Allthingsbrightandbeautiful, Allcreaturesgreatandsmall, Allthingswiseandwonderful, eLordGodmadethemall.
AssummerquicklyapproachesIam remindedofthesongAllingsBright andBeautifulwrittenin1848byCecilF. Alexanderandsettothelightandairy EnglishmelodyarrangedbyMartinShaw. Overtheyearsthishymnhasbeensungin manylanguagesandinmanycountries andcontainsasimplebutprofound message:Godmadetheearthandallthat isinit.
AsItravel,Imeetwonderfulpeople, God’screation,whoarepositively impactedasaresultofyoursupport.In thisissue,wesharesomeofthepractical waysyour nancialassistanceishelping peopleinBangladesh,Kenya,Zimbabwe andPapuaNewGuineathroughprojects suchaseducation,waterandmicro nance.Ourprojectsaimtoimprovethe well-beingofcommunitiesaroundthe worldasweaddresstheurgentneeds identi edintheUnitedNations’ SustainableDevelopmentGoals: www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment. Wehaveusediconstoidentifywhichgoals areaddressedbyparticularprojects.
AllCanadiansarecalledtosupport theSustainableDevelopmentGoals.As youcontributetoBrighterFutures,Gisof HopeandtheWorldServicesAppeal,you aresupportingthisglobalapproachtoend povertyandasaresult,livesarechanged, onepersonatatime.Asweenterthis summer,letusbemindfulofallofGod’s creation,hereandbeyondourborders.
Iwanttothankyouonbehalfofthe manybene ciariesforyourcontinued interestinthelivesofothers.Today, aroundtheworld,youaremakinga difference!
isisdonetoensurethattheparents remaininthehabitofgeneratingincome whentheirchildrengraduatefromthe nursery.
WhenateamfromeSalvation ArmyCanadaandBermuda’sWorld MissionsDepartmentvisited theproject, theywereabletoobservehowthese womencarefullycraedeachchickenand Kibera continued...
reindeer gurine eyareabletodothis activitywhileobservingtheirchildren joyfullyrecitingnurseryrhymesand runningaroundtheplayground. Whilethemicro nanceprojectaffords themasmall,infrequentincome,the strongcommunitytheybuildwhile fellowshippingwithotherwomenstands outasthemostempoweringbene t.
IMPACTING CHILDREN’S LIVES IN ZIMBABWE
By Major Donna Barthau
BrighterFuturesChildren’s
Sponsorshiphelpsprovideprimary educationto771childrenin impoverished,drought-proneareasof Zimbabwe.
Withsponsorsupport,childrenfrom child-headedhouseholds,orphansand thosefromhomesledbytheelderlyor sufferingfromdiseaseareassisted with schoolfees, uniformsandschoolsupplies. Inaddition,allstudentsbene tfromthe assistanceofeducationalmaterials providedtotheirschool.
Aspecial nutritionelementisadded intooursupport,especiallyforthelower primarystudents,sincemanycometo schoolhungryandmalnourished.e terribledroughtsofrecentyearsmeanthat eventhelittlebitsofcropproducedareof verypoorqualityandmanypeoplecannot provideenoughfoodfortheirfamilies. BrighterFuturesalsosupportsthe
Tshelanyembaarea,inpartnershipwiththe Silokwethemba ProjectledbyMax Vincent,aSalvationistfromBritish Columbia.eysupplyschoolfees,shoes, andhostasoccerschoolandtournament eachsummer
Inthepast12years,over5,800 childrenhavebeenassistedbythehard workofthisteamandBrighterFutures Children’sSponsorshiphasbeen happyto partnerwiththem.Allofthechildren helped areorphansorcomefromvulnerablefamilies.erearewonderfulsuccess stories,suchasaquali edsecondary schoolteacherwho nishedhisown secondaryeducationthroughthis program.
