Fund-raising Dinner

1 July 2009

For any one in the Melbourne area who is free on Saturday night, 4th of July, the Monash City Church of Christ is hosting an evening as a fund raiser for DMI. A meal will be served, followed by Gordon Smith’s photographic program of his mountain trek to the Everest base camp. Cost of the evening is $15 per person or $30 for a family. Starting time is 6:45 pm. You are most welcome and if you would like to come, contact me at: muir@deafmin.org or my mobile: 0402 181820.

Urgent: 60 Sponsors for Kenya Needed

19 January 2008

The Immanuel Christian School for the Deaf is bursting at the seams. 60 new sponsors are desperately needed.

Have a look at the web page that Michael Gantt set up for more information. www.immanuelhope.com.

For Australian donors go to www.deafaction.org.au. Go to the sponsorship page for details.

Beds needed for Kenya school

2 April 2009

More beds are needed for the ever increasing number of children at the Immanuel School for the Deaf in Ringa, Kenya. The current situation of up to 3 to a bed is not the best solution so 80,000 Kenyan shillings (roughly $US 1000) for the boys’ beds is a priority. Recently a property next door to the school was rented which contains a building for the boys’ dorm. The beds and mattresses, when we get them, will go into this building.

Neville’s Schedule

Korea:

• April 5-7 Taejon Immanuel Church for the Deaf Korea
• April 11-12 Inchon Immanuel Church for the Deaf Korea
• April 15 Chuncheon Immanuel Church for the Deaf Korea

Japan:

• April 19, 10.30 am: Shiga-ken Nagahama Christian Church Japanese Service
• April 19, 4 pm English Service at Nagahama Church
• April 19, 5.30 pm Spanish Service at Nagahama Church
• April 20 DMI Japan Board Meeting 5.30 pm Osaka
• April 22, 10.30 am Ichi Baku Church Kyoto
• April 23 3.00 pm Osaka International Church small group
• April 24 2.00 pm DMI Coffee Time Sekime, Osaka
• April 25, 6.30 pm OIC Evening worship Tel. 06-6768-4385
• April 26, 10.30 am　Kyoto Christian Center
• April 26, 4.30 pm Christ of All Nations Church, Osaka

Australia:

• May 3 Altona Evangelical Church, Melbourne
• May 10 Cheltenham Church of Christ, Melbourne
• May 23-24 Cooper Plains Missionary Weekend Brisbane Queensland
• May 31 Berwick Church of Christ Melbourne

Contact Phone while in Japan: 090 5898 6158

Container Arrived

21 April 2009

We are delighted to report that the container has made it to Kenya safely passing through the pirated waters. We still need prayers as it has to pass through Ugandan customs this week.

A container holding the first building for Uganda is on its way to Kampala. By truck to Charleston, boat to Europe, another boat to Mombasa through the pirated waters of Somalia, train to Nairobi and then truck to Kampala, it is expected to arrive on the 21st of April. There are a few challenges ahead as the shipment clears customs then tries to manoeuvre the tiny twisty road to the DMI property . This is providing it has not been hijacked on the way or fallen off the truck while passing along Kenyan roads. Groups of volunteers from the US will join Lloyd Osborn to assemble the building over the next few months.

See Ugandan Bible School & Churches for more info.

Davao’s First Commencement Exercise

2 April 2009

DMI’s College and High School for the Deaf has just held its first commencement exercises when 14 College and 11 High School students graduated.

Commencement exercises were held in DMI’s facility in Davao where an excited crowd of parents, friends and family witnessed the proceedings. Now comes the challenge of finding employment for our graduates. Joshua and Asuela have headed up the work in Davao from the very beginning. Their tireless and sacrificial efforts have produced a lot of fruit. As well as their main work in Davao City churches, dormitories and school ministries have been started in many other places in Mindanao.

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