Has there ever been a time in your life when your

A place of love, growing up with a

heart was over-flowing with good news and you Christian mentor, learning that Jesus
couldn’t wait to share your news with your family and loves you, making your mark on the
friends -well, that is how we feel right now! God has world, living with hope, learning to rise
given us such an awesome and incredible vision for above poverty, taking responsibility,
Africa and we’re about to burst out shouting with the
sharing what you have learned, treating
great news!
your neighbors as yourself, working,
We encourage you to take your time as you read the having a bed to sleep in, waking up in the
details...the stories...the reasons...life...the same place every morning, being honest
children....the plans...the tears...the sadness...the
even when others are not, being someone
joy...the love...and the hope.
whom Jesus smiles upon....and leaving
We know that you are not reading this by accident - behind your legacy!
God has a plan and design for your life as well as ours
and for all the children and the people whose lives will
be changed by the Village of Eden. We encourage you
to read the “end of the story,” which in this case, is
all that God has shown us about the Village of Eden.
We truly believe it will change your life.

“I will stand my watch and set myself on the rampart,

and watch to see what He will say to me, and what I
will answer when I am corrected. Then the Lord
answered me and said, ‘Write the vision and make it
plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it.’”
Habakkuk 2:1-2 (NKJV)

The Village of Eden will be a testimony to

the power of Christ -
a miracle that unfolds before our eyes-
a miracle which can transform lives,
villages, countries, continents,
and the world!

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 “The Village of Eden” will be an offensive
attack against Satan!!

God has given Helping Hands a vision for the country of

THE VILLAGE DETAILS
Uganda and for the continent of Africa - “the fields are ripe
for the harvest!” This is a God-sized vision which can only be 500 acres
accomplished through His power! We want to build the first
“model” Christian village, which will be a lighthouse for the Church as focal point
country of Uganda, and a place which will represent what the
Primary and Secondary Schools
body of Christ should look like----where everyone is working
together for the glory of God. This is The Village of Eden..... Library

Who will live at the property? Our first priority will be Technical School
orphaned children who have no place to call home; next will
Bible College
be widows and widowers. As space allows, we will also house
orphans living with an unmarried guardian who is struggling Housing for 2200+ orphans
to provide for the child. There will also be staff who live and
work at the property; however, as time goes on, the children Housing for 160 widows/widowers
themselves will operate, manage, and care for the Village.
Medical Clinic

Crops for food

Chicken Farming

Cattle, goats, sheep

Small businesses

Media Center

Office Complex

Staff housing

Sports Fields

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Life is complicated in
America. We have so
many things to keep up
with - our jobs, our money,
our careers, our friends,
our church, our stuff. Life
is not so complicated in
Africa, because there is
not much “stuff.” For
most people, life consists
of working each day to
make sure they have food to eat. If
they eat today, they have a good day.
Many children are abandoned on the
streets - maybe their parents actually
did love them at one time, but they
could not bear to see their child
hungry. Maybe somewhere along the
way, the harshness of life simply
snuffed out the love and concern that
should come naturally for a parent.
· Is the poorest and least
developed continent
· Has a population of 990
million people
· Has 15 million AIDS orphans
· Nearly 2 million children under
the age of 14 have HIV
· 20% of children die before the
age of five
· 200,000 child slaves are sold
every year
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in a community.
It will shine as
brightly as the
bright and
morning star
which is Jesus. It
will shine as did
the star of
Bethlehem that
guided the wise
men to Jesus. It
Can we fix everything in life for a will shine as a lighthouse to point
native African? No. Can we repair the people to Christ.
ravages of poverty, corruption, and
disease? No. Can we assure them As we travel the road to make the
that life will be better tomorrow? No. village of Eden a reality, it will take
many people at all steps of the way. It
What can we offer them? Only will be hundreds, even thousands of
eternal hope if they trust Jesus as us working together to show that
their Savior. For most people, this is Jesus Christ is alive and He is working
enough. The Village of Eden will be a in our world. He has not forgotten us
shining example of the love of Christ and He is still controlling our world.
· Only 57% of children are
enrolled in primary education “Do you not say,
· Average life expectancy in some
countries is about 33 years 'Four months more
· Millions of people go to bed
hungry at night
and then the
· Average income for many harvest'? I tell you,
people is $1 per day
open your eyes and
Christians spend 99.9% of look at the fields!
Christian income on
themselves..
They are ripe for
harvest.” John 4:35 NIV
Church buildings take many giving them- “Help
for today,
shapes, forms, and sizes - large,
small, brick, wood, white, red,
Hope for tomorrow, and
with a steeple, without a steeple, Heaven for Eternity.”
solemn, friendly - however, it is
important to remember: The
church of God is not a building, it
is not a pastor or a deacon or a
choir director. The church of God
is all the people all over the world
who have accepted Christ as their
Savior. It is the believers - those
who have trusted Christ as their
Savior - who make up the body of
Christ that we call the “church.”