anks tooursponsors,thelivesof thousandsofchildreninZimbabweare beingin uenced,enhancedandempoweredthrougheducation,nutritionand goodcare
HOPE LIVES IN DHAKA
TheIntegrated Children’sCentre (ICC)isaresidential program locatedinDhaka,Bangladesh,that providesqualityeducation,housingand healthfacilitiesforupto48children,some ofwhomarevisuallyimpaired Presently,27 girlsand13boyscalltheICCtheirhome Builtonthesamecompoundisaschool wherethechildrenareintegratedintothe regularcurriculumwithadditionalsupports asnecessary isbrightandspacious compoundprovideslotsofspace forthe childrentorunandplaysafely
Onanygivenday,youcanhearthe soundsofhappychildrenastheygoabout theirdaywithavarietyofactivities, suchas playing,studyingordoingchores.
Duringschoolhours,someofthe visuallyimpaired boysattendaclassthat teachesthemhowtomakestoolsoutof bamboowhichcanthenbesoldinlocal markets.isopportunityprovidesalife skillthattheboyswill alwayshave,andfor some,thismaybeameansofsupporting themselvesinthefuture
Uponarecentvisit,theboysshowed us
By Major Brenda Murray
theirdormandtheirnewrenovationsof walltile etiles wereinstalledtokeepthe wallscleanastheboyswhoarevisually impaired guidethemselvesaroundtheir livingquarters.isrenovationprojectwas
providedbyBrighterFuturesChildren’s Sponsorshipfundingandaccordingtothe staffatthehome,hasmadeabigdifference inthecleanlinessofthedorm.
CaptainSaraBapai,presentlythe EducationandMissionSupportOfficerat theSalvationArmyBangladeshCommand, movedintothehomeattheageofsixand grewupthere Shespeaks ofhertimeinthe homeasahappytimeandsays“theytaught ustodomanythingslikesewingand cookingandkeepingourroomsclean.”
Later,Sarabecameateacherandtaught foreightyearsattheICCbeforetrainingto becomeaSalvationArmyofficer She believesthathertimeresiding,studyingand later,teaching,attheICCprovidedthe foundationforameaningful lifeandsheis pleasedtogivebacktohercommunitynow asaSalvationArmyofficer.
WATER BRINGS LIFE TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA
TheSalvationArmyKokiClinicis
locatedinPapuaNewGuinea’s capital,PortMoresby.Situated withinacitythatishometoover250,000 people,theclinichasproventobeavital resourceforthecontinuedhealthofthe area.
esettlementsthatsurroundKoki Clinichostsomeofthemostvulnerable peopleinthecountry.Here,basichuman needsareaneverydaystruggle–food, clothing,healthcareandwaterallcomeat apremium.
InPapuaNewGuinea,KokiClinicis classi edasaStage3healthcentre(the equivalenttoaCanadian‘UrgentCare Centre’).Itoffersoutpatientsupportand alsofocusesonHIVandsexually transmittedinfections,particularlyfor at-riskpersons,suchassexworkers.
Withinthe rsttwomonthsof2017, KokiClinictreatedover2,800patients. Withonly23staffmembersandfrequent poweroutages,theclinicfacessigni cant challengesinitsoperations.
Worsestill,KokiClinicexperiences frequentcutstoitswatersupply When thishappens,thefacilityhasnochoice buttoclosedownandturnpatientsaway.
Medicalfacilitiescannotprovide adequate,hygienicserviceswithout steadyaccesstowater–custodialstaff mustbeabletosanitize,healthcare workersarerequiredtomaintainclean handsand,mostimportantly,incidences ofheavybleedingtraumadependona consistentwatersupply.
By Bayardo Gonzalez
ankstotheincrediblesupportof ourGisofHopedonors,eSalvation Armyhaspurchasedalife-saving9,000 litrewatertankfortheclinicthatwill ensurethefacilityhasaccesstoclean water.
etankwillbeconnectedtothe town’swatersupply,andwillactasabackupwatersourceduringthefrequentshutoffs.Alongwithinstallation,therewillbe regularmaintenancecheckstoensure thatthetankandpumpareinexcellent workingorder.
