$20/month for 22 students...

**Impact Zambia 100 update: 

Here are the 22 grade 7 students at the Lifesong Zambia School. These students will be moving to High School next year.  As of now, we don't have space for them. Knowing each of them, we desire to finish what we started and see these 22 students through graduation to set them on a path to break the cycle of poverty so many of them were born into.

Will you consider partnering with us to send these 22 students to High School?

We are asking for a monthly commitment of $20 for one year.

Twenty dollars.

 - eating at the new restaurant down the street...

 - the new DVD that just came out...

 - 4 or 5 of your monthly Starbucks ...

 - the cute little cardigan you've been eyeing...

I won't lie...this commitment will require sacrifice. But trust me. The sacrifce is always worth the reward.

What are you willing to sacrifice for these 22 grade 7 students?

Our goal is 100 people. $20 a month. One year commitment. A commitment that will be MATCHED dollar for dollar!

We have 27 commitments and 73 to go...we need YOUR help! 

To help bring JOY and PURPOSE to these grade 7 students, email info@lifesongfororphans.org.

To learn more about Impact Zambia 100, click here.

Impact Able - Lifesong Zambia

***Impact Zambia Update: 26 commitments - 6 days to go! Will you consider joining the IMPACT?

Hi. I'm Able. I am 14 years old. I live with my mother's sister.  I have lived with her for 2 years.  My mother died when i was 5 years old.  Also, my little cousins, Marleen and Bethshaba, attend Lifesong school in Baby Class. I am in grade 7. My aunt sells vegtables outside our home to help earn an income. Thank you for helping Lifesong.

Able is one of the students that will be entering into the 8th grade.  As of now, we have no classrooms available for him and the other 21 grade 7 students. Will you help build a new classroom for Able so that he can continue school this fall and be part of the 5% of Zambia children that is able to attend High School?

Join Impact Zambia 100 to help build new classrooms for our students...

What's Impact Zambia 100?

We are looking for 100 people to give $20/month for 1 year! And, thanks to a generous donor your gift will be MATCHED dollar-for-dollar! What an exciting time to give!

Contact info@lifesongfororphans.org to be apart of the IMPACT!

'If not for Lifesong...' -- Impact Zambia 100

**Impact Zambia update: 11 team members! 9 days to go! Join the Imapct!

Listen in as missionary Mitzi McBride shares her heart concering the kids and school at Lifesong Zambia,

We are just completing end of year break. It was one month. Some would think that with school being out, things would be easier here...a little slower. We've found this to be the opposite. I've found myself over the last month consistently concerned about our Lifesong children while on "holiday."

 

I have seen some in the streets, at the market...and they look different. They look tired, hungry, and more dirty than usual. 

 

Clement, a 14 year old with major hearing impairment, had malaria and was hospitalized over the break. (2nd to the left in the white t-shirt)

Richard, a young man who lives with his older sister (yet she's been gone for a month), has been able to work on the farm to help him buy food during this "holiday" break. 

During this break, one of our brightest students showed up at our home after being beaten by his step-father. He now lives on campus with our foster family and is learning what it is like to be in a good family.

If there were no Lifesong...

Many children wouldn't eat. Some children would die from malaria and other diseases because of no medical care. Children would remain in abusive and neglectful environments.

 

During this break, I was able to see what their life would be like if they were not given the opportunity to go to school. It means more than education...for some, it means life.

 

So grateful I get to be a part of making a difference...and for those of you partnering with us, you can rest assured you are joining us in making a difference too.

To join Mitzi & Impact Zambia 100 in making a difference in the lives of children in Zambia, email info@lifesongfororphans.org and commit to be one of the 100 people to give $20/month for 1 year.  

And guess what? Thanks to a generous donor, all gifts will be MATCHED dollar-for-dollar up to $225,000!

To learn more about Impact Zambia 100 click here.

Updates from Lifesong Zambia

We are blessed to give you an update from Lifesong Zambia from Leslie Ringger,

Our new school year began with 2 new grades and 4 new teachers.  We are also very excited to introduce a new curriculum that emphasizes Biblical teaching.

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The rainy season is in full swing bringing with it a wave of malaria to our students and staff at Lifesong School.  What a blessing to be able to provide free medical care to all at our school.

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We currently have 4 boys living with a foster family on campus.  Because of this program they have been taken out of homes of abuse/neglect and are given a chance to learn what a healthy family looks and feels like.

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In the next few weeks we will be introducing our Caregiver Empowerment Program where our students’ caretakers will have the opportunity to learn skills such as:

- Vaseline making

- Dying fabrics

- Clay working

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Last term ended with a special Christmas performance.  Over 120 parents and caretakers showedup for the event to give their children support. The event was a hit with a christmas play, songs, and a little dancing just for fun.

2011 Highlights & Year-End Giving

Lifesong projects impact 3,000+ orphaned & vulnerable children each year.  

The Lord has continued to lead Lifesong this year in ways that we could not have imagined!  

Here is a glimpse:

·       Created 45 jobs for orphan’s caregivers through micro-lending & sustainable Strawberry Farm in Zambia

·       Installed 59 computer systems in Honduras, giving skills to break cycle of unemployment thank you RetailROI!

·       84 children now have their FIRST school in 14 years (due to civil war) in Marshall, Liberia

·       Completed 100^th repair of a widow’s home & hit $1,000,000 mark in adoption funding through Both Hands partner

·       Helped 638 children become adopted into US Christian families, removing financial barriers through Adoption Grants & Loans (disbursed over $3,500,000 in adoption funding)

·       Our joy to partner with 167 churches through Adoption Funds & Orphan Care initiatives in 32 states

·       Launched Adoption without Borders (indigenous adoption) in Ukraine and have helped 120+ Ukrainian orphans become adopted by Ukrainian Christian parents

·       Helped Sergey, Andrei and several other Ukrainian orphans launch a landscaping business w/ over 1,000 plants (job skills & sustainability)

·       Sveta and 835 other children have been mentored through Constant Christian Presence

·       Now helping 550 orphans & vulnerable children through education & feeding programs in Ethiopia

·       Renovated 15 foster agency waiting rooms to help foster kids feel loved through“Project Sunshine”

Thank you for prayers, giving & your heart for orphaned and vulnerable children around the world.

You can DONATE NOW! (tax-deductible), a year-end gift before 11:59pm on December 31st! 

100% of your donation goes directly to orphan needs – absolutely ZERO administrative costs are deducted (paid for by TMG Foundation). 

2011 Gifts of Purpose from Lifesong for Orphans on Vimeo.