Volume 11 Issue 1 101 N. Zeysing · P O Box 228 · Alma, MO 64001

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House of Friends has initiated seven specialprojects for 2011. This is an opportunity for youto be a part of enhancing the life of the childrenand help reach more children.PROJECT #1

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$1,500

Abba House Kitchen/Dining Hall

Can you imagine fixing a meal for 41 children and their caregiversin a makeshift shack? That is what is done at Abba House. Also, thechildren eat wherever they can find a place

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around an old sand pilestructure, on the front stoop of the houses, or inside the house some-where. Unwanted food often is hidden by the children, which becomesan enticing meal for rats or a place for mold to grow. The plan is tobuild an open pole building with a kitchen at the end with a divider between the kitchen and the large area which will serve as a diningroom and a place where the children can work on their school work.It is anticipated this project will cost $1,500. Of course, in addition,there will also be a need to purchase picnic-type tables on which theycan eat and study.PROJECT #2

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$3,000

Gutter Rainwater Collection System at Entebbe site

While Agricultural Missionary, Barbara Decker, was in Uganda last fall/winter she wasinstrumental in getting one-half of the roof guttered and a system established. What re-mains is for the other half of the roof to be guttered and the second house fully guttered anda system installed. Also filters are needed on both. This provides for another water sourcewhereby water is readily available for washing clothes, dishes, etc. and not requiring water to be carried to the houses from the well.PROJECT #3

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$2,000

Gutter Rainwater Collection System , Eddy Reber Home

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Kumuli

Water is two miles away from this home. Theconvenience of water availability would be extremelyvalued here.PROJECT #4

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$30,000

Construct the Third Abba House

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Entebbe site (Left)

One of the homes currently houses 24 girls,which makes it very close quarters. We areplanning to raise funds for the construction of athird home, to which a few of the girls can bemoved and to also take in more orphaned and/or destitute children.PROJECT #5

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$12,500

Well Solar Project

Our plan is to erect a water tower andpump water from the new well through pipes to the water tower. Then pipe water from the tower to the Abba Houses, school, and garden. (The well is pictured inthe foreground and the school in the background.) This is a cooperative project of House of Friends (Missouri), Global Impact Relief (Indiana), and Grace GlobalImpact Ministries (Uganda). At right is a picture of the children getting bucketsof water to carry back to the Abba Houses, which are a further distance from thewell than the distance from the school to the well. The children walk a little wayand set the buckets down, walk, set down, until they are at the houses.

L-Current Kitchen at Abba House R-Cooking inside the kitchen.Gutter system-EntebbeGutter system-Kamuli

Construct a home similar to this one.

PROJECT PARTNERSHIPIf God touches your heart to help with any of these projects or to sponsor a child, we welcome your partnership in that way. Please fillout this form and return it to us along with your gift. God bless you!____I would like to partnership with you in Project #_______ with my gift of $_______________ ____I would like to sponsor ______________________________ My first gift of _______ is enclosed to start the monthly sponsorship.

Name: _____________________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Telephone:__________________________________________ Checks are to be made payable to: House of Friends, P. O. Box 228, Alma, Missouri. All donations are tax deductible.

Thank you for your heart of compassion and desire to partner with us in this way.