re:Proposal
Hi again Joyce,
I realized that I did not include one of the key reasons for asking help with the school for our children. As we grow and take more children it is critical to have the infrastructure in place to provide for them. That means having the capacity to provide quality foundational life skills and Christian education. As I mentioned, we began teaching them in their cottages. This meant that they spent almost all of their day in their own houses. We expanded it by adding our living room. A week ago, we made the two small classrooms at the community center their classrooms. This was much better. They get to walk a distance to school now and are not being housebound.
As we move towards 100, then two hundred children at our 230 acre location, the school facility needs to expand. As I mentioned, Holland Christian's gift of 4 cottages will double the number of preschool, first and second graders. The two classrooms we currently have will not accommodate twice the number of children. So, we have been praying that the Lord will help us to keep pace with our capacity to meet the needs of taking more orphaned children.
Thanks again,
Benedict
I realized that I did not include one of the key reasons for asking help with the school for our children. As we grow and take more children it is critical to have the infrastructure in place to provide for them. That means having the capacity to provide quality foundational life skills and Christian education. As I mentioned, we began teaching them in their cottages. This meant that they spent almost all of their day in their own houses. We expanded it by adding our living room. A week ago, we made the two small classrooms at the community center their classrooms. This was much better. They get to walk a distance to school now and are not being housebound.
As we move towards 100, then two hundred children at our 230 acre location, the school facility needs to expand. As I mentioned, Holland Christian's gift of 4 cottages will double the number of preschool, first and second graders. The two classrooms we currently have will not accommodate twice the number of children. So, we have been praying that the Lord will help us to keep pace with our capacity to meet the needs of taking more orphaned children.
Thanks again,
Benedict
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From: Kathleen Schwartz <kathleensings@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 9:57 AM
Subject: Fwd: Proposal
To: "Johnson, Joyce" <jjohnson@calvarycrc.org>
From: Kathleen Schwartz <kathleensings@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 9:57 AM
Subject: Fwd: Proposal
To: "Johnson, Joyce" <jjohnson@calvarycrc.org>
Hi Joyce, I didn't know if this went through to you. Just wanted to check. Please let me know if you get this.
Thanks & Blessings,
Benedict
Thanks & Blessings,
Benedict
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From: Kathleen Schwartz <kathleensings@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 2:46 PM
Subject: Proposal
To: "Johnson, Joyce" <jjohnson@calvarycrc.org>
From: Kathleen Schwartz <kathleensings@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 2:46 PM
Subject: Proposal
To: "Johnson, Joyce" <jjohnson@calvarycrc.org>
Hi Joyce,
Benedict here. Yesterday was a fun Sunday. I was scheduled to speak at our church. Just before the time to leave, I got a call that one of Kathleen's Chimwemwe ladies needed to get to the hospital; that she was in labor. I picked up Christine Phiri, went to the woman's hut. Just as Christine walked in to help her to the car, the baby came!! So, I was blessed to take baby and mom to the hospital to be checked. Still made it to church on time! You never know what a day will contain...
Anyway, the proposal: Kathleen and I think that the biggest gift would be for Calvary CRC to help partner with our School of Hope. We started classes today at the newly constructed community center: classes had been in the children's cottages and in our house/visitor house. We have two classrooms now. But, thanks to Holland Christian, we should double the number of children over the next eight to twelve months. So, we will need help completing the larger school building, hopefully before the rainy season. At this stage it has nine rooms, no roof, no windows glass or doors, no electricity, and no water. The classrooms at the community center don't have water or electricity yet either.
It is our plan to eventually offer a place for employees' children in our school, and to also open it to the Zimbabwean farmers kids. It would be a wonderful setting for racial reconciliation in Christ!
What we would ask from Calvary is $11,000 for teacher salaries for a year. This starts with the current two teachers, and adds two more over the next 12 months. This amount also includes housing for the teachers as part of their contract. We are currently having to take the school expenses out of orphan support funds.
We estimate that getting water to the school, putting on roofing sheets, toilets, doors, student benches for the classes, shelves, and glass for the windows would cost another $11,500. So, our request would be for $22,500.
Another neat tie in as our partners in the School of Hope is the fact that Susan Lukaart and Angie Royce live in your area, and are both part of the School of Hope education team. They are coming to Zambia in October. They can help liaison with Calvary, and any members who want to get involved, help gather various school supplies that teams from different churches can then bring over. Gathering items for a school is something that Sunday school classes can easily get involved in, as well as a pen pal relationship with our kids. Please let us know what you think.
On another note, the Caterpillar Skid Loader is busy helping to create the fish breeding pond, establish the driveway and parking area for the market and shops, get the farm road ready for the rainy season, and it even pulled the Land Cruiser out of a ditch last week. Wonderful piece of equipment!
Thanks Joyce. We are grateful for you!
Blessings in Jesus,
Benedict
Benedict here. Yesterday was a fun Sunday. I was scheduled to speak at our church. Just before the time to leave, I got a call that one of Kathleen's Chimwemwe ladies needed to get to the hospital; that she was in labor. I picked up Christine Phiri, went to the woman's hut. Just as Christine walked in to help her to the car, the baby came!! So, I was blessed to take baby and mom to the hospital to be checked. Still made it to church on time! You never know what a day will contain...
Anyway, the proposal: Kathleen and I think that the biggest gift would be for Calvary CRC to help partner with our School of Hope. We started classes today at the newly constructed community center: classes had been in the children's cottages and in our house/visitor house. We have two classrooms now. But, thanks to Holland Christian, we should double the number of children over the next eight to twelve months. So, we will need help completing the larger school building, hopefully before the rainy season. At this stage it has nine rooms, no roof, no windows glass or doors, no electricity, and no water. The classrooms at the community center don't have water or electricity yet either.
It is our plan to eventually offer a place for employees' children in our school, and to also open it to the Zimbabwean farmers kids. It would be a wonderful setting for racial reconciliation in Christ!
What we would ask from Calvary is $11,000 for teacher salaries for a year. This starts with the current two teachers, and adds two more over the next 12 months. This amount also includes housing for the teachers as part of their contract. We are currently having to take the school expenses out of orphan support funds.
We estimate that getting water to the school, putting on roofing sheets, toilets, doors, student benches for the classes, shelves, and glass for the windows would cost another $11,500. So, our request would be for $22,500.
Another neat tie in as our partners in the School of Hope is the fact that Susan Lukaart and Angie Royce live in your area, and are both part of the School of Hope education team. They are coming to Zambia in October. They can help liaison with Calvary, and any members who want to get involved, help gather various school supplies that teams from different churches can then bring over. Gathering items for a school is something that Sunday school classes can easily get involved in, as well as a pen pal relationship with our kids. Please let us know what you think.
On another note, the Caterpillar Skid Loader is busy helping to create the fish breeding pond, establish the driveway and parking area for the market and shops, get the farm road ready for the rainy season, and it even pulled the Land Cruiser out of a ditch last week. Wonderful piece of equipment!
Thanks Joyce. We are grateful for you!
Blessings in Jesus,
Benedict
posted by Kathleen | 10:23 AM
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