Volume 12 Issue 1 101 N. Zeysing · P O Box 228 · Alma, MO 64001 · 660.674.2222 · www.houseoffriends.org
UGANDA Kitchen and Dining Hall—
Finish the final phase of roof-
ing the building, seal the walls
with concrete, and put in a
cooking stove.
(Cost $4,500.00)
Missionary Quarters—Roof
and build in rooms on the back
of David Anthony Home of
Refuge —Abba House.
(Cost $8,000.00)
Well Solar Project—This is a
project in partnership with
Global Impact Relief. This
project is erecting a water
tower and pumping water
through a filter system and
pipes to the water tower which
would send it on to the Abba
Houses and to the school and
garden. (Cost $18,500)
Work Training Program—
Work with Global Impact
Relief in developing voca-
tional training, i.e. agriculture,
welding to provide children
with future job opportunities.
ETHIOPIA Widow Outreach—Continue
providing funding for widows
and their children.
DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC Widow/Orphan Domestic Cen-
ter—Initiate a feeding program
and continue to explore facili-
ties for and operation of an
orphanage for 50 displaced
Haitian/street children.
A mission team of two—David Grimes and Chad Spencer— from New Day Church,
Kansas City, Missouri, visited Abba House in Entebbe, Uganda in early November of
2012. David, an architect, and Chad, who
works in construction, visited and assisted
other Uganda orphanages and made a trip to
inspect the Abba House on which the mis-
sionary quarters would be added. They pro-
vided insight and drew plans for building in
the rooms and constructing the roof, so it will
all tie in structurally. While there, they saw
the need for cleaner water. David purchased
two Bio-sand water filter units for the homes.
David and Chad also connected us with an
orphanage in Tororo where we will be able to
glean helpful information from their program
which will help us enhance our program.
Abba House children look on when the water filter systems were received.
House of Friends provided funds to feed 80 children at a Christian school for destitute
and orphaned children in La Vega, Dominican Republic. Moreno, our volunteer repre-
sentative there, wrote “Thank you for making that day for those kids possible—to see the
joy in their faces, have no price—may God bless you.” Eighteen of the children were
orphans. Plans are in progress to give assistance to the 18 orphaned children.
Friends of House of Friends provided
a new home for one of the Jerusalem
Church leaders, Jesus, and his family.
God is faithful to His. He uses us to
help one another. The family was re-
ported to be soooooo grateful!
Le Vega Dominican Republic
At left, a Uganda Christmas tree
adorns the table made from stacked
bricks. Jessica (center with package)
helped give out the special presents pro-
vided for each child.
At right, (from left to right) Grace,
William, Emmanuel, and Allan hold in
their hands potatoes purchased for the
Christmas meals. Potatoes were a spe-
cial treat. For breakfast, lower right,
potatoes and tea were enjoyed by the
children.
Below Rachael is enjoying jackfruit.
David and Brian wanted to help saw off a pole for a closet
Barbara Decker, missionary, was building.
Barbara has been nurturing
the children more on this trip,
but manages to work on small
projects.
The children begin their day
with devotions, led by Barbara.
It is very important for the
children to know how to live
this life as a Christian. To help put the word of God regarding how they are to walk out this
life, Barbara gave the children an assignment to memorize Romans 12. She reports that so
far, 9 children (Scovia, Emmanuel, Jessica, Hope, Daniel, Jackie, Mariam, Peace, and Agnes)
have memorized all 21 verses! Six have memorized the first 13 verses, two the first 5 verses
and Dorcus (age 4) and Daphine have memorized two verses.
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NewS from the HOUSE
Native American Outreach — This Spring, a trip will be made by Dale and Jeanie Ritter to share the Gospel of love to our
Lakota Sioux friends in South Dakota. No goods will be taken on this trip. John and Dianna Gross and the Ritter’s will also be making a trip to another reservation in the Northeast to establish relationship and determine what God may have for us to do there.