OI China PRAYER LETTER March 2014
“They that sow in tears shall reap in joy." ~ Psalm 126:5 (KJV)
Praise God, regardless of the tragic outbreak of H7N9 avian flu in early 2013 OI China finished the year with a special Award from the Suqian Municipality. Out of all the financial institutions in Suqian City OI China received the one and only “Award for the Most Advanced Institution” for our management, operation, services and impact to the community.
Client Shu Shibin was born in a poor family. He was sent to work by his parents even before he finished his primary school. After so many years of working on odd jobs he returned home in 2008 and set up a small workshop making blockboards with his life savings. Until last year, OIC issued a loan to him he was able to make quality panels. His workshop expanded from 25 workers to 76, as a result.
Praises & Thanksgivings: Praise the Lord for the wonderful Award of being the Most Outstanding Financial Institution in Suqian City for 2013. This is also a recognition that we are here to bring glory to His name. Praise God that our clients and employees have had a good time of rest during the Chinese New Year period. Prayer Requests: Pray for the preparation of OI China 2014 Internship Program. We are finalizing the interview and recruitment process. Please continue to pray for the health of our co-workers and their families. Many of our co-workers and their family-members are suffering from illnesses for some reasons recently. Pray that the Lord’s healing hands be upon them. Pray for health and safety of our clients and co-workers as the H7N9 Avian Flu re-emerged in China recently. Since January 2014, 120 human cases and 32 deaths have been reported, according to the report of February 25th from the Chinese Xinhua News Agency. 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 st (31 Jan) 1,020,475 10,362 351 / 591 88
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