We are back and itching to fill you in on all the updates. The entire team met again this weekend and had, what I would call, a very exciting meeting. We laughed, we cried, we spoke Siswati; there was too much great news to share. Our supplies team is dominating the list of items we need. The travel team had set up Travel Clinic appointments for many of us so we could get our shots. There was so much great news, that I am going to neglect most of it tonight and save those highlights for another date.
For now, let's talk about sponsorship.
We learned that several members on our team will be attending the "Africa Partners Conference" with Children's Hope Chest. While not only attending this will be a great opportunity, our team has a chance to do even more. To fill you in on the entire story, Dannele, who leads the sponsorship team, will give you the scoop. Take it away Dannele...
We currently have 169 children officially enrolled in our sponsorship program. That’s over 100 more than when we first started our partnership with CHC (Childrens Hopechest) back in 2007. As of today, only 18 are not sponsored, most of those from a recently activated batch of new children attending the carepoint.Capital Church has been invited to an Africa Partners Conference hosted by CHC at their Colorado headquarters and we are thrilled to have 5 of us from the Swaziland Ministry planning to attend. They asked us at Capital specifically to lead a discussion group on the importance of obtaining 100% sponsorship as they state we have been exemplary in this area. How awesome is that! That is of course due to our generous, kind-hearted and compassionate congregation at Capital and enthusiastic leaders. That said, we are eager to get the remaining 18 kids sponsored and expect to be doing a live call for sponsors at church very soon (possibly this coming week). Our committee is also diligently working on our “gift” idea from the sponsors to their special friends at Mkhombokati and we believe to have a good handle on that. We will announce to you when we have that definitive gift idea in place and rolling as we will possibly need some additional team member’s assistance to carry it out. (But it’ll be fun!! – we hope!)
I can't emphasize enough how much of an amazing task this has been that our sponsorship has been that high. If you would like the opportunity (nay, the privilege) of sponsoring a child, and to help our care-point reach 100% sponsorship, please contact us at Capital Church.Umusa Nekhutula (grace and peace),Dannele
Thanks again everyone,
We'll be back soon
Tyler O
