OI China PRAYER LETTER May 2014
“Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.” ~ Psalm 98:1 (NIV)
A new Project Elisha was introduced in Suyu. Mr Wang Jingwen (2nd from right), a successful mushroom grower, who initially came to OI China as a ‘returned migrant worker’ and jobless in 2009, is committed to train up 5 apprentices in 6 months for mushroom farming techniques. The apprentices are unskilled, unemployed, disabled or poverty stricken. They will be able to take a small loan from OI China and lease a mushroom shed from Wang to start their own farms, upon completion of the program satisfactorily.
Praises & Thanksgivings: Praise the Lord for the approval by the Jiangsu Provincial Government to grant OI China’s Huai’an operation special local tax concession. This will reduce 50% income tax burdens for Huai’an. Thanks to God that our dear voluntary worker and COO, Jensen Huang, has recovered and discharged from the hospital. Jensen will be re-admitted to the hospital again in July for further cardio treatment. Please continue to pray for his health. Praise God for the new milestone of the Integrated MIS Project. The Board has approved the recommendation of the project team and selected Mambu as our main loan processing system for OI China. We pray that the system and solutions are suitable for our operational requirements so that we can better serve our clients in the future. Prayer Requests: Pray for the new Board of OI China, as they will hold a 2-day Board meeting in Sydney on 5 and 6 May. Pray that the Lord will be with the Board to grant it wisdom from heaven and guidance. Please pray for the Xuzhou and Anhui licenses and company registration procedures. We are still sorting out issues to meet government requirements. Please ask for His blessings and guidance. We are deeply saddened to hear about the news that Harry Turner’s father passed away. Please pray for Harry and his family as they mourn for their loss. 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 Mar.) 2,191,747 16,117 916 / 1,583 190
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