Water At Last!

There is a lot of dancing and rejoicing going on these days both here in the COH office and in Malawi! Please join us in a great celebration that we finally have water at the Grace Center!

In partnership with the Levelland Rotary Club and Rotary International, this project began in November 2009. Rotary raised funds and in November 2010 those funds were sent to Malawi. Regretfully, the funds arrived just as the economy in Malawi was nose-diving to disaster. Fuel became almost impossible to obtain and prices sky-rocketed on everything. But the Bwaila Rotary was not silent or discouraged. They persevered on our behalf and formed a partnership with Water Missions International.

On Saturday, May 5th, drilling began and soon water was bursting from the drilling pipes!

This week, workers are busy setting the casing for the well, installing a solar pump, digging ditches to lay underground pipes to two large tanks, and plumbing 4 taps: one at the clinic, one at Timothy's Home, one for the Orphan Kitchen and one for the local village!

One extra bonus that came as a part of this project was the purchase of an additional 25 acres of land for the Grace Center. The best spot of land for setting the tanks was on the property adjacent to the Grace Center. Thanks to a generous donation, we were able to purchase the land this week. Room for the water tanks and for the future!

Yellow and Purple are the original Grace Center site. Green is the land we purchased in December. Red is the new land purchase.

We want to express our thanks to the Levelland Breakfast Rotary Club, Rotary International, The Bwaila Rotary Club, Water Missions International, Caprock Springs Church (Post, TX) and private donors who have made this well possible! Thank you so much!

A Gift for Your Sponsor Child!

We are often asked, "What can I send to my sponsor child?"

This summer we want to take t-shirts to all the children in Circle of Hope Programs.

You can order a shirt for your child for $5 at the COH Store!

If you want to purchase t-shirts for more children, just add more to your cart!

While you are shopping, get a t-shirt for yourself, too and perhaps a hat or a rug! We will be adding more items to the store in the days to come. Especially as we bring back items produced at Hands of Grace Textiles.

All proceeds from the sale of items in the store will benefit the children in our Circle of Hope programs. Sales from the Textile center provide fair wages for our ladies who are employed through the textile center as well as helping to develop the projects at the Grace Center!

Thank you for supporting Circle of Hope! Happy Shopping for the children and for you!

Circle of Hope and Mary Kay Partner to Raise Funds for Guest House!

You're Invited to a party for Circle of Hope International

April 14 at 10:00 am (brunch will be served)

615 Bohicket Road, Wilmore KY 40390

RSVP: info@cohcommunity.org

Learn about the latest happenings at the Grace Center. Get ready for Spring with a Spring Make-over.

Best of all 50% of all proceeds from sales from April 1 through April 14 will help build our new Guest House at the Grace Center. For example: purchase $100 of merchandise, $50 is donated to COH!

Can't make it to the party? You can place your order online: http://www.marykay.com/dawnwalker/

Already beautiful and don't need a makeover? Make your donation for the guest house on our website, our mail your check to Circle of Hope International, 615 Bohicket Road, Wilmore KY 40390.

Check out the plans for the guest house!

What's New In Malawi? (March 2012)

Here is a little glimpse into some of the really amazing things happening these days at Circle of Hope!

NEW CHILDREN IN TIMOTHY'S HOME!

  Our three newest children to come to Timothy's Home. Waiting for Pastor Phiri outside of Dowa District Social Welfare Office.

THE NEW CLINIC BUILDING ALMOST COMPLETE!

This buildiing will house our Clinic and Community Health Education programs.

OPENING DATE FOR THE CLINIC IS JUNE 2012! 

  The new Clinic building almost finished from the back corner.WALK ACROSS OUR BRIDGE TO THE NEW PROPERTY! 

Walk across this bridge with me to the site of our new Guest House! We hope to break ground soon!

Also in the News:

The Grace Alliance Praise Team will release their first album soon. It is already playing over the airwaves in Malawi!

Feed the Children is partnering with Circle of Hope to help provide food for the preschool!

Alissa Trost joins the COH team as Administrative Assistant!

More than 40 people will travel to Malawi this summer as Interns and on Summer Teams!

Check this link for our latest fundraising projects!

Locked, Loaded, and Ready to Plow into Malawi

Yesterday, February 24, 2012, was an exciting day for Circle of Hope. Men from Roann Church of the Brethren, local farmers and neighbors gathered to load our container to ship it off to Malawi. More than 15 men pitched in throughout the course of the day. Included in the container are books, a drum set, electric stoves, electric sewing machines, medical supplies, lab-in-a-suitcase, and most exciting of all OUR TRACTOR! While it was a cold, snowy day in Indiana, our hearts were warm with anticipation for all the people this container will reach. The ship is set to debark on March 8^th. It will then spend 93 days in transit with an anticipated arrival date of June 10^th. Thank you to all of our awesome supporters for filling the container.

To view photos of the loading click here.

Just because the container is loaded and ready to go doesn’t mean your help is not needed. We still need to raise the $16,000 in shipping costs. If you, your church, small group, or workplace would like to contribute, please contact Karen@cohcommunity.org and see how you can pitch in!