We hope that you do!
Prayer transforms us as we seek our father’s face and plead for his will.
At C.A.R.E., we recognize that the ministry entirely relies on the prayers
and support of believers across the globe. We are a family preservation
ministry, which means that at our core we are constantly working to undo the
enemy’s influence in the lives of our children and the community at large.
This is why the newest addition to the
CA.R.E. team is so crucial to the entire ministry. Alison Douma is our prayer
advocate, and she will be working closely with the Nigerian staff as well as
the American team to communicate situations and needs to the prayer group in a
bi-weekly prayer letter. Alison will also be sharing our prayer requests
regularly with churches and others to have as many people praying for C.A.R.E.
Africa as possible. We currently have 230 prayer warriors, and we would like to
continue to grow that number. We are excited to have Alison join the team
because we know with this addition, we are well on our way to achieving our
goal.Here is the link to our most recent Prayer
Letter. The past few months have been quite busy for the ministry and we
are very thankful that God has continued to direct and provide for the team in
Nigeria and America. If you would like to subscribe to our prayer
group and advocate for us with your prayers, please click on this link and join
us as God continues to do tremendous things through C.A.R.E Africa!Prayer
Warriors!
We are so excited to announce that our school project is completely funded after our #GivingTuesday campaign. With pledged contributions, our donor match, and all donations received we are funded!! Thank you to everyone that contributed or helped us Build Our School! Now sit back and watch the progress as it is going to be fun. Below is our first update video from Yomi our project manager.
See the video below for an update on the work going on in Egbe, Nigeria. The school project is underway for the 152 children in our school.
#Giving Tuesday is one week from today.
We have a gracious donor that is matching all gifts up to $16,500. Visit our school project donation page at https://donorsee.com/school to help us reach our goal so we can finish building our school.
We are so excited to announce that a Donor has agreed to match any donation received between now and the end of the year up to $16,500 for our school project. https://donorsee.com/school
Meet the Makens. They visited Egbe years ago and genuinely fell in love. The Makens formed an attachment to a small, five-year-old boy they chose to sponsor. Their commitment to this child was so sincere that he graduated and is now attending university with their full support. They also support his caregiver, which is his grandmother. Their support has allowed us to help her with monthly food packages, accommodations, and provisions. The Makens are dedicated to the education and empowerment of the children and caregivers of CARE Africa and wanted to assist us in completing the construction of our school, Foundations Academy of Egbe. The Makens have generously agreed to match any funds we raise through the end of the year up to $16,500, which is half of the $33,000 needed to finish our school.
This is an unbelievable opportunity to have our school completed. Please join the Makens and help us build our school! Visit https://donorsee.com/school to donate
Check out the latest video of the school wall and the buildings that we will start renovating this week here.
Oden Ayo stands out in the crowd of the boys all dressed exactly the same at the Foundations Academy of Egbe. He has a big smile and searching dark eyes. His hands are open to help carry goods, to open doors, and to receive a hug or food. His emotions are easily seen on his face: quick to smile and just as quick to scowl. Oden Ayo stands out in the crowd of the boys all dressed exactly the same at the Foundations Academy of Egbe. He has a big smile and searching dark eyes. His hands are open to help carry goods, to open doors, and to receive a hug or food. His emotions are easily seen on his face: quick to smile and just as quick to scowl.
Oden Ayo stands out in the crowd of the boys all dressed exactly the same at the Foundations Academy of Egbe. He has a big smile and searching dark eyes. His hands are open to help carry goods, to open doors, and to receive a hug or food. His emotions are easily seen on his face: quick to smile and just as quick to scowl.
He is talking. He is using his hands in big gestures and pointing. His mouth is moving, and he is searching my eyes with his eyes wide to see if I understand him, trying to understand my words.
As a veteran teacher and as a Young Life staff, I have traveled to Egbe to serve alongside others in the school. I am assigned to the Foundations classroom to observe and give feedback. Each student in this room has been unsuccessful in the regular classrooms with a standard curriculum. The students are joyful and happy to have a visitor assigned to their room. Their teacher, Mr. Emmanuel, is well prepared and uses excellent strategies for retraining. He is engaged and well-liked by his students.
Oden Ayo makes sure that I have a seat. He offers me his paper and pencil. He smiles at me and winks. He puts his hand out for something; again, he is making sounds and moving his mouth. Mr. Emmanuel firmly and loudly calls for Oden Ayo’s attention. Oden Ayo’s eyes remain on my face, still communicating with me.
