sensitivity reasons.
Michael Baker serves as the non-resident regional representative for West Africa.
J.C. is a non-resident worker, serving as the director of Africa Association of Bible Schools.
Peter and Christy serve in French-speaking Central Africa, jointly appointed with Mennonite Mission Network. Peter is joining the work of a seminary and an interfaith relations office of the local churches. Christy works in a hospital as a nurse/midwife. The children are in the local French school. Peter is also a member at large of the Christian-Muslim Relations Team, encouraging churches and individuals through teaching, preaching, writing, and example, to build meaningful relationships with Muslims. Peter and Christy previously served in East Africa with their children for five years.
*Last name omitted for sensitivity reasons.
We aim to model healthy Christian family life to the community, connect with the existing Mennonite Church for ongoing discipleship and training while we also learn and receive from them. We also want to focus energy into being a witness to the surrounding unreached people groups where we will be living.
Jon and Heleen served for three years in Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone. During this time, they worked effectively and amiably with their national colleagues and launched a ministry to children with trauma and disabilities that continues in their absence. They now serve as volunteer workers with EMM, following up with relationships in Sierra Leone, supporting the continuing development of the ministry (Nyandengoh!), and leading short-term trips to the region.
Give the gift of a good start in life!
In Guinea-Bissau, where the annual per capita income is only $1,090, mothers have few educational options for their children.
EMM has partnered with local people in the villages of Catel, Guinea-Bissau, to start a preschool where children can get a good start on reading, writing, and arithmetic. But most importantly, the children learn that Jesus loves them and has good plans for their lives.
Village parents pay $10 per school year in tuition (a significant expense for them), but this is not enough to cover all costs. The preschool has a current financial need of $2,000.
Charitable gifts received will be used to outfit school rooms, make uniforms, purchase school supplies, and supplement the salaries of the the preschool teachers.
$54.50 provides one student with a uniform, books, and supplies, and supplements teachers’ salaries
$720 covers the cost of paint, window screens, cabinet locks, general care, and security for the preschools
Give towards the preschool in Guinea-Bissau.
$54.50, $720, other