April 2015 Prayer Letter



Kuwaa Mission-April 2015 Prayer Letter


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April 2015

Resurrection Hope!

At this Easter season I am reminded that as God’s people in Christ Jesus we are a people of HOPE.  And hope is what the Kuwaa Mission brings to the people of the Kuwaa villages in Liberia.  Through projects funded by your generosity we are able to continue the vital work of building bridges, digging wells, constructing medical clinics and sharing the Good News through Vacation Bible School with the Kuwaa village children.  Thank you for your continued support of this important work.  We are grateful for your generosity and encouragement.

Ways you can support the Kuwaa Mission this Spring…

Kids4Kuwaa Noisy Offerings

Have you held a Noisy Offering in your congregation?  At St. Mark Lutheran Church in Anchorage, Alaska we collect a loose-coin offering on the every 5th Sunday (4 per year) for the Kuwaa Mission.  Children collect these offerings during our regular offering time in metal paint cans.  The congregation is encouraged to “make a lot of noise” as the cans are passed and coins are contributed.  Of course we accept “quiet” money too.  In this way in 2014 we were able to raise over $1000 for the mission and we are confident this year we will raise even more. 

Noisy offering are also great for VBS and Sunday school.  Kids love giving and collecting the “noisy” coin offerings and are proud to contribute to the mission that makes it possible for the Kuwaa children to have safe drinking water and access to medical care.

Won’t you try a Noisy Offering in your congregation?

Buy a Print

We are offering two beautiful prints for sale by well-known artist Marilyn Beth Hughes, previously of Billings, MT.  Ms. Hughes has paintings in many places around Billings, including the Yellowstone Art Museum.  

Prints are high quality (geclee).  Neither are framed.  They are all numbered and sell for $75 each. Normal shipping is $9.99.  

 

You may order prints by contacting board chair

“Pounding”.  Size is 7 3/8″ x 14″.

“Who are You?”  Size is 8 3/4″ x 10″.

As we mentioned in last month’s newsletter, a friend of the Kuwaa Mission donated $6000 for bridge building/rebuilding work.  We need to raise another $6000 to complete the project.  These bridges are of log and plank construction and are vital for the transportation of well building materials and other supplies up country.  Of the 16 Kuwaa villages, only 3 have motor road access.  The others are accessible only by foot or motorbike which require bridges also.

Please consider helping us raise the $6000 needed to complete the bridge project this year.  Thank you for your generous support of the Kuwaa Mission as together we share Christ’s love with the Kuwaa through our water, medical and school projects. 

Gracious God, In this season of new life, hope and joy may we remember those whose daily lives are difficult and challenging.   For the people of Kuwaa, may we continue to find ways to lift their burdens and restore hope and joy to their lives through our gifts of time, talent and labor. 

In the name of our Risen Savior, Christ the Lord. 

AMEN

 Donations can be given in two ways:

1.   Make out check to: The Kuwaa Mission  (send to Bethany Lutheran Church (see below))

2.   Go to the Kuwaa Mission Website at www.kuwaamission.orguse PayPal to make a one time or automatic monthly donation

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The Kuwaa Missionc/o Bethany Lutheran Church,  1340 8th Street,  Slidell, LA 70458 www.bethanyslidell.org