God has opened the door to Schools For Africa in Nigeria! The door is closed to MOST! On top of that, the Fulani are hated, looked down upon, scorned, and mistreated, with NO opportunities!
Who will tell them about Jesus??? WE WILL!
Clear Blue Global BOREHOLES
Water is often very difficult to procure in the Nigerian bush. Cleanwater is sometimes impossible to find! Clear Blue Global has been a longtime faithful partner of our work in Nigeria. They provide funds for boreholes at the locations where we minister! Check out the note from Phyllis, below, and her story about the Jos Fulani community.
Greetings, friends, from Jos, Plateau State. I want to tell you about a borehole we have drilled! We're in Plateau State visiting staff, children, chiefs and friends of our school here, the Solid Rock Good Life Academy. One of our dearest friends is the Fulani chief, the Ardo, pictured above left, looking like a teenager in his shirt and jeans! He is a huge supporter of education, and is the main reason for the large population of both Fulani AND non-Fulani children and adults in attendance at Solid Rock School, here in Kampala, on the outskirts of Jos, Plateau State.
Ardo talked to us about the big problem he, his Fulani community AND the non-Fulani community are having due to their lack of any regular and sufficient water supply. What they have to do is walk to a completely dry river bed nearby to dig there for water. Women get up at 2am every morning to do so. They are in desperate need of water in this dry, dry land.
I asked him if he owned the land where he and his family live, and thankfully the answer was "Yes!". I asked whether he could be responsible for a borehole on his land, and would the two communities, Fulani and non-Fulani, be free to use this water. Again, the answer was a resounding "Yes". So, we phoned our borehole driller, one who has worked for us from the beginning. His name is Taju (below), our friend and master well driller! Taju sent his surveyor, whom we took to Ardo's village to begin the process!
Our drilling at the Ardo's village was a HUGE success! We found gallons and gallons of clean water at 140 meters. As you can imagine, the Fulani and non-Fulani communities were dancing for joy! We continued working on the plumbing, water pump, tank and tank stand.
Here is a picture of the tank, all complete and full of water, up on a tank stand. See the two spigots ready to fill buckets of water? What an incredible blessing this will be for the families nearby!
Phyllis said, "I love Ardo's family. He lives here with his elderly parents, four wives and twenty-four children! Add to that chickens, ducks, 'tolotolo' (turkeys,) and cows! It's a busy place!"
Thanks so much to Clear Blue Global, for the amazing support you've given Schools For Africa over the years.
Phyllis is thinking of putting the next two boreholes in the compounds of the two high schools we are building this year. The fourth will go in the new village on the Lafiya 2 grazing reserve in Kogi State!
DARE TO DREAM!
In 2024, Schools For Africa will DARE TO DREAM for EVERY school and healthcare clinic on Bobi Grazing Reserve to receive monthly funding. There are MANY opportunities to support a school or healthcare clinic on Bobi Grazing Reserve. Teacher/nurse monthly salaries in Nigeria start at only $50/month. You can support them monthly! PLEASE talk to your church about joining you!
There are SEVEN schools on Bobi Grazing Reserve, with 630 students total and 26 staff!
School #5, River Of Life Nursery & Primary School, 4 teachers
@ $50/month = $200/month
OMG LOOK how precious they are! As they play together, and chop together (eat), they are learning to coexist! Fulani children and those from other tribes are learning that they CAN love each other. This is the beginning of PEACE IN NIGERIA!
Can you help to support the 4 teachers who work at River Of Life?
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How did you hear about Schools For Africa?
From Lois M. - I had been living in Rwanda but evacuated April of 1994 when the Rwandan and Burundian presidents were killed in the plane crash - and genocide started in Rwanda. I then transferred to serve the Free Methodist Church in Kenya. Getting funds from USA for ICCM and then transferring their specific amounts to Burundi, Rwanda, and Congo projects was one of my jobs. At some point the Sortors came to Rwanda and Phyllis headed up ICCM there. It was always enjoyable to meet with them when I had occasion to travel to Rwanda.
The one specific trip I remember was when the Sortors couldn't leave the capital city, Kigali where they lived, so I had to come from Kenya to go to Cyangugu (an hour or so east of Kigali) to meet with Rwandan pastors. I've never been to Nigeria, but continue to be amazed at the facilities Phyllis gets organized for the folks there. May she continue to know God's directives and safety as she serves.
Amen! Thanks, Lois! So fun to chat with you!
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