The Village of Eden will be based

around the church building; all
offices will be headquartered in
the Village of Eden office complex,
located next door to the church.
Any meetings or functions will
take place within the
proximity of the church,
providing an umbrella of
Biblical principles.

The church building itself will

be a place of worship and
teaching of the Bible, with a
1250-seat auditorium (we will
need multiple services on
Sunday), baptismal pool,
fellowship hall (the auditorium
will double as the fellowship hall),
and Sunday school classrooms.
We anticipate that many events-
weddings, concerts, training
events, retreats, and more...will
take place at the church.

With the church at the forefront

of the Village of Eden, we will
openly attack poverty; help
orphans, widows, and the poor -
taking the Word of God to the
people and showing them the love
of Christ in daily living –

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And Jesus said,
let the children come unto me...
Maybe the task is too
overwhelming. There are too many
children and not enough money,
not enough time, not enough
workers. This is how it seems in
Africa sometimes. There is a sea of
children without a home, most of
them hungry, many of them with
diseases such as AIDS, malaria, and
typhoid fever. Their bellies are big,
but they don’t seem to notice. They
still greet you with big smiles and
chants of “Muzungu (white man),
how are you?”
The children will steal your heart
when you meet them. They are
lovely, many not aware of their
desperate plight. They are always
happy to see white people, because
we come bearing gifts- candy,
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“The Village of Eden will be a place of hope,
a place where the children can be safe and
loved and learn about a friend who loves
them - Jesus Christ.” Carol and Larry
Crewey, Directors of Helping Hands Africa
Child Sponsorship
balloons, and small toys- things You can be a part of this
which they could never afford.
They hug you, unaware that you hope.
may have a fear of “catching”
something. They trust you without
ever knowing your name. They sing
praises to Jesus because He is truly
their only hope. They have heard
His name and they believe one day
they will have a better life.
This is life for a child in Uganda, in
Kenya, in Tanzania, in most
countries in Africa. They want to
trust Jesus because there is no one
else.
Isn’t this how we all should be? As
a little child, trusting Jesus.
HOUSING PLANS
· 180 Homes for 2200+ children
· 12 children (same sex) per home
· Guardian will be widow/widower trained in child care
· Children will be taught Biblical principles of accountability,
responsibility, and community
· Daily Bible study and devotional
On the left is a typical Uganda hut - adobe (mud) walls,
dirt floor, thatched roof. Our homes will be built of brick;
with tin roof; cement floor; and will have electricity!
 Feeding over 2500 people every day!
(Children + Staff)
Can we really do this?
With God’s help - Absolutely!
It just takes a little “figuring out!” We will have 5
kitchen/dining halls, each 5000 square feet. Four of
these will serve the children, eating in shifts; one will
serve the staff and workers. The most common
cooking method in the local villages is with open fires
and wood; however, we will use propane systems
which will be more efficient and less expensive (wood
in Uganda is scarce.)
The buildings will be multi-functional - they can be
used not only at meal-times but also for meetings,
assemblies, indoor sports and games, and if
necessary, as sleeping quarters for the children.

