An ARM Update
October 2012
Greetings Friends of Africa Renewal Ministries,

This month's newsletter is focused on our Child Development Program.

Child Development is our largest department at Africa Renewal Ministries representing approximately 8,200 children spread across 17 different districts in Uganda.  The program consists of 4 major intervention areas:

1. Child Development Program (CDP)
2. Early Childhood Development Program (ECDP)
3. Bethany Village Children's Home
4. Mwangaza Children's Choir
 
Join us as we take a look at what God is doing through the Child Development Program as we raise generations of transformational Christian leaders in Uganda.

Many Blessings,

Ps. Peter Kasirivu
Founder & CEO 
IN THIS EDITION:  CDP Video  |  CDP Highlights |  Fun FactsGet InvolvedDonate | Contact Us
CDP Testimonial Video nglpvideo                       


Hear the stories of some of ARM's sponsored children along with a message from Pastor Peter about how sponsorship is changing the lives of the children of Uganda.  Thank you to our sponsors, who make stories like this possible!
Child Development Dept. Highlights  nglphighlights   
The Breaking Free Mwangaza Tour
The Mwangaza Children's Choir consisting of 20 of CDP's most gifted & talent children, is headed out for it's 8th International Choir tour this upcoming January!

The tour theme this year is "Breaking Free" as the children celebrate all that God has done and continues to do in and through their lives.

The choir will be in the USA from January to June 2013, traveling through Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Colorado.  

Bookings for the tour are almost complete, so make sure you don't miss out on your opportunity to have the choir visit your church!

For booking & tour information, visit the Mwangaza website or contact Neil Clements now!
Bethany Village Sustainability
Bethany Village, started in 2003, is a unique ARM project.  It is not only the home to 188 orphaned  children but it also houses a child development project, a primary school, a clinic, a campsite & a farm. 

On any given day at Bethany, you will be witness to several projects that are helping them become a more self-sustaining community.  
 
Over the last several months, the farming projects at Bethany have gained great returns as the pig & goat  projects, the 2 greenhouses & the 7 acres of outdoor farming projects have been able to provide meals (worth $500 every month) for the children  who call Bethany Village their home.  
 
We praise the Lord for the work He is doing at Bethany VIllage and for all of you who faithfully pray and support the children here!
 
The Early Childhood Dev. Program
ARM's Early Childhood Development Program (ECDP) cares for 150 malnurished children aged 0-2 years old. 

ARM currently has 3 ECDP centres.  These centres provide feeding, medical care, play & nurturing, Bible stories, prayer & worship opportunities, parenting education & much more to help ensure the survival of some of our most vulnerable children.  

ARM has seen the benefits to these children as they often start the program malnourished and in desperate home situations, but leave with parents who are more knowledgeable about how to feed and care for them.  Many have found sponsors during their time in this program and have been able to start their schooling when they graduate the program.  

If you would like to help, by sponsoring one of our ECDP children, click here now!
Child Development Dept. Fun Facts      nglpfunfacts   

Did you know....
  • ARM started child sponsorship in 1991, with the help of Compassion Uganda
  • 5 years later, in 1996, ARM started their own child sponsorship program separate from Compassion Uganda and it has been growing ever since.
  • ARM currently has 8,129 children in our child development program!
  • ARM has child development projects in 27 different locations spread across 17 different districts throughout Uganda
Get Involved  nglpgetinvolved                   

Child Sponsors Needed!
Currently, only 80% of our CDP students are fully sponsored. It costs $35 per month to fully sponsor one child.  If you are unable to fully sponsor a child, we accept one-time gifts toward our child development fund. 
Sign up online by clicking here now!

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ARM believes 100% in the power of prayer! We would encourage you to pray for us on a monthly, weekly or daily basis as the Spirit leads you!
Donation Information  nglpdonate            

 
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Africa Renewal Ministries
PO Box 13733
San Antonio, TX 78213

Checks should be made out to "Africa Renewal Ministries"

To give specifically towards CDP, write "CDP" in the memo line

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