There is still opportunity to participate: Christmas in July! We are collecting funds for Touch the Nations’ Christmas. We provide all the kids at 4 children’s homes in Africa with a feast with meat as well as a new outfit including shoes! Financial contributions of any size will make a difference in the life of […]
Mahatma School Roof Construction
Mahabama school roof construction: timbers have been hand cut by the men of the community. Corrugated sheet metal is going up.
Starkey Trip Update
Monday: spoke to the school, met the staff along with Mariama Menyongar, distributed supplies from hundreds of people back home. THANK YOU!
Donations on the Way!
10 suitcases of donations for Africa! Huge thanks to countless people who have contributed school supplies and hygiene items!
Old Suitcase?
Do you have an old suitcase? Would you like to donate it for a one-way trip to Sierra Leone? We want to take many donations, and come home with a lighter load.
Spread the Word
Please help spread the word. Our primary commitment is to the young people who live in the FOUR children’s homes we support in Africa. In addition, we are currently building two schools. When giving allows, we are also eager to support Manasseh Menyongar as he’s in medical school in Cyprus, and Rebekah Menyongar, who is […]
Monthly Giving
$3,188 is our goal for increased monthly giving. This will cover the gap between our fabulous, faithful, monthly financial support and the amount we actually wire each month. Our emergency fund is depleted, and we can no longer count on it to cover the inflation since Covid. Breakdown: $650/mo. needed for Bonnie Memorial Children’s Home […]
Christmas is Coming!
Christmas is coming! Each year, we provide Christmas parties at the four children’s homes we support in Africa. Everyone enjoys a feast and gets a new set of clothes and shoes. If you would like to be part of providing these celebrations, you can donate to Touch the Nations and mark it “Christmas party.” (Christmas […]
Bwiza Home Request!
I want to share about a young child who has just moved into Bwiza Home in Burundi. Suzanne got a phone call from his mother in the hospital saying, “I’m very sick and I’m afraid I may die and leave my son without anybody to care for him…please help my son. I don’t have anybody […]
Art Exchange
Students did an art exchange. Mrs. Tuttle‘s students at Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School drew pictures and wrote notes for the children at Bonnie Memorial Children’s Home. Yesterday, I delivered the artwork sent back from these children to the kids in Omaha. It reminds me of a story called A County Far Away. Look it […]