A BLESSING?

KNOWING WHERE
YOUR NEXT MEAL IS
COMING FROM

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WATER
A clean water supply is vital for the
Village of Eden and drilled wells will
provide the safest and cleanest water
supply. It will require several wells to
supply water for all the bath houses,
bathrooms, kitchen facilities, and for
farming.
All well water will be tested at a
certified lab to ensure that the water is
drinkable. We will also have water
purifiers at the kitchen locations. We
plan to have water stands in each of
the homes, as well as at work
buildings, the church, school, offices,
play areas.
Shining
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BATH HOUSES With clean, safe, and readily available
water supplies we will be able to fight
Most huts in Uganda do not have an many of the illnesses and disease’s
in-door bathroom or septic system. that plague most of Africa.
One of our primary emphases at the
Village of Eden will be hygiene and
sanitation. Rather than individual
bathrooms for each home (which
would be very expensive), we will have
one bathhouse for every five homes.
Each bathhouse will have ten toilets,
ten sinks fifteen showers, and its own
septic system, and thus can support
sixty children and five adults. We are
keeping bath houses small so they will
be more accessible to the children,
resulting in fewer hygiene and sanitary
problems.
ELECTRICITY
Very few huts/homes in Uganda have
electricity; however, it will be vital for
the Village of Eden. Every building,
including all 180 homes, will have
electricity. The other good news is
that once we have run the power lines
from a near-by village (1-5 miles), it
will be much easier for people to
access the power lines, and thus
electricity will be available for many
people around the Village- sounds like
a practical way to reach out to our
neighbors, doesn’t it? In fact, based
on our previous experience, we expect
a community to spring up around the
Village, giving us ample opportunities
to share the true “Light of Life,” -
Jesus Christ.
So what will we do with 2200 kids?
Well, of course they have school and their chores, but
it’s not going to be ALL work and no play at the Village
of Eden. There will be lots of fun things to do. Sports
and games are an important part of teaching children
how to work together as a team; how to share; and the
importance of discipline and training. And let’s not
forget that sports are just plain fun!

Sports are also a great avenue for evangelism as well.

We are planning Sports Camps with evangelism as the
true focus for these events, bringing in mission teams
to help cultivate relationships between the Village of
Eden and groups outside our community. This will also
help promote sports programs with other schools and
groups in the surrounding villages, which provides
even more opportunities to share the Good News!

The Village of Eden will have:

As you can see, we need several sports fields; in

addition there will be two playgrounds for smaller
children.

RECREATION CENTER
There will be one main recreation center with the
dining rooms functioning as secondary recreation
centers as well. The main recreation center will house
the offices of the director of athletics for the entire
complex. This main center will be 50’ x 100’ (5000 sq.
ft.) and will be the site for many special events.

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Isa is one reason why the
Village of Eden is needed;
(read his story below). Not
only will the orphans live in
a safe haven-they will also
receive timely and
appropriate medical care.
The Village of Eden medical
clinic will be staffed by a
native health care worker,
who will provide acute
medical care for the children
and staff. He or she will also
maintain current medical
records for the children;
establish an immunization
program; and provide
Georgia! He will require several surgeries but we are
optimistic that he will not lose his leg...” Dr. Brenda
Kowalske, Medical Director, Helping Hands.
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preventive health care
training for the children,
guardians, and community.
The clinic will function under
the guidance Dr. Brenda
Kowalske, in conjunction
with local health authorities.
As opportunities arise,
medical volunteers will work
at the clinic, and also
provide free community
medical clinics. This will be
beneficial for the native
people, while providing an
open door to share the
Good News of Jesus Christ!
Amy Carmichael, missionary to India
“Isa is 10 years old but has
suffered enough for a w 65’ x 70’ = 4550 square feet
lifetime. In the spring of w Pharmacy
2008, he was attacked on w Wound Care
the streets of his village,
sustaining serious injuries, w 3 treatment rooms
including 3 fractures of his w Minor surgery suite
left leg. One of these did w Waiting room
not heal and he developed
w X-ray
a chronic bone infection;
doctors in Uganda told him w Laboratory
his leg needed to be w Reception/file room
amputated. We began
w Bathrooms
efforts to bring Isa to the
U.S. for treatment and in w Overnight stay
June 2009, Isa arrived in w Supply Room
OFFICE COMPLEX Building 3: Administration Building

