ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEWORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEWpresented by: Tlhalefo Gary Pelotshweupresented by: Tlhalefo Gary Pelotshweu

Chief Programs Officer Chief Programs Officer

ABOUT LOVE BOTSWANA OUTREACH ABOUT LOVE BOTSWANA OUTREACH MISSIONMISSION

Love Botswana Outreach Mission is the result of Drs. Jerry and Jana Lackey missionary work in Botswana since 1987.

Core Values - Faith, Integrity, Relationships, Excellence

 Vision – Developing leaders for Africa

 Mission – To inspire, build and launch people through faith, integrity, relationships and excellence that will purify, transform and ignite individuals to impact the nations.

 Objectives

To bring all men to the saving knowledge of Christ.

To help individuals and their families move from a state of crisis to self-empowerment.

To support government and other humanitarian initiatives by filling in the gap where government needs NGO support.

 

WHAT WE DOWHAT WE DOLove Botswana Outreach Mission is the umbrella organization

responsible for the management of all programmes developed and implemented by its three associated entities.

 

I. The Village Church, Maun – evangelical programmes 

II. Okavango International School – pre-primary, primary and secondary English Medium school 

III.Lorato House – social welfare and community development programmes 

IV.International Volunteers

V. Communications Programmes

I. The Village ChurchI. The Village ChurchThe church carries out the evangelistic aims

of the Trust. Maun Branch:A non-denominational, multi-racial,

multinational, full-gospel church to an international congregation.  Attendance averages 300 adults and 300 children.

Branch Church Program: 11 branch churchesLove Botswana Bible Institute: A small

school meets at the Maun Branch as a program of the Church with 15 to 20 in attendance.

Pastoral Ministries (Pastoral Care, Women’s, Men’s, Praise & Worship, Prayer):

Serves the congregation of over 600 people in a year.

 

II. Okavango International II. Okavango International School- OISSchool- OIS Formerly Ngamiland Christian academy, established in early

1990s. Changed to OIS in 2003 and secondary education curriculum was

added OIS is a private English Medium School that provides education

from preschool to form 5 level. Aims to be renowned for its environmental focus and development

of godly character in the lives of its students. Current enrolment of 232 students; 69 boarders. Its student body is 65% Batswana, 35% other African nationals

III. Lorato HouseIII. Lorato HouseEst. in 2004 in order to carry out the aims of the

Trust through the provision of programs that address the social welfare and community needs for disadvantaged children, youth and their families in the community so that they can move from crisis to self-sufficiency.

Education and Empowerment : BOCODOL and DOSET, MAATLA (strength) Project

Community Outreach: Operation Blessing, Visitations and counselling; 500 persons assisted per year through programme

OVC CARE Lorato House, Support a family, Support a childChildren’s Ministry Est in 1999, 300 children attend weeklyYouth Empowerment Reach4Life, International Award for Young People, Creative

Arts Ministry, Fire by Night, Young Adult Program

IV. International Volunteers IV. International Volunteers

A program to attract and develop international volunteers who wished to engage in cross-cultural ministry.

Individual missionaries as well as teams from organizations with similar goals as the Trust have participated in the program through the years.

V. Communications/ V. Communications/ Media ProductionMedia Production A prefab and recording/media equipment were

donated to begin a production studio, Studio 7; currently in partnership with United Christian Broadcasters (UCB), Studio 7 serves as UCB Botswana and is designed to become a media training hub for Zambia, Zimbabwe and Angola, Namibia and surrounding areas .

In Studio 7 we record production for the Village Church; Sunday sermons and things for the community when requested

Currently radio airtime is purchased from RB2, the national youth radio station, to air practical spiritual growth programs when funds are available.

A quarterly devotional magazine, Word for Today, is published through contributions from UCB, Africa and the sale of advertisements in the magazine. 10000 copies per circulation.

FUTURE PLANS FOR THE

COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION

LIFE CENTRELIFE CENTRE

Future plans cont…Future plans cont… In partnership with UCB Africa studio seven

shall be a media training hub to carry out the vision of UCB Africa to train men and women from Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia and other surrounding nations

Studio Seven continues to seek possibilities to obtain broadcast licensing in the future which would allow us to operate a commercial faith-based radio station

Production of a youth edition Word for Today in 2013

Employment of more staff to sell and collect adverts

More recordings at The Life Centre with new efficient equipment

Production of children’s programs

ChallengesChallengesFunding: the organization is not

able to print as many Word for Today copies as desired.

Government refusal to licenseFunding to employ people