TRAINING CENTER
At the moment there are 26 Living Bread Churches in four different provinces. They are in the most remote areas of the country, where access to those places sometimes is only possible by foot. Their pastors have no theological training. The Training Programme will be set up in accordance with the educational level of these pastors. To implement this program we are running four two-week seminars throughout the year to achieve this goal.
PARTICULAR NEED: To build a training Center in Caia (Sofala Province).
LIFELINE CLINIC
Sixteen years of civil war in Mozambique has left the country as one of the poorest countries in the world (UN Report) with a barely functioning health care infrastructure. For some years now, Mozambique has had one of the highest infant mortality rates. In the last years, 2 out of 10 children die before 5 years of age. 135 out of 1.000 die before 1 year. The possibility of children dying before they reach 1 month of age is about 54 per thousand.
About 70% of the existing health posts and clinics in the country were destroyed and millions of people were dislocated and unable to plant crops. The terrible combination of war and collapse of the agricultural industry heavily affected a people already weary from years of displacement from their homes and farms. Half of Mozambique's population is under 15 years of age and 4% of the children are less than one year old. The goal is to meet the serious health requirements such as maternal and infant health.
THE BUILDING: The building is almost complete. It consists of three consultation rooms, a dressing room, laboratory for malaria tests, pharmacy, storeroom, nurse’s room and large waiting area. The local needs are great and the people are anxiously waiting for us to open it.
URGENT NEEDS: A 30 meters deep drilled well to provide clean & healthy water, wages for staff and daily running costs and upkeep of the building,
OPEN DATE TARGET: July of 2008
NEW ROOF FOR THE CHURCHES
Churches are very poor and people worship in places built of mud, covered with straw and people sit on mats on the floor. We need to put a new roof in 20 Churches.
RAISING SUPPORT FOR PASTORS
Many of the pastors want to work full time for the Lord. You can adopt a pastor!