Altars were created at significant moments in Israel’s past when God spoke, visited or made promises to His people! Today we can symbolically call those same significant moments, our own altars.

Not so long ago, a dear friend, VOH Board Member and Hope Community Church’s Associate Pastor K. Chipise, preached on ‘revisiting the altars in our life’. Revisiting gives us an opportunity to remind God – the way Moses (Deut. 9), Nehemiah (Neh. 1) , Aaron (Exodus 24) and other ‘old Faithfull’s did – of His promises along the way… (read more via the .pdf below)

Well, this week….

- ceilings are being completed in our first ever youth boys apartment! Jeff is now 18 and Social Welfare would prefer he be out of the homes, now that he is legally an adult.

- the SS washroom block has final touches going on – just need to finish the plastering and plumbing.

- our students are finishing up their final exams and taking in last classes, before they take a break for the month of August. Term 3 for 2011 starts up again September 6th.  We are proud of some of the awesome results of our resident kids – the very ones you sponsor!  Pam, Daniel, Esheka, Yvonne, Karen…..

- one of our housemoms lost her father last week – please pray for her and the family as they grieve.

- histories and profiles are being completed for about 25 new children to start school in January 2012 at CHAPS!  These are ones that would not afford to go to school without help and come from desperate situations.  Please pray about taking a new one on sponsorship and helping them achieve their dreams!

- the medical clinic is now being furnished – the next step in the registration process.

To God be the glory!!