Our office complex will consist of the following · Offices of HHFM President; Medical Director;
buildings: Africa/Uganda Director; International Education
Director
Building 1:Church offices and headquarters · Conference room
for GCCM (Grace Calvary Christian · Secretary/Receptionist/Waiting Area
Ministries) · Offices for Directors of Security; Children; House
Parents; Social/Welfare Programs; Athletics;
· Conference room
After-School Programs; Agriculture/Farming;
· Receptionist/Waiting area Husbandry; Property Maintenance.
· Six pastor’s offices · Five offices for future growth
· Four GCCM offices The Village of Eden Library will be located on the
· Four General offices first floor of the Village of Eden Administration
building and will serve the church and all of the
schools located within the complex.
Building 2: Education Building

· Conference Room
· Receptionist/Waiting Area
· Records Room
· Offices: Directors of Education; Nursery/Pre-
Kindergarten; Primary School; High School;
Vocational School; and supply room
· Four rooms for future growth

Dr. Brenda Kowalske is shown with 8th grade

students in front of the current office for the school.

The Village of Eden will be a large complex,

requiring regular maintenance of all facilities as well
as grounds. A Maintenance Shop will provide a
place for storage of equipment and for repairs as
necessary. We also anticipate that we will buy
various supplies in bulk (for better pricing) and
additional items can also be stored at the
Maintenance building. We will have a tool building,
auto/truck/machine shop, wood-working, repair
building, and a general storage area for supplies.

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 It is said that if you have a
vision for one year, plant
wheat; if you have a vision
for ten years, plant trees;
and if you have a vision for
a lifetime, plant people.
We want to add to this by
saying that if you have a
vision for eternity - plant
Christians and Christian
churches.
The vision for "The Village of
Eden" is to do exactly that. We
want to raise up a Christian
army of young men and
women who will change their
village; change their country;
and change the world!
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The Village of Eden School
will consist of Nursery
School, Pre-Kindergarten,
Kindergarten, Primary
grades 1-7, and senior
grades 8-11. The children
will be in a safe and loving
environment. In addition to
providing quality education
for the children, we can
monitor the students from a
medical standpoint and also
establish relationships with
guardians that the children
may have. Many people in
Uganda cannot read;
however, they will be able to
read the message of the love
of Christ as it is
demonstrated in the lives of
those who live, work, and
minister at the Village.
These photos show current classrooms; there are from
50-100 students in a 20’ x 15’ room. Some children
sit on the floor due to lack of benches; there are no
desks.
Drs. Richard and Brenda Kowalske,
founders of Helping Hands Foreign
Missions
Jesus is the sweetest name I know!
 God gave Jericho to
Joshua because he was
The Technical School will train only the orphans at the Village of faithful and did the work.
Eden and will not be open to the community. Children may
choose to enroll in the Technical School or enroll in an outside Yes, there were barriers
college or university. The technical programs will include: to defeat. God helps,
Carpentry/building however we must still
cabinetry/furniture obey God.
woodworking (crafts)
masonry He has commanded us to
automotive/mechanics
welding expand --- to go forth to
computers all people everywhere;
agriculture/farming YES, there will be barriers
husbandry/animals for food
business marketing but we must still GO! The
cosmetology challenges will be there
baking
butcher
but with prayer and work
health care provider we will see God’s plan
· sewing/clothes production become reality.
The programs will help the children learn a trade and to produce
items so that the complex can be self-sustaining. We will have
full-time teachers but will also enlist the services of trained
technical personnel who will volunteer to teach for limited
periods of time.

