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Orchard: Africa

In Africa, 12 million children have lost at least one parent to AIDS and that number is likely to rise to 20 million by the end of the decade. A baby born to an HIV infected mother has only a 30% chance of being infected. This means at least 70% of children born to infected mothers will be free of the virus. Unfortunately, most will see their mothers and fathers die before they reach their 5th birthday.

Orchard: Africa has pioneered and developed programs that address issues that exist alongside extreme poverty: AIDS prevention and patient care, Orphan intervention, Foster Care, Poverty Alleviation, Social Grant Access, After School Learning Centers, Preschools and more. At grass roots level, these projects have been proven to be sustainable and easy to duplicate.

Orchard: Africa has laid out a plan for their next five years of ministry called, The African Orchard Project. By 2013 they will have equipped and empowered 450 African church leaders, provided care for 10,000 orphans and vulnerable children, and reached 50,000 youth with their AIDS Prevention Strategy.

To find out more about Orchard: Africa, visit them on the web at http://www.orchardafrica.org.

Homes of Hope, Fiji

Homes of Hope is an international organization mandated to rescue, restore, and reintegrate young single mothers and their children who are survivors of the crushing burden of forced sex, including trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, sexual violence, and gender violence. As well, Homes of Hope’s mission is to provide a remedy to stop others from entering this devastating and destructive cycle.

Homes of Hope Fiji provides a fresh start – inside and out – for young women and their children who were exploited through sex trafficking and forced sex. Additionally, Homes of Hope works to prevent exploitation of new victims through grassroots education on gender violence and gender value.

To find out more about Homes of Hope, or to donate online, visit them at http://www.hopefiji.org.

Richard and Brooke Nungesser, Poland

Brooke and Richard Nungesser moved to Poland in 2000 to share the gospel by teaching English. But when they discovered the great needs of the destitute and homeless in Poland, they founded the Bread of Life ministry to help Polish people meet the needs of their fellow countrymen.

Bread of Life demonstrates Christ to those suffering from poverty, unemployment, homelessness, substance abuse, prostitution, as well as to those who have been orphaned or widowed. They offer a wide variety of social services, soup kitchens, education and Biblical training to people in Poznan, Kalisz, and Dluga Goslina, which have a combined population of over one million. Bread of Life is the only Christian organization reaching out to the homeless in these cities. Bread of Life uses these opportunities to meet the physical needs of these individuals as a way of ministering to their more important need: knowing Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

Ravah Ministries, Mexico

Ravah Ministries, uniquely led by bi-cultural Executive Directorship, exists to enable on-going cross-cultural relationships between U.S. and Mexican churches in order to accomplish mutual evangelism, personal spiritual growth, leadership development, and a powerful exchange of material and cultural resources and refreshment of spirit. Ravah's vision is to bring glory to God by uniting individuals of diverse cultures to conduct refreshing ministry as one in the Body of Christ and return to their own communities changed for life and overflowing with joy.

To find out more about Ravah Ministries, visit them at http://www.ravahministries.net.

Daniel and Iwona Eifling, Poland

Daniel and Iwona Eifling, together with their two children David and Natalie, serve in Wroclaw, Poland equipping young leaders for youth ministry. They have a long history of ministry in Poland because Iwona is Polish. She was born and raised in southwestern Poland and was leading the youth group in her church when the first missionaries for Josiah Venture moved to Poland. They began to train and equip her for ministry in 1993 and eventually Iwona came to the US to study at Denver Seminary where she met Daniel. Daniel completed his Masters in Youth Ministry from Denver Seminary and Iwona finished her Masters in Counseling Ministries before they moved to Poland in 2006.

The Eifling’s serve both within a local church and on a national level in Poland. In their local church they train the local youth leader and help developing the church’s youth ministry, as well as equipping youth and young adults to serve in their local church. The Eifling’s broader national ministry includes teaching and leading in their “K2 Training for Ministry Teams” and "Artios: Practical Ministry Team Training Days", two programs which equip youth leaders and their ministry staff to serve in their various local youth ministries from different denominations all over Poland. In addition they help organize and lead evangelistic english camps each summer. Through partnering a local Polish youth group with a North American youth group, hundreds of Polish teenagers hear the gospel through one-on-one relationships each summer. Additionally, Iwona utilizes her counseling background to counsel teenagers from divorced homes, a ministry which is virtually non-existent in Poland.

For more information about the Eiflings and their ministry, please visit http://www.eifling.net and http://www.josiahventure.com.

Geoff and Shannon Husa, Papua New Guinea

Geoff and Shannon live in a remote location in Papua New Guinea where they work among a small people group called Mibu. Among many other things they are working to translate the Bible into their language, teach the Bible, and have developed a literacy program so that the Mibu people can read and write in their own language which previously had never been written.

After having learned the Mibu language and culture, they spent a few months teaching the good news of the Bible. They taught chronologically, starting with creation and ending with the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. In early 2006, when this initial teaching was completed nearly all the Mibu people believed and have very clear testimonies of their faith. They now are growing in their faith as they learn more of what God's word has to say.The Mibu people were so moved by God's message that they very quickly began to take it to other people and places they know! There have been 3 such outreaches so far. Geoff and Shannon continue to focus on getting the Bible translated into their language as well as discipling or coaching the Mibus in their faith.

For more information about Geoff and Shannon Husa and the Mibu ministry, please visit their blog at http://mibu-ministry.blogspot.com.

Doug and Gloria Livingston, Central America

Doug and Gloria Livingston are dedicated to reaching the unreached of the world through Latin missionaries. The Lord of the Harvest is raising up hundreds of missionaries from countries that have traditionally only been mission fields. They are now a missions force. The Livingston’s led a church planting team to Tirana, Albania for 13 years with missionaries from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador. Now they are having a broader and deeper impact by mobilizing Latin missionaries and helping to make them effective and sustainable in ministry. Doug serves as the Executive Director of Cooperation MAYA and has a vision for increasing the number of churches in Central America sending church planting teams to Albania and the surrounding countries in the Balkans.

Furthermore, Doug is directing the Latino Missions Initiative for CAM International. This ministry is impacting the world by creating new opportunities for Latino missionaries among the unreached, looking for creative ways to support Latino missions, promoting writing and reflection in missions from the Latin experience and perspective, facilitating the creation of other local church coalitions like Cooperation MAYA, supporting member care of Latin missionaries, partnering with Latin missions entities to help make them sustainable and effective, and training Latino missionaries in crosscultural ministry skills.

To find out more information about CAM International, please visit http://www.caminternational.org.