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The Pittmans need your help to continue their mission in Kenya

To continue their mission in Kenya, Heather and Nathan Pittman need to increase their monthly donation income by approximately $2,000. The reason? Inflation has skyrocketed since they first arrived in the country.

“We had raised what we needed to be out in Kenya for a whole year, but those numbers were based off of numbers that we got 2 years ago. Since that time, the practical inflation (as opposed to the official numbers that are published) has been 25% per year. Before we even arrived in the country, the prices had increased from what we had raised. We need to find more people who would like to partner with us as financial supporters so that we can sustain a longer stay in Kenya,” they shared in their latest newsletter.

Because of this, they had no choice but to return to the U.S. to raise additional financial support.

The missionaries have done the math: to extend their stay beyond one year, they need to find either 20 more partners willing to contribute $100 per month, 40 partners giving $50 per month, or 80 partners donating $25 per month.

“We hope that we are able to find those partners quickly enough to return to the mission field in the middle of April. The two things that might delay that return date are if we don’t raise the funds in time or there is a complication with Heather’s pregnancy, and her doctor tells us that we really should stay here for the delivery,” they explained.

Will you be one of their supporters? Every contribution makes a difference. Learn how you can help: https://globallutheranoutreach.com/support-pittman.html

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Growing together: Afterschool program and Bible study thrive in Venezuela

Growing together: Afterschool program and Bible study thrive in Venezuela

Since “Mi Pequeña Lucecita” (“My Little Light”) preschool in La Caramuca, Venezuela, was shut down, efforts have intensified to expand both the afterschool tutoring program and the Sunday afternoon youth Bible study, writes Pastor David Ernst in his latest newsletter.

“We have met with some success and there is, in fact, some overlap between the two groups, with some of our new afterschool students attending the Bible study,” the missionary shares.

Growing together: Afterschool program and Bible study thrive in Venezuela
Anyi Garrido with students

Pastor David’s wife, Luz María, has enlisted her granddaughter, Anyi Garrido, along with Yusmelvis Salas, a young woman from the neighborhood, to assist with the afterschool classes.

The Sunday youth group continues to learn how to “sing” in sign language, a meaningful skill in a country where an estimated 1.2 million people are deaf, including around 15,000 with congenital deafness. In 2004, more than 3,000 deaf children were enrolled in the national public school system.

Growing together: Afterschool program and Bible study thrive in Venezuela. Kids "singing" with sign language
Praising the Lord with sign language

Sunday afternoons are dedicated entirely to prayer and Bible study.

The afterschool program provides remedial instruction in language skills, mathematics, and other subjects, while also incorporating daily Bible reading and prayer. “Many of our students have basic learning disabilities as well as having to deal with a shortage of teachers and the legacy of two years of closed schools due to the COVID-19 crisis,” Pastor David explains.

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