OI China PRAYER LETTER June 2014
“But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.” ~ John 1:12 (KJV)
Project team for the Mambu implementation met between 20 and 24 May in Suyu. Thanks to Robert Westcott, CIO of the Network, for the generous and professional support. The members of the implementation team consists of (from left to right) Paul Robertson, Rodica Levitchi, Paul Fotheringham, Gigi Huang, Shannon Guo, Rachel Woods, Frank Li and Tony Choi (taking the photo).
Client Xiaosan Jiang, left high school and became an apprentice in the local restaurant to pay off the family debts after his mother suffered from a stroke. The family owed a big medical bill due to the tragedy. Recently, as his employer decided to move to other cities he came to OI China and borrowed 30k Yuan to lease the restaurant. He now employs 5 people.
Praises & Thanksgivings: Praise the Lord for the wonderful Board meeting held on 5 and 6 May, in Sydney. May God’s grace continue to pour down like rain over the team, our co-workers and our clients. Thanks to God for the week-long implementation meetings of the Mambu System in Suyu, between 20 and 24 May. The whole team of OI China are now eagerly to contribute to this stateof-the-art microfinance system. Prayer Requests: Pray for the preparation of 2014 Internship Program. Please pray for safe travel of our interns from the US to China. Pray for the development of the training materials and recruitment of students for the Summer English Camp. This year’s Camp is a collaboration project of OI China and the Caterpillar Foundation. The young students, aged 12 to 18, are children of our clients. During the class, they will have a chance to play with CAT model excavators and dump trucks etc. They will also get to learn about what corporate social responsibility is about and how to take care of others in life. Please pray for Jackie, daughter of our Chairman Geoff Kells. She is not feeling well and the doctors suspect she has Addison’s disease. OIC Consolidated Statistics Loans Issued in USD Job Impact (Created / Sustained) Training & Coaching (person / hr) Micro-insurance (policies)
2010
2011
6,369,255 20,982 2,000 / 5,998 n/a
8,165,500 37,013 2,412 / 7,951 n/a
2012
2013
8,848,143 9,766,439 34,887 48,334 2,904 / 10,516 3,739 / 11,068 442 757
2014 YTD th (30 Apr.) 2,924,651 22,732 1,253 / 2,239 244
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