After her visit to Yei last September, my dear wife Sola has not been the same. Her encounters during this trip were incredibly profound.
She was greatly stirred by the diverse needs of many young girls there. She kept wondering how to help. Some of the girls are struggling to pay their way through school as they search for a loving arm to hold them and a listening ear to hear them.
The love and concern she showed some of these girls made a strong impression in their hearts and their response overwhelmed her. They met a friend, a counselor, an accessible leader and more importantly, that mother-figure they could trust but have missed these years.
She saw needs that her limited presence, presents and prayers alone cannot address.
When we celebrated Sola’s 40th birthday a month ago, she shared the vision of a pet project which was inspired by her encounters with some of the students during her last mission trip.
She said, “One of my primary desires as I mark this 40th birthday is to create awareness about the huge challenges faced by youths in South Sudan on account of poor or no education, and raise support to better the lot of a few.”
“I intend therefore to establish an Education Fund to provide school fees for 100 students in Yei, South Sudan, every year beginning 2013 academic session, for the next 10years.”
“It will be a wonderful adventure to connect with these students (and their families) who will be selected from least privileged backgrounds and offer to pay their school fees throughout their secondary education, thereby build life changing relationships with them.”
“Please fulfill my joy and make this project a bridge, connecting these students to sponsors like you. The destiny of someone, somewhere in South Sudan who you may never see, could be changed forever by your partnering with me here.”
“I call this 10-year project, Sons and Daughters of Deborah Education Fund. My first name is Deborah.”
The average fee for each student per school year is $120 (One Hundred and Twenty US Dollars). This can be given quarterly in $30 (Thirty US Dollars) installments or yearly, at the sponsor’s convenience.
Here are your options:
(i) One term, one-time only, $40
(ii) Full session, one-time only, $120
(iii) A full session every year, $120 yearly (for 2-10years)
You are free to sponsor more than one student. We strongly recommend that sponsors who’d want to commit to supporting a student for a full year and beyond, be connected with the recipient student(s).
This is the plan and the purpose. When we receive your support, we’ll tag you to the student or students (if you are sponsoring more than one).
We’d then help you establish a long distance relationship with this student, so that you can help motivate, mentor and nurture him/her while their discipling process continues within our network in Yei.
We’ll also send you periodic report on each student with copies of their school term result.
The Sons and Daughters of Deborah Fellowship will be birth from this project. This will serve as a forum for interaction and fun for these students.
If you’d love to partner with us to make a difference in the life of 100 secondary school students every year in Yei, South Sudan, please send an email to: sons.n.daughters.of.deborah@gmail.com or click [HERE] to make your tax deductible donation or just indicate your interest in the comments column below. Please tell us what you intend to do and how.
You are served here, with an opportunity to positively influence the destiny of one of the least of these students, to be in their life-story, unite with their family for a long time and help lead them out of poverty. Please grab this opportunity and let’s journey together.
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