“You didn’t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name. This is my commandment that you Love each other.” John 15:16-17 NLT
Prayer and Direction Requests For 2025-2026:
- Complete the purchase of the land and build a facility to accommodate an orphanage for orphans and abandoned children in Addis, Ethiopia.
- Install culverts across the land in Manyzanni, Kenya to help control water flow during rainy seasons for Shalom Learning Center and the Mission base.
- Level the ground and add good soil and grass at the facility in Manyzanni, Kenya to provide a safe playing and working area.
- Install a solar tower and panels to provide security and reduce the cost of electricity. Switch the well pump to solar and/or electric power at the facility in Kenya.
Future long-range projects under consideration
- Re-establish the Bridge of Hope Center. When in operation it helped those who struggled with addiction to be won for Christ and provided discipleship for them. Garments of Praise would be in a supportive role for this project. It would involve the purchase of land and a building or finding a suitable facility. Bridge of Hope would be run and overseen by the GOP outreach pastor, Patrick Ngonda in Kenya.
- Help qualified young people develop and run businesses that will train and employ young people from the slums and villages. This will provide a way out of extreme poverty and be a benefit to their families and communities.
- Build and maintain a park for the children of Manyzanni, because building communities of hope is part of the Mission Statement. The children of this community have nowhere to play and peer through the gates of the compound longingly. When there is supervision and Shalom is not in session, some are allowed in to play.