Volume 12 Issue 1 101 N. Zeysing · P O Box 228 · Alma, MO 64001 · 660.674.2222 · www.houseoffriends.org

UGANDA Kitchen and Dining Hall—

Finish the final phase of roof-

ing the building, seal the walls

with concrete, and put in a

cooking stove.

(Cost $4,500.00)

Missionary Quarters—Roof

and build in rooms on the back

of David Anthony Home of

Refuge —Abba House.

(Cost $8,000.00)

Well Solar Project—This is a

project in partnership with

Global Impact Relief. This

project is erecting a water

tower and pumping water

through a filter system and

pipes to the water tower which

would send it on to the Abba

Houses and to the school and

garden. (Cost $18,500)

Work Training Program—

Work with Global Impact

Relief in developing voca-

tional training, i.e. agriculture,

welding to provide children

with future job opportunities.

ETHIOPIA Widow Outreach—Continue

providing funding for widows

and their children.

DOMINICAN

REPUBLIC Widow/Orphan Domestic Cen-

ter—Initiate a feeding program

and continue to explore facili-

ties for and operation of an

orphanage for 50 displaced

Haitian/street children.

A mission team of two—David Grimes and Chad Spencer— from New Day Church,

Kansas City, Missouri, visited Abba House in Entebbe, Uganda in early November of

2012. David, an architect, and Chad, who

works in construction, visited and assisted

other Uganda orphanages and made a trip to

inspect the Abba House on which the mis-

sionary quarters would be added. They pro-

vided insight and drew plans for building in

the rooms and constructing the roof, so it will

all tie in structurally. While there, they saw

the need for cleaner water. David purchased

two Bio-sand water filter units for the homes.

David and Chad also connected us with an

orphanage in Tororo where we will be able to

glean helpful information from their program

which will help us enhance our program.

Abba House children look on when the water filter systems were received.

House of Friends provided funds to feed 80 children at a Christian school for destitute

and orphaned children in La Vega, Dominican Republic. Moreno, our volunteer repre-

sentative there, wrote “Thank you for making that day for those kids possible—to see the

joy in their faces, have no price—may God bless you.” Eighteen of the children were

orphans. Plans are in progress to give assistance to the 18 orphaned children.

Friends of House of Friends provided

a new home for one of the Jerusalem

Church leaders, Jesus, and his family.

God is faithful to His. He uses us to

help one another. The family was re-

ported to be soooooo grateful!

Le Vega Dominican Republic

At left, a Uganda Christmas tree

adorns the table made from stacked

bricks. Jessica (center with package)

helped give out the special presents pro-

vided for each child.

At right, (from left to right) Grace,

William, Emmanuel, and Allan hold in

their hands potatoes purchased for the

Christmas meals. Potatoes were a spe-

cial treat. For breakfast, lower right,

potatoes and tea were enjoyed by the

children.

Below Rachael is enjoying jackfruit.

David and Brian wanted to help saw off a pole for a closet

Barbara Decker, missionary, was building.

Barbara has been nurturing

the children more on this trip,

but manages to work on small

projects.

The children begin their day

with devotions, led by Barbara.

It is very important for the

children to know how to live

this life as a Christian. To help put the word of God regarding how they are to walk out this

life, Barbara gave the children an assignment to memorize Romans 12. She reports that so

far, 9 children (Scovia, Emmanuel, Jessica, Hope, Daniel, Jackie, Mariam, Peace, and Agnes)

have memorized all 21 verses! Six have memorized the first 13 verses, two the first 5 verses

and Dorcus (age 4) and Daphine have memorized two verses.

House of Friends

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NewS from the HOUSE

Native American Outreach — This Spring, a trip will be made by Dale and Jeanie Ritter to share the Gospel of love to our

Lakota Sioux friends in South Dakota. No goods will be taken on this trip. John and Dianna Gross and the Ritter’s will also be making a trip to another reservation in the Northeast to establish relationship and determine what God may have for us to do there.