MISSIONARY PROJECT ‘17 A thank you from Bible Society Northern Ireland
MISSIONARY PROJECT ‘1 8 During 2017-2018, Irish CE is supporting Abaana as our Missionary Project. Abaana is a local Christian charity, based in Bangor, Co. Down, which has been working for almost 20 years in Uganda.
Abaana, who aim to bring hope to the children of Africa, use education as a means of helping children and their families escape poverty. They have built 13 primary schools across Uganda and continue to support these schools and their communities, providing education for over 4000 children. Abaana also provide sponsorship for over 1650 children, making it possible to them to attend school, as well as rescuing children who have been living rough on the street. Abaana have put together a pack of 4 lessons, giving Juniors and Young People an insight into what life is really like for so many people in Uganda, and the effect that poverty has on individuals and their families. It includes videos and PowerPoint resources, as well as ideas for games and activities. Please do make use of this great resource with your Society (contact the CE Office if you would like to receive a pack).
We want to say a huge thank you to all the C.E. groups who took part in the Storytellers project last year. Lots of groups all over the country spent time learning about what it means to share the amazing story of the Bible.
It was great to get the opportunity to visit some of these groups, travelling from Priesthill to Lisbellaw to Newtownards. There was always a warm welcome given. It was wonderful to join in with games, singing and prayer, and to see what the groups had been getting up to to raise money for the Bible Society NI.
Last year C.E. groups raised an incredible £7,000! This money is helping the Bible Society NI provide little Bible books that will be used through the Amazing Journey project. This is a great project that is run by the Baptist Youth Department. Staff and volunteers spend time in schools in Northern Ireland, acting out and sharing stories from the Bible. Every child that takes part gets given one of the Bible books – this could be the first Scripture they’ve ever owned.
The team from Abaana would also love to come to visit groups to share more about their work. For more information ontact the Abaana office: Telephone - 028 9145 1918 Email - info@abaana.org
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