Count your blessings, name them ONE by ONE!
Count your blessings, see what God has done!
COUNT your blessings, name them one by one.
Count your many blessings, see what God has done!
We are counting our blessings, and not just because of Thanksgiving. We are continuously ASTONISHED by God's GOODNESS! He is building His kingdom in Nigeria, and we are SO BLESSED to have a front row seat. Schools For Africa has been blessed to partner with God in many projects across Nigeria, where His name is lifted high, precious souls are coming to Christ, and believers are growing in Christ.
We made a list of the many places we've partnered with God in Nigeria. It is a precious document detailing MANY of the things that God has done! We're humbled, proud, blown away, and SO THANKFUL that God would use US and YOU to further His kingdom. Check out the list below!
1. Kaduna State: Kachia Grazing Reserve, 60 nomadic school supported by SFA
2. Niger State: Bobi Grazing Reserve, 7 SFA schools, 1 FM church
3. Nasarawa State: City of Refuge for converts from Islam, 2 SFA schools, 1 clinic, 1 FM church
4. Kogi State: Ero Mountain Grazing Reserve, 3 schools, 3 FM churches, 1 clinic
5. Ondo State: 1 school
6. Ogun State: Lafiya Grazing Reserve, 1 school, 2 clinics
7. Rivers State: 1 school, 1 FM church
8. Akwa Ibom State: 4 SFA schools, many FM churches
9. Taraba State: 60 nomadic schools (on the Mambila Plateau!) supported by SFA
Note: We have a close relationship w/ the Nigerian Free Methodist Church, in an effort to build God’s kingdom in Nigeria! SFA does not give monetary monthly support, but we often support churches through new construction and building repair, purchasing land, funding church repairs, etc.
Project List by State:
Kaduna State: Kachia Grazing Reserve, 60 nomadic schools
A. Kachia Grazing Reserve - We drilled several boreholes there, and repaired a dam. We taught rotational grazing there, and the project is still in use and operational.
B. 60 nomadic schools - government run, barely functioning, SFA supports the schools through teacher training (twice, now suspended due to insecurity), and school supplies
Niger State: Bobi Grazing Reserve, 7 SFA schools, 2 clinics, 1 FM church
A. Bobi Grazing Reserve - 76,889 acres, drilled 5 boreholes, repaired 2
B. 7 SFA schools - often plagued by bandits, total of 26 teachers, 416 students (down from 700!) as of 10/22, supervised by Superintendent Reverend John Raji, SFA Assistant Director, and his wife, Josephine, reading workshops taught here
1. Courtney Carleton Memorial Primary School - near Alhaji Buba's compound, in Kilishi Village, 109 pupils and 6 teachers
2. Bailey Robinson Memorial Primary School - 15 pupils and 2 teachers, within Sariki Ahijo's domain, a fairly remote area deep inside the reserve. Dam Erga is here.
3. Big Dam Primary School - 76 pupils and 7 teachers
4. Bobi #4 - 54 pupils and 2 teachers
5. River of Life Nursery and Primary School - 62 pupils and 4 teachers
6. Bobi #6 - 33 pupils and 1 teacher
7. Bobi #7 - 67 pupils and 4 teachers
C. 2 Clinics - One is halfway between Sariki Bello's compound and the main road, where there is a working borehole w/ solar pump and electricity. Two Sisters Maternity clinic - small office, exam, labor and delivery, recovery rooms, in memory of Sariki's daughters, water funded by Brenda Mason Young @ Cornerstone Church in Akron, Ohio. Incorporated into the state's healthcare system! 13 women successfully completed training to become CHEWS,(Community Health Extension Workers) 10 more will continue to study. Rev. John, Hauwa, and Faith oversee CHEWS. The community health program is a great success, and has received high praise from the community.
D. FM church
Nasarawa State: City of Refuge, 2 SFA schools, 1 clinic, and 1 FM church
A. City of Refuge - 7 rooms next to the church, for converts from Islam, to find safety, converts receive a christian education and a new career
B. 2 SFA schools
1. Apiawe Primary School - located next door to City of Refuge, has over 100 Fulani children registered! Pastor Joseph and Pastor Abednego, both FM pastors, teach and oversee the Apiawe Primary School. They have enrolled nearly 80 NEW Fulani children this past year, through their visits with parents in the local communities. Total of 189 students
2. Apiawoyi Secondary School - completed build 10/22
C. Bowmans Creek New Life Clinic - completed 10/22
D. City of Refuge FMC - pastored by Pastor Joseph, Pastor Abdullahi, and Pastor Abednego
Kogi State: Ero Mountain Grazing Reserve, 3 schools, 1 clinic, 3 FM churches
A. Ero Mountain Grazing Reserve - in Afad, a small community 15 minutes from Emi Woro, the first teaching rotational grazing reserve in Nigeria! 2,500 acres, Pastor Wisdom manages, 2 boreholes, mainly level, very fertile, rivers and streams, w/ hundreds of additional undeveloped hectares available for purchase.
B. 3 SFA schools
1. NewPointe Primary - on Ero Mountain Reserve, Pastor Wisdom, Assistant Superintendent of the Northern Nigeria Annual Conference, and wife Victoria teach and oversee the children, over 150 Fulani and farmer's children in attendance. Over 50 are bussed in from a distant mountainside.
