September 2018 – New Literacy Program

Lutheran Church of Hope Ankeny Branch collected over 2000 books during their Vacation Bible School program and has donated them to Blessman International. We are planning to use this incredible gift to start a new literacy program and set up libraries in 25 of our feeding centers in South Africa. Volunteers will be organized to read to our children at Del Cramer Child Development Center using the Book of Hope as the main curriculum. Pastor Jonathan will oversee the program and a volunteer coordinator will be hired to recruit and train volunteers to do the reading program.

Prayer request:
Please pray as we look for long-term volunteers to assist us with our work in South Africa in the following areas:

Hospitality: This individual or couple would host teams and assist with outreaches with a 3 to 9 month commitment beginning in April 2019.

Farming and School Gardens: This individual would be working with 10 rural schools. It is a 2-year commitment teaching love for agriculture and farming with excellence.

Feeding Program: This individual will improve communication between Blessman International and just over 150 feeding centers that serve over 12,000 children weekly. They will also be responsible for getting videos and stories to share with our donors helping fund our feeding program. This is a 2-year commitment.