 Click here to download our brochure | The story of Central’s Mission to Lesotho begins with the “Penny Project”, an outreach program run by the children’s ministry at Central. Its original aim was to involve the children of Central in a project that would help to fund “Rachel’s Home”, an orphanage for the child victims of Lesotho’s AIDS epidemic.From such small beginnings, God makes amazing things happen. Worthless little pennies; but, when you collect enough of them they can make a huge difference.
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By early 2008, the Rachel’s Home Lesotho Mission had been born. A team of 27 volunteers was assembled to travel to Lesotho for two weeks. The team built three classrooms, mentored teachers, restructured classes, organized the orphanage, roughed in wiring to the existing classrooms, created a resource centre, put up a clothes line, installed bars to improve the security, delivered more than 1300 lbs. of clothes, supplies, tools, toys and much, much more.
All of this was completed in just six days!
But the story doesn’t end here. Rachel’s Home, with a staff of four teachers, teaches approximately 300 students. The orphanage, a three bedroom bungalow of less than 1000 sq ft., is home to 45 children. The husband and wife team, of Godwill and Hilda, with help during the day from two local women, look after these children. The needs are so great. Rachel’s Home needs your help. Central will continue its efforts to support Rachel’s Home.
This is still not the end of the story. In 2012, we returned with a team of 30 volunteers. This time we built a standalone building with showers, we painted the interior of the school and the orphanage. We replaced the old bed-bug ridden beds with new mattresses, after fumigating the interior of course. We painted murals, again offered mentoring opportunities to the teachers and so much more.
Our efforts to help the children continue still. We are exploring new partnerships to help with other aspects of the orphanage; but, the need is so great.
Please help us help the children.
If you can help, donations will be gratefully accepted.
Cheques can be made out to Central Presbyterian Church, in the memo area please write Lesotho Mission.
Central Presbyterian Church
7 Queen Square,
Cambridge, Ontario
N1S 1H4
For more information, please contact us at rachelsHome@cpcmail.ca