2. Bright Hope Christian Academy (aka Hope Academy) - Emi Woro, the first school Phyllis opened with ICCM, 433 children, after ICCM left, the school was handed over to John Raji, who has handed over the management of the school to SFA! John, Josephine and Phyllis opened the school back in 2008, and have worked together ever since. Total monthly salary at this school is $1,500, to cover expenses at the school, such as drugs for the clinic, fuel for the school bus etc. There are nine classes in operation and ten teaching staff, and one Youth Corps member who is teaching.
3. Little Lambs Nursery School - an extension school on the way to Jouro’s camp, w/ a wonderful teacher, Samuel Tassa. When the children finish primary 3, they are bussed to BHCA campus to complete their education.
C. 3 FM churches
D. 1 clinic
Ondo State: 1 school
A. Bright Hope Christian Academy - Etiose, Rev. John Raji is Superintendent, 88 students, 5 teachers, $291.43 monthly
Ogun State: Lafiya Grazing Reserve, 1 school, 2 clinics
A. Lafiya Grazing Reserve - We have 400 acres where we are demonstrating rotational grazing, and 1600 acres farther up the river for grazing reserves.
B. The Good Shepherd Nursery Primary - Peace Village, on our 400 acres, has 200 students, Fulani, Yoruba and Hausa students, all learning together. Head Teacher Mr. Ojo and wife Seun are both of the Yoruba tribe, the predominant tribe in this area, and speak the language of the Imala people. They are teaching and managing the new school very well. Mr. and Mrs. Ojo and Seun are strong Christians, as is the third teacher, Miss Kemi. A fourth helper, Aishat, is a Muslim woman.
C. 2 clinics in Imala - trained 20 Fulani women as CHEWS (Community Health Extension Workers)! The two clinics are connected and will be registered together with the government. Two nurses will be hired and medicines purchased, all further expenses will be shared 50/50 with Christian Development Foundation, an organization directed by Dr. James Rose.
1. Butterfield Memorial Clinic - located at the school in Peace Village
2. Imala Town Clinic
Rivers State: 1 school, 1 FM church
A. New Town Primary School - the supervisor is Mrs. Itoro Idongesit Micah. She and her husband have successfully managed an ICCM school in Port Harcourt for many years. 100 children and 4 teachers, 3 classes in an abandoned building, and a strong parent-teacher association made up of Fulani leaders. This school is located in one of the estate's abandoned buildings. We've been given permission by the estate agent to use it. It's rough, and the teachers have asked to relocate the school into town, but we won't do so, as we'd lose our Fulani children.
B. FM church
Akwa Ibom State: 4 SFA schools, MANY FM churches
A. 4 SFA schools, all former ICCM schools
1. Bright Hope Christian Academy - Ikot Ntuk, Supt. Odu, 238 students, 23 teaching staff, staff salaries $1,000 monthly
2. Bright Hope Christian Academy Esa Ekpo - Supt. Rev Odu Nkanang, 216 students, 20 teachers, $920.04 monthly
3. Bright Hope Christian Academy Udung Uko - Supt. Rev Odu Nkanang, 380 students, 35 teachers, $1041.67 monthly, near the Jesus Bridge
4. Bright Hope Christian Academy Ikot Obonama - Supt. Rev. Odu Nkanang, 182 students, 12 teachers, $674.37 monthly
B. MANY FM churches
Taraba State: 60 nomadic schools on the Mambila Plateau, we are supporting with school supplies. This is an incredible opportunity for witness, as this place is listed as ‘unreached’! The Mambila people asked for three things in our first meeting: help with their schools, provision of boreholes, (water is a big problem) and training for cattle rearers in how to manage their animals as a business. Most of the buildings are barely standing, in fact, one had recently collapsed. With so many schools, SFA would like to donate school supplies and reading materials to each school. We would also come early next year and hold a reading workshop for the teachers. If possible, if God provides the funds, we may drill boreholes at those school locations very far from water. We will talk with Friesland Campina about working together on a milk collection center on the Plateau. We can't do this alone; but with God, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE!!!
This extensive work will continue, with God's special grace! Schools For Africa continues to build a team of Nigerians to work with us. We are a listed NGO in Nigeria, and our goal is to be sustainable in our current work, with an eye towards the future!
We continue to receive requests for schools and clinics. Just this week a report came in from the Kachia Reserve regarding their government schools.
There are 28 teachers for 10,000 pupils.
HOW CAN WE??? WHAT DO WE??? GOD, HELP.
Seeking Monthly Givers!
We have a big goal.
We need to increase monthly giving by $6,000/mth to cover the 8 new schools we took on in June! We receive many BIG financial gifts throughout the year, which enable us to take on new projects - new schools, clinics, and grazing reserves! Praise GOD! Recurring monthly gifts help us to rely on a secure monthly income, so that we KNOW that we can cover our expenses,
before we move on to more projects.
CAN YOU HELP US?
We need MORE MONTHLY GIVERS!
**God is MOVING! He is meeting our needs!**
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Prayer Requests:
Pray for the grand opening celebration at Peace Village, Imala, Ogun State.
Pray for the Lord to lead our efforts with the MANY nomadic schools in Tarawa and Kaduna states.
Pray for uprisings to cease so that our work can continue in Kogi State.