Oden Ayo cannot hear. His speech impairment is profound. Recently, CARE Africa was able to help him to get a hearing and speech evaluation in another city. Thankfully, his hearing can be improved with hearing aids. He now has a journey to retrain his mouth to form words he has never heard clearly. He will benefit from sign language school too. Oden Ayo cannot hear. His speech impairment is profound. Recently, CARE Africa was able to help him to get a hearing and speech evaluation in another city. Thankfully, his hearing can be improved with hearing aids. He now has a journey to retrain his mouth to form words he has never heard clearly. He will benefit from sign language school too.
The joy I have is overflowing that this very animated and social boy will be able to continue to develop without the frustration of being ignored and misunderstood. I am sure that Oden Ayo will be using those big open hands to learn all kinds of communication now that he has access to sign language. Thank you for prayerfully opening your hands to give specifically to purchase the hearing aids that he desperately needs and towards the sign language specialist that will help Odun Ayo be a productive learner.
Help buy hearing aids for Odun Ayo by donating any amount towards the $1,400 needed. Click the video below.
I count this life to be a lesson, that everything we achieve comes only by the grace of God and not hard work. Whatever one has, it’s for the benefit of the world, given by God to impact the lives of others. God is not selfish that he blesses us, but blesses us to also bless others, to make them feel the true love that comes from him alone. Pride is a disease that if one is not careful will destroy life, but true humility brings joy and fulfillment to the soul.
No matter how brilliant, educated, and sharp we are. That doesn’t make us complete what makes us complete is that God has chosen us as his hands and feet, and our heart of love towards humanity. We’ll be the change that the world deserves and show compassion to those who don’t have the privilege to be who they desire to become. This life is very short and no one knows when it’s all going to be over, but while there’s still breath in us we need to make use of every opportunity we got to make sure that we conquer the fear of this world. A little hand of Love and Care may be the only thing to save a life.
If only we understood what love means and how important it is to show, we would have the true meaning of life, and its impacts on people who do not have a good chance to win. Remember that none of us just became successful overnight, it was over time with love from those we never could have imagined that helped us. An act of care and love goes a long way in transforming someone’s life from worse to better. Let love speak!
Millions of Nigerian students are disappointed every year because they cannot attend university. Not because they didn’t study hard enough for entrance exams, but because there isn’t enough room for all of them and it’s not affordable for most.
74% of Nigerians that apply for higher education will be denied. Only 1 out of 4 will have the opportunity to go. WHY?
The US has over 5,000 higher education institutions to service a population of roughly 319 million. Compare that to Nigeria who has around 150 universities to service a population of 180 million people, 62% of them 24 or younger. There is simply not enough universities in Nigeria to accommodate the growing student population.
If a student is accepted, the school fees can range from $1,000 to $6,000 per year, for federal, state, or private university. For a country with an approximate minimum wage of $57 a month (about $2 a day) it is clearly impossible for most families to to send their children to university.
Michael studying Business Administrative Ekiti State UniversityMiriam studying Office Management Kwara State PolytechnicToyin studying Engineering Kwara State PolytechnicTiti studying Social Work in USA Lancaster Bible CollegeFolornsho studying Office Management Kwara State PolytechnicSamson studying Accounting Federal State University in Lakoja
We are fortunate to have six students in higher institutions in Nigeria and one in the United States. These children are blessed to have sponsors who invest in their lives. We work very hard to obtain admittance for our children. For those who are able to gain admission we rely on our sponsors for tuition fees. A higher education gives them the opportunity to break free from the cycle of poverty. God’s kingdom is growing, and generations will be transformed because when you educate a child, you educate a nation.
We are so blessed with 201 prayer partners. Many have journeyed with us since 2013 and many are brand new. We believe in the power of prayer and would love for you to join us too. Click this link to join our prayer team, http://eepurl.com/DZf_D
We send out prayer requests and praises two times a month and just ask that you pray alongside us and the other 201 prayer partners. You will be blessed by getting to see God’s hand at work in our ministry. We also welcome prayer requests from you. We pray for our donors regularly and would love to add any prayer requests you have to the list. You can see one of our prayer boards hanging at C.A.R.E. Africa, in Egbe.
Ephesians 6:18 “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.”
Thank you so much to everyone that donated and shared our school building project to your friends and family on #GivingTuesday. We were able to raise $6,360 plus the $2,000 match from Jeff Maine at Proudly for a grand total of $8,360 of the $25,000 needed for our Phase 1 of the project. Thank you Thank you Thank you!!
We cannot be the hands and feet of Jesus without amazing donors ready to support us! Thank you!
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