Rachel’s Home
Central supports Rachel’s Home, an orphanage and Christian school for the child victims of Lesotho’s AIDS crisis.
Godwill & Hilda, the couple that runs Rachel’s Home, care for 45 orphans. They employ three teachers and two local women to care for and teach these children and an additional 250 local children.
Our support began with the Penny Project, a children’s ministry project to raise funds. To date we have raised a half million pennies.
In March 2009, a group of 27 volunteers from Central travelled to Lesotho to build a school.
We continue to support Rachel’s Home in other ways.
We continue to fund the wages of the teachers and we have begun a vitamin supplement program for the children and staff at the orphanage.
In memory of our friend, Janice Aiken, a member of our Lesotho mission who passed away in April, we have created the Janice Aiken Memorial Bursary. This bursary is a university scholarship program for the children of Rachel’s Home.
Tataskweyak Cree Nation
Central has partnered with the Tataskweyak Cree Nation in Split Lake Manitoba.
Chief Sam Cook Mahmuwee struggles with poor attendance. In this community where unemployment and other social issues are major issues, we believe that education is crucial to a better future.
Our goal is to improve attendance starting in the lower grades.
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The Cambridge Self-Help Food Bank
Every Sunday, Central collects food for the Cambridge Self-Help Food Bank.
The baskets can be found in the Narthex.
Please, even if its just one can, bring something for the food-bank.
Every little bit counts.
