NEWS FROM BREAD OF LIFE
The Bread of Life Christian Mission located in Plant City, Florida, now offers a Certified Nursing Assistant Class.  Due to the great demand for this training, the initial class offered in spring was split into two sessions.  Upon successful completion of the course and a state examination, students are provided the opportunity to interview for jobs in the Plant City area.  The mission is requesting scholarship assistance for individual students.

Bread of Life ministers to migrant workers and their families. The mission is hoping to assist 200 children with needed back-to-school supplies and shoes. Elba Santana has requested the following items for children served by the mission:

• Book Bags
• Composition Notebooks
• Wide-ruled Paper
• 3 Hole Folders with Pockets
• Scissors
• Glue Sticks
• Magic Markers
• Crayons (all sizes)
• Erasers
• Rulers
• Small Calculators
• New Sneakers
• Vouchers for Payless or Walmart
• Cash Donations

School supplies are needed throughout the year.  This makes a wonderful mission project for Sunday Schools or youth groups!  Monetary donations may be sent through the NACCC.  Donations of supplies & vouchers should be sent directly to the mission a

 Bread of Life Christian Mission
908 E. Reynolds Street
Plant City, FL 33564

Volunteers are appreciated at the mission. 
Rev. Julio Santana, director of Bread of Life, notes that there is always a long list of things to be done including tutoring, building maintenance, office assistance, vacation bible schools, etc. Groups or individuals interested in volunteering may contact the mission directly a  breadoflife3@juno.com or (813) 754-2840.

WORD ALIVE MISSION - GHANA
Rev. Charles Nyane, director of the Word Alive Mission in Ghana, reports that the construction work on the orphanage is near completion.  Donations received for construction costs have been used judiciously.  A water pump has been purchased.  Whenever possible, church members have provided free labor. Bunk beds are being constructed for the home and clothing and toy drives held in nearby villages will help meet the needs of 25 – 30 children.
The orphanage will be a safe harbor for children who fall under “the curse of the tenth child.”

Certain villages in the rural Nzema area of Ghana deem the tenth child born into a family as a curse and sacrifice the baby to pacify the gods.  The Word Alive Mission will work to rescue these children as well as unwanted babies who are dumped in open fields across the southern sector of Ghana.  There are no other institutions working for the cause of these orphaned children. The completion of this project is paramount to the ministry of Word Alive.

Presently, there are enough funds to complete the actual building, plumbing, and bathrooms for the orphanage.  Funds are needed for a generator, construction of a security wall, and furnishings for the building including:  kitchen utensils, bedding, a refrigerator, a freezer, stove, and office equipment.

The application process and meetings with the various social welfare agencies is underway.  The mission has set a goal of gathering enough money to meet the needs of 25 – 30 children to cover hospital bills, administrative costs, food, and housing expenses for at least two prior to opening the orphanage (within the next six months).

Additionally, Word Alive is working to complete the roofing on the Jewi Wharf Word Alive Church.  The church was established about seven years ago and has been meeting in a local school.  The current membership consists of the pastor, eighty adults, and twenty-five children.  A building to house the church has been completed; however, funds are needed for roofing.  The cost of wood, nails, and roofing sheets will be approximately $3,500 U.S.

The inauguration of the Word Alive School of Nursing, a training college for community health nurses, was held during the later months of 2001.  The establishment of the Nursing School, one of only four accredited nursing schools in Ghana, was the subject of numerous newspaper, television, and radio stories.  The Deputy Minister of Health, the Deputy Regional Ministers of the Western Region, the Director of Ghanaian Medical Services, and a number of Chiefs and other dignitaries attended the ceremonies. 24 students are currently enrolled.

Word Alive also planted a new church last year at Eno, a very small community near Takoradi (where the mission headquarters is located).  The establishment of the church was a great success and was supported by the village chief and elders. 

Prior to gathering the church, Word Alive completed a community service project in the village.  The only school in the village had not been painted for many years.  The building was dilapidated and not conducive to learning.  The mission approached the village elders with a plan to refurbish the school.  The gesture was well received by the elders and villagers.  Previously, village leaders would not allow any church to come into the village to organize any outreach programming.  The rehabilitation of the school involved the whole community and opened the door to the establishment of the church which now has 75 adult members and 30 children.

Currently, the Word Alive Bible College has an enrollment of sixteen high school age students and twenty-four adult students studying for Christian ministry.  The Living Stone Christian Elementary School has an enrollment of just under three hundred students.

A word of thanks from Rev. Nyane: “The Leadership and the entire membership of the Word Alive Mission extend their heartfelt appreciation to the individuals and congregations who have given for the promotion of the work of God in Ghana.  We pray God’s richest blessing for you all.  We pray that many will be able to come and visit with us here in Ghana for mutual benefit.  May the Lord bless each one of you and your families.  We love you all in Jesus.  As we stand together, we reach a soul and meet a need for the kingdom’s sake in Ghana.”

 “Every Dollar Given to Missions, Goes to Missions”
 

The Missionary Society of the NACCC - (800) 262-1620 Ex 17 - rmahnke@naccc.org