Thanks be to God!
By the grace of the Lord the first graduation ceremony at the Free Vocational School (OAVI) was held successfully on August 28, 2010. More than 4,000 people attended. This included four American Christians led by Brother Harvey Stow, an elder at the Waterloo Road Church of Christ in Edmond, OK.
Through the generosity of some Congregations and individual Christians we were able to give each of the 150 graduating students the basic tools to go home with. We gave out tools costing some $17,000. These included sewing machines, Gas cylinders and Stoves, hair-dryers, computers, blenders as well as cash.
Nana Konadu Agyemang -Rawlings, the former Ghanaian First Lady and President of the 31st December Women’s Movement was the Guest Speaker. The program also brought together a number of Government officials and prominent Church leaders from Ghana and other West African Countries.
School re-opens on October 5, 2010 and 250 new set of students are to be admitted. We need your prayers and financial support to keep them the next two and half years.
It is so refreshing to be in the position to help Orphaned and needy young people to build a better life. Our concept of free Vocational Training for the needy amazes so many to the Glory of our God. All we can say is, Thanks be to our God for all His grace at OAVI. Talk to us today if you can be help to our efforts.
Free Vocational School
In February 2008 Outreach Africa began to train teen-age Orphans with very poor backgrounds and incredible pasts in HAIRDRESSING, DRESSMAKING, DRAFTING, TEXTILES, COOKING, COMPUTER & ENGLISH LANGUAGE all for free. OAVI is an acronym of Outreach Africa Vocational Institute.
Most of these youngsters were engaged in vices that are unprintable here. However, today it is a different story all together. Lord willing, it is hoped that after their training they should be in the position to use their hands to work and earn a living for themselves. No more to feel hopeless.
The first batch of students are due to graduate in August 2010. We intend to turn out at least 200 trainees every two and half years. This will surely make a big difference and the name of our God glorified. We are indeed the Salt of the earth and the Light of the World. We must always try to exemplify Pure Religion.
People really don’t CARE how much you KNOW until they KNOW how much you CARE. Thus, the Lord Jesus did not only Preach to people, He did good to as many people as possible- see Acts 1:1.
We have a monthly budget of $2500 to be able to continue to provide this free Vocational training to the youngsters who, through no fault of theirs are really suffering for one reason or the other. We depend on free will donations from people like you to be able to pay our eleven Teachers and two other staff members. Also,we help most of the students in diverse ways financially to keep them in school. Just remember Proverbs 19:17. This is the only Christian effort which renders 100% free service (educationally) in the Western Region of Ghana. Perhaps the Lord is knocking at your door to start helping out today. Remember, Evangelism plus Benevolence equals Church Growth. Together, let us build up the Church of Christ on Earth.
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