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 Free market trade will be one of the
concepts taught at the schools. In
conjunction with this, we will have a
“Village of Eden Market Place” that
will be on the outskirts of our
property to allow the orphans to sell
the items that are produced within
the complex and to utilize the skills
they learn in school.
Our goal is to witness to the
community while at the same time,
providing a practical way for the
children and widows to support
themselves, through services and
the sale of various products that
are produced on-site.
The village shops will help support
the complex and develop a free
market concept for the village.

Here are typical markets along the streets in small villages in Uganda.
People grow vegetables to eat and also sell some for money - the
concept is good and we do not want to “westernize” the people. We
will take the basics of the business world that currently exists in the
village and apply Biblical principles - illustrating in a practical way
what is taught in such Bible passages as Proverbs 14:23

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From just one church which began un-
der a mango tree in 1995, there are 60
churches (as of August 2009) in Ugan-
da, Tanzania, and Kenya that are part
of Grace Calvary Christian Ministries
Association. By the end of 2010, as
God provides, our goal is to have 100
churches.

With so many young churches, we real-

ize the importance of training the pas-
tors to ensure that Biblical truths are
being taught. Our vision is to start a
Bible College to train and educate
current pastors and future pastors.
The village churches aren’t large
“mega-churches” that one may be ac-
customed to seeing in some countries; rather, they are We will not stop at 100 churches, but will continue on
small “bush” churches, usually with 50-200 members, to reach the continent of Africa. Grace Calvary Chris-
which serve as beacons of hope for people in remote tian Ministries (by the Grace of God and what Jesus did
villages who have no way to travel 20 or 30 at Calvary we are Christians intent on doing Minis-
miles to the next village. try) is an association consisting of all the pastors of
n g tas tes, hobby these churches, along with Dr. Richard F. Kowalske;
ti d
e f rag i l i ty of shif s stands the wor the purpose is to guide and support the churches
h n
Beyond t arket fluctuatio ed in the treasure under Biblical principles. The association will be
d m ot s
horses an d, resolute and ro The grass wither headquartered at the church offices of the Village
r “
of the Lo of the universe. word of our God
of Eden. A Bible College will ensure that the
d e churches flourish and grow stronger as native
of the Go wers fall, but th 40:8 NIV) people of Africa reach their own people.
lo
and the f s forever” (Isaiah
stand

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 Perhaps you have skipped a meal,
maybe during a diet or a fast. Your
stomach starts to make funny
sounds, then feels hollow and empty;
you feel a little queasy and start to
think of food; your head aches and
you feel weak. These symptoms are
a way of life for many children and
adults in Africa. Thousands will go to
bed hungry; lucky ones have one
meal daily - perhaps porridge (a thin
paste of flour and water) or a bowl of
rice.

We can’t stamp out poverty in the

world, but the Village of Eden is a
start. Dr. Richard Kowalske

Psalm 104:14 NKJV

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There will be lots of mouths to feed at the
Village of Eden! In addition to agriculture,
we will have animal husbandry along with
chicken farming. These programs will
enable us to provide sufficient food to feed
everyone at the Village, as well as ensuring
a better protein source, something that is
lacking in most diets in Africa. The
children, under supervision from trained
workers, will help to care for the animals;
these programs will also be a part of our
vocational school training. In addition, we
will be able to sell animal products to
provide additional source of revenue for
the Village. We will seek expert advice
from different fields in our planning
process, to enable us to establish cost-
efficient and effective programs.

