Update...

2009-01-23T02:05:00.000-08:00

Thanks to all of you who have so generously donated!

We are nearing the half-way mark!

Please pray with us for the rest of the funds to be raised.

Help us Furnish the Sumba Children's House!

2008-11-20T19:33:00.000-08:00

This is the new dormitory for underprivileged children who must travel to distant villages in order to attend public school. It is an official Assemblies of God World Mission project directed by missionary Doug Hollis.

In Indonesia, public schools operate differently than in the western world because parents must pay for their children to attend. Education is rare in impoverished areas simply because of the cost and the long distance of the schools from home villages.

Because many children simply cannot afford to attend school or afford the transportation costs to get to school the cycle of poverty is perpetuated.

This project is a dormitory for kids from remote villages that could not otherwise afford to attend school. For the last several years it has been housed in a rented building (and I use the word "building" very loosely), but because of the generous gifts of individuals and churches in the USA this new, safe concrete block building with plumbing and electricity is now complete and nearly ready to move into.

This is a very well constructed, secure and storm-worthy concrete block building.

All that is missing are the furnishings such as kitchen appliances, beds, desks, linens, pillows, kitchenware, water tanks, etc.

You can make a significant difference to the 21 children who presently call a makeshift garage (with tarps as dividing walls) home. Your tax-deductible gift can help us get the kids moved in asap!

Any size donation will help complete the miracle for these kids and for all future residents!

Perhaps your family would consider buying an item or set of items below as a love gift for underprivileged kids in Sumba, Indonesia?

Below are the items that we still need to purchase in order to complete the house:

ITEM #1 Electric, Water and Finishing (total needed: $4,935)

1. Electric Installation $500

2. Water Tanks $800

3. Tiles & Cement $600

4. Lighting fixtures $550

5. Outside Roof Trim/Gutters $400

6. Water Tower $600

7. Wall Paint $600

8. Garage Door $150

9. Door, Window Paint $735

ITEM #2 Labor (total needed $3,000)

1. Construction Workers $3,000

ITEM #3 Furniture (total needed $ 8,175)

1. 12 Bunk Beds $185 each, $2,220 total

2. 9 Cupboards $125 each, $1,125 total

3. 16 Study Desks $70 each, $1,120 total

4. 9 Small Tables $40 each, $360 total

5. 3 Book Shelves (2 meters long each)

$200 each, $600 total

6. 30 Chairs $25 each, $750 total

7. 2 Computer Desk $150 each, $300 total

8. 1 Kitchen Work Table $200

9. 1 Sofa Set $600

10. Kitchen Cabinets $300

11. 3 Double Beds $200 each, $600 total

ITEM #4 Bedroom/Bath Furnishings (total needed $2,601)

1. 32 Pillows $7 each, total $225

2. 30 Bunkbed Bedspreads

$8 each, $240 total

3. 24 Bunkbed Mattresses

$60 per mattress, $1440 total

4. 24 Bunkbed Sheet Sets

$12 each, $288 total

5. 3 Doublebed Sheet Sets

$36 each, $108 total

6. 2 Shower Fixture Sets $150 each, 300 total

ITEM #5 Kitchen Tools (total needed $1,670)

1. Plates, Spoons, Forks $240

2. Gas Stove $200

3. Kitchen Pots & Pans, etc $250

4. Toaster, Plate Rack $80

5. Water Treatment System $400

6. Refrigerator $500

ITEM #6 Climate, etc (total needed $1,440)

1. 5 Room Fans $30 each, $150 total

2. 1 Big Fan $250

3. 2 Air Conditioners $300 each, $600 total

4. 1 TV $220

5. Drinking Water Dispenser & Iron $220

ITEM #7 Miscellaneous (total needed $4,890)

1. 24 Bicycles $85 per bike, $2,040 total

2. Clothes Lines/poles $100

3. Water Pump $300

4. Curtains $450

5. 4 Computers $500 each, $2,000 total

GRAND TOTAL NEEDED: $26,711.00

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Please prayerfully consider being part of this miracle for some of Sumba, Indonesia's most impoverished kids.

YOU can contribute to their future and make a BIG difference for only a few dollars!

To donate, click below to go directly to Missionary Doug Hollis' ASSEMBLIES OF GOD WORLD MISSIONS DONATION PAGE. You will receive a tax receipt and your church will receive World Missions giving credit.

Copy and paste the following into the "comments" section:

"Indonesian Community Development and Education project #5559"

CLICK HERE TO DONATE ON THE A/G's SECURE SERVER

Indonesian Children's House

Update...

Help us Furnish the Sumba Children's House!