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“Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide,do not hold back;
lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes.
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A new season for Project Held
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A lot has happened in the last year and a half… it all started with Covid-19 which meant that we had to start working from home from March 2020. Because this took so long, we canceled our office in Ermelo. Project Held had been under the banner of House of Heroes for years, so when this church stopped, it was time to switch for Project Held.
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Of course we wanted to continue to help and support all those beautiful children who often have to grow up without parents. For this it was necessary to make Project Held its own foundation. This worked! But not only that, the Project Held Foundation has now also received its own ANBI status (a public benefit Organization). We are very happy with this! We are therefore enthusiastically looking forward to the new season ahead of us and are busy making new plans.
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For example, we want to collaborate more with other foundations and churches in order to help even more children. To achieve this, it was very important for Project Held to rent an office again. In a miraculous way an office in Harderwijk has come our way, the office where Project Held once started.
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We are very happy with this and look forward to the collaborations that will take place here. It is a 61m2 office and we would love to have a co-tenant. So if you are looking for an office space in Harderwijk, please contact us by sending an email to [email protected].
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A water well in India
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As you know, Project Held has a beautiful web shop where gifts can be bought for our projects. We have already been able to give away many chickens, goats, bibles, sewing machines, food packages etc. thanks to our sponsors and followers.
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It is also possible to give a water pump in India as a gift via our web shop for an amount of €900. Last month a wonderful purchase was made for a water pump and this has already been realized. We asked our contact person Rajkumar what this means for the people there.
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Rajkumar: ''The water pump is placed in a village called Lanka Tippa, the people here have been asking the government for a water pump for years but nobody could help them with clean drinking water. The pump that was donated provides enough water for 200 families! It is publicly owned, which means that anyone can use it for free. Many families have been greatly helped by this.”
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Our goal is to help many more people with clean drinking water. How nice is it to be able to donate a water pump with your company or through a sponsor action! You can do this via our webshop. A nice detail is that your name or company appears on the water pump. See here how a water well is made.
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Update situation Myanmar
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At the beginning of February this year, a coup d'état took place in Myanmar. This was in the news a lot during that period. Now more than half a year later we hardly hear anything about this anymore, but it is still very miserable in Myanmar.
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Last week we had a video call with our contact person from the children's home Win Myanmar Mission, whose children are supported by Project held. He told us that the situation is still very dangerous, they can't just go out on the street. There is a lot of violence and food prices have soared. Even though the children often have to stay inside, the lessons continue and this provides the necessary structure.
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During the video call we were allowed to interrupt the lesson and greet the children. Almost all the children have been quite ill in the past period, it was good to see the children healthy and well again. Last month Project Held was able to transfer an extra gift for medicines and healthy food for the children. Let's pray for this country and for "our" children.
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In previous newsletters we took you through the construction process in Uganda. A beautiful new children's village has now been built a few kilometers from the old children's home. The foundation of Iris Ministries Uganda is a fact! See Carolyn's own report here.
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A beautiful house with many possibilities, the photos speak for themselves! At the beginning of September, all things moved to the new location, an exciting and fun event for all children with the big surprise of 2 new housemates, Sabi (friend) and Simba (lion), 2 German Shepherd puppies. Still a bit uneasy, the puppies have started making many new friends. The children have not been able to attend classes at school since March 2020. The government has decided to keep schools closed for the time being, so it comes down to home education. Fortunately, the new house offers more space for that.
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On top of all that, the government has again given permission for the operation of Iris Ministries Uganda and has extended it for 5 years!
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Teenage Girls in Kenya
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The Esther Home in Kenya takes care of teenage girls who often became pregnant through rape. Due to Covid-19, teenage girls are even more at risk of being abused or raped, they cannot go to school, which is often a safe place after all. So they are at home a lot, the parents are away a lot to earn money. Girls are regularly raped or lured by men in their own home.
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So is the teenage girl Edna, just 13 years old and gave birth to her daughter Velinda last month. Fortunately, she was very pregnant at the Esther Home in Kenya where she was accompanied to the birth. Here she is now learning to take care of her child and she is dealing with trauma. When it is possible again, she will resume school to continue building her future and that of her child. We really want both Edna and Velinda to get a sponsor. Would you like to sponsor one or both of them? Click below and help a child in need today!
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Edna Cheptoo
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Edna is the fifth child of a poor family of nine people. Edna was in the 6th grade when she was no longer allowed to go to school due to her illness. Corona. A neighbor asked if Edna could help with the household since the woman herself was not at home much and had no time for this. During this period, the man of the house abused Edna and she became pregnant.
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Velinda Chepkwemboi
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This was the update for this month again. We hope and pray that it reached you in good health. In this way we can show you how important it remains to pray for and support our projects. Each and every one of them can really use our help and prayers, not only for themselves but also to help others!
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Together we make a difference in the life of someone in need time and time again.
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Kind regards, Tine and Viviane
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