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 Who will operate the Center? will show us the way. We need to be His hands and
feet and help others become aware of what God is
Helping Hands ministries will oversee all operations doing through “The Village of Eden.”
at the Center, and we will utilize volunteers as well as
We will be faithful to Him and watch His miracle
some paid full time staff. We will involve all the
unfold as he provides.
Churches within the Grace Calvary Christian
Ministries, as well as the orphans themselves will
have daily jobs to perform.
We believe!

How will the Center operate

financially?
Donations from churches in many countries of the
world, mission organizations, businesses, and
individuals will be solicited. Grants will be pursued. As
the program matures some funding will come from
sales of products produced on site. We at Helping
Hands believe that God has called us to this task. We
understand that it is most definitely a God-sized
vision, however we also believe and have FAITH
(James said to let our works show our faith) that He

The Village will have a satellite system

which will provide internet access. This will
allow for video conference classes from the
United States and other countries for the
various schools on site. Although we plan
to have in-house teachers, the video
conferences will be a great blessing for the
Bible College. Another goal is to work
through a university in the U.S. to help
establish a quality curriculum. The Media
Center will also be one of the vocational
training centers, with computer/media
classes along with the technical training to
operate such a center.

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 “May we who know Christ hear the cry of the
damned as they hurtle headlong into the Christless
night without ever a chance...May we shed tears of
repentance for those we have failed to bring out of
darkness.” Jim Elliot, missionary to Ecuador,
martyred January 8, 1956

We know that the We are asking that you

“Village of Eden” vision become part of the
is an extremely large ACTION!
undertaking. It is a How can you help?
Be the “CONQUEROR,”
“God sized” project and
and a “TREASURE · Make a general financial donation
that is why we know
SEEKER!” to help build “The Village of
that only God can do it.
But we also know that
Eden”.
God uses His people to · Make a donation toward a specific
accomplish his work. So “Every good and perfect project at the complex, such as
the question is, “Are you gift is from above, coming equipment, sports fields, orphan
one of those people, and down from the Father of the housing, kitchen/cafeteria, Bible
will you help?” This is heavenly lights, who does College, church, or any of the
not change like shifting many projects.
an exciting time to be
involved in the ground shadows. He chose to give · Donate construction supplies and
floor of a project that us birth through the word of equipment.
will change thousands of truth, that we might be a
kind of first fruits of all He · Be a volunteer to help-short term,
lives, your’s included
created.” (James 1:17-18). long-term, or “any-term!”
with God at the center of
it all.

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We need hundreds (thousands) of people who will be with us from the beginning - our foundation as we begin
work on the Village of Eden. We anticipate that it will take 5 years to see this vision come to fruition. YOU
CAN BE A PART OF THIS INNOVATIVE ADVENTURE WHICH WILL REACH ACROSS CULTURAL, LANGUAGE,
FINANCIAL, AND SOCIAL BARRIERS TO IMPACT THE WORLD FOR CHRIST. Here are ways to help:

I will help by donating $_____________ specifically for The Village of Eden

Every _____Month _____Quarter _____6 Months _____Year

I will help in the following way(s): AMBASSADOR CENTURION SOLDIER

. Donation for land

Donation for Specific building (please designate)

Donation for Specific program (please designate)

I would like more information on how to go to Uganda and help

I will pray for the vision of the Village of Eden

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Please make checks payable to Helping Hands Foreign Missions and mail this form to:
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1715 Cleveland Highway Gainesville, GA 30501

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The Village of Eden IS an impossible task - for man. But we know that God has a plan
for the children in Africa and all over the world.

He created them and loves them. He knows the names of the ones who are sleeping
on the ground and the ones who go to sleep hungry.

The Village of Eden will be a place where the children will know that there is a God
who loves them, that He sent His only Son to die so they might live, and that they have
not been forgotten.

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 Helping Hands
Foreign Missions
1715 Cleveland Highway
Gainesville, GA 30501
www.helpinghandsmissions.org
info@helpinghandsmissions.org
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Brenda Kowalske at 404-276-7358 or
Stan Bell at 770-560-4555 or
Joel Cobb at 678-525-4228