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Rescue MissionAstoria Rescue Mission is a part of a family of rescue ministries that reaches out to needy and broken people in inner cities in a number of parts of the world. There are 270 other rescue ministries world wide in the family of International Union of Gospel Missions. Each day over 30,000 people are given a safe place to sleep, 100,000 people are fed, and tens of thousands hear the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Website: www.rescuemission.com
Website: www.campkoinonia.net
Chiredzi Christian Children's Home is the brainchild of John Mark Pemberton, Zebedee Togarepi, and Al Sohral. This labor of love was founded out of a need these three men saw in the country of Zimbabwe, Africa. AIDS is now a pandemic with Moms and Dads dying (about 1200 a month) everyday leaving behind orphaned children with no place to go and no one to turn to except the streets. Cheredzi Christian Children's Home is located in the town of Cheredzi on a piece of land the Nesbitt Family helped them acquire. They, too saw the same need. The plan was and is to build eight houses to resemble normal homes with two Moms (Aunties) and 10 children in each home. At present, there are three houses finished with one house fully operational. In the future, Cheredzi Christian Children's Home hopes to build a library, clinic, chapel and offices on the premises. At present, Cheredzi Christian Children's Home also has three directors. Two in the country, led by Zebedee Togarepi and Nathan Lawson. And one in the states led by Bob Pemberton. Warrenton Christian Church helped to build a house through a year long fundraising program in 2006. The Warrenton House has 10 children living in it and each child has a sponsor through Warrenton Christian Church.
Ben Alexander has made his life's mission (along with his wife, Miranda) to teach people about the fallacies of witchcraft. Ben has written a book entitled Out From Darkness, that is part autobiography while also exposing the dangers of spiritualism.
Website: www.espministries.com
Lee Turner has had a heart for the Muslim people for many years. The Turners formed Key Communications in 1978. Key Communications broadcasts carry over FEBA radio in the Seychelles and Trans World Radio in Swaziland, Africa, reaching listeners in at least 12 countries in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
The AIDS scourge in sub Saharan Africa is wrecking havoc with all facets of life. The surviving victims of this pandemic are the children of the men and women who have died due to this virus. Thus Khayelihle Children's Village was formed, opening their doors in 1995. The K.C.V. mission statement is and always will be: To provide through residential and community care, the physical, educational, medical, social and spiritual needs of children who are orphaned or abandoned.
Website: www.kcvkids.org
Warrenton Christian Church has been a supporter of Niños for many years beginning wit the children's ministry led (at the time) by Pam Morimoto. They sponsored a young boy, Regalio, who was saved from drowning by his own mother. Regalio was taken to Niños where he lived for the next 11 years. He was a bright boy and grew up to be a big part of Niños. He became a Christian when he was only about 15 years old. Niños is in the business of saving children, not only physically by giving them a home environment, but also giving them a hope in Jesus Christ. As all children do, Regalio grew up and moved away from the home in 2005. Just two years ago, Warrenton Christian Church took on another child to sponsor. Her name is Wendy Itzel Cervantes-Torres. Such a big name for such a little girl. Our sponsorship is part of H.U.G.S. (Helping the Unwanted Get Started) program at Niños. These children come from backgrounds that vary, but they have one thing in common and they have been abused and/or abandoned in some way. Niños is a ministry of the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ extending loving care to these precious children. Terry Stine led the Mission for over 20 years, but now is working for B.B.C. He is leaving the Mission in the very capable hands of Seth Thomas as the new Executive Direction beginning in July of 2007. Seth Thomas visited Warrenton Christian Church for a Vacation Bible School week and provided the children in attendance a deeper look at what Niños de México is all about.
Website: www.ninosdemexico.org
O.C.E.F. is in the business of building new churches and strengthening existing churches throughout Oregon. O.C.E.F. exists because of the generosity of the churches in the fellowship and has a single pupose: planting new churches and encouraging evangelism. Their motto is, “doing together what we are too small to do alone.”
Zebedee Togarepi is a black nationalist who grew up in a Christian atmosphere in the country of Zimbabwe, Africa. As a young man, he attended Zimbabwe Christian College with an eye toward working in church ministry in some capacity. While attending college, he worked with his people in different area of the country. For a time, he and his young wife, Ratidzo, worked at Chidamoyo Christian Mission near Karoi. Zebedee also attended school in the U.S. at Cincinnati Bible College and graduated with top honors from Kentucky Christian College. The Togarepi's have five grown children and now three grandchildren. Zebedee has worn many hats over the years and his latest "hat" is being a full partner with Mashoko / Hippo Valley Christian Mission. His main job at present is Co-Direction of Cheredzi Christian Children's Village. He still oversees the works he started several years ago (Triangle, Village 8 and Mozambique).
Website: www.hippovalley.com |
Camp Koninonia
Chiredzi Christian Children's Home
Exposing
Satan's Power
Key
Communications
Khayelihle Children's Village
Niños de Mexico
Oregon Christian Evangelistic Fund
Zebedee in Zimbabwe