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| Christmas 2010 Celebration |
- Kolpele led a large gathering with all the church plants around the country for a Christmas celebration. Over 200 people assembled to sing, worship, feast, and listen to Kolpele’s preaching.
- We have seen many ups and downs in the small businesses in Chad. Last year I wrote about the government of Chad restricting livestock within the city of N’Djamena. That news came at a crucial time in the building of the goat farm, with most of the complex completed. Still, we pursued this goat farm with the initial purchase of 100 goats. Illness, theft, and vandalism brought this number down to under 40. More stringent government restrictions were enacted in late 2010 requiring no livestock in the city so Kolpele has decided to move the goat farm outside of the city limits. 2 shepherds are being employed and the goats are thriving in the new area.
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| New Bikes for Missionaries |
- Four bicycles have been purchased for missionaries in Walia, Tikem, Iri, Gongong. These bikes help the missionaries move around their respective regions and carry supplies to the local churches.
- Over the past several weeks Kolpele has been upgrading the orphanage in N’Djamena by adding rooms, installing roofs and strengthening the infrastructure. This allows for more orphans to stay in the orphanage. In conjunction with these improvements, several bunk beds have been purchased. Previously, orphans slept on mattresses on the floor – each bed contained multiple children. Bunk beds have allowed each child his/her own space and keeps them from sleeping on the dirt floors. Bunk beds also provide a convenient place to hang mosquito nets that are necessary in protecting against malaria.
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| New Bunk Beds |
- Kolpele has been able to purchase land in the area of Walia which will eventually be used as another church plant.
As always, please keep Kolpele, his family, the orphans and the ministry in your thoughts and prayers. If you wish to assist this cause, check out Peace Gospel International or donate to the project directly with the link on the right.
