Everyday I learn how ignorant I am. I’m not stupid but I am ignorant. That is one of the reasons that we are doing this blog – to show people how much ‘stuff’ goes on out there that we are ignorant of, and maybe we will want to get into the act. We try and give some theological foundation for doing stuff as well and sometimes we just have fun. but.
I did not know about Concordia Gospel Outreach. I was 10 years on the Board of LCMS World Relief and Human Care, I am now on the Board of International Missions and I have never heard of this operation. Now we are partners in a little project. Here is how it works…..I talked about the fact at Rongo we have a Project 24 rescue center attached to the school and now that the center has been built it is nicer than the classrooms and the school house that the children attend. Since this is a church school there is no government help. There are also no books. Look at the blog for January 26, 2012 and you will see the children and the cow.
So along comes President Fondow who was at some meeting and says to me “do you know Elizabeth Pittman”. I am ignorant about Elizabeth Pittman. He says I should call her. I call her and she says that she will donate books to ‘seed’ a library for Rongo. We look into shipping costs from this end and figure to send the books that Concordia Gospel Outreach gives us for nothing will cost about $1000 or more. So we are going to recruit the Mary Okeyo Scholarship fund travelers that will be going in June and have them divide the books into their respective suitcases and carry them over.
You can find out for yourself about this ministry at http://sites.cph.org/cgo/initiatives.asp
In the meantime a financial donation for the teachers of Rongo to go to a bookstore and buy the books the government says they need to teach would be nice – as we said any of you teachers and administrators that would like to help, let us know. These books not only allow for religious instruction but the children learn English as well. This is good stuff.
Elizabeth Pittman of Concordia Gospel Outreach getting books for Rongo
My name is Kondepaga Benjiman belonged to Jaggapuram village. I lived
in the sins in my youth and unaware of God. Beloved god servant
Bethapudi Devadanam who had been to my village in the year 1982, Nov
10th to preach the Gospel. That made me to attend the prayer meeting.
He spoke that the wages of the sin was death and told about salvation
and added that Jesus Christ was died on the cross for me .and also
explained about external life. As he referred Romans 8:1,”No
condemnation to those who are in JESUS CHRIST. Then I confessed my
sins by this word of God .Then I was baptized and strengthened by his
leading according to Ephe 6:7 .Then, there was a clear call from JESUS
to do the ministry. I thank God for saving me. I have been doing His
ministry by having great burden towards many souls. Everyday I train
and send many people for His service.
My request:
As we have the great burden towards the earning souls to do the
ministry earnestly, for our team members (35-40). Pray and extend your
Co-operation towards lending missionary tools like ……. Bibles,
Pamphlets, Sound system and one Gospel Bus.
I request you humbly to come to my place and preach among us and see
the harvest in our area .I pray for you and your ministry.
Thanking you with prayers,
Benjiman ministries,
Edlapadu mandal,
Guntur dist-522233.
Andhraprdesh.
India. cell no: 919618620546.
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