David L. Meyer
This week we had the privilege of a much anticipated return to Zimbabwe. We have been working there for around eleven years with children but due to political issues, this was the first chance I have had to return since August of 2000. It was great to see how well the children are doing and how happy they seem to be. The picture on the left shows our area coordinator Dave Van Rensberg feeding some of the children we help. Dave is originally from Zimbabwe and has such a heart for these children.
When our South African Director Ron Martin (pictured on the right), realized he was dressed similar to the children in school uniforms, he jumped into the feeding line! It was a fun moment. We feed around 20,000 daily in Zimbabwe. This is a country that has had it pretty rough for the last several years. Thank you Partners for your faithful support that allows us to continue programs like this. God bless you!
Ashley Wilkins JMM Medical Outreach Coordinator The Medical Outreach in Cambodia has been awesome! Joyce Meyer Ministries’ hospital in Pursat is such a blessing to the people of Cambodia. So far, we have seen over 3,000 medical and dental patients, all of them receiving free care. We have had over 2,300 people give their lives to the Lord—including two Monks! God has blessed this outreach in so many ways. We have had some heavy winds and rain today that are the results of the typhoon, but no damage. We are working with many of the same translators we worked with during Hope Cambodia in 2007. It is cool to see what God has done for them in the last two years. Many are studying in school and some of them even want to be doctors. It is awesome! Please pray for the people of Cambodia as this outreach comes to an end. There are so many needs here. But even after our teams leave, they will still be able to receive quality health care because of the hospital. What a blessing! Visit our website for information about Hand of Hope.
David L. Meyer
Malawi is one of the poorest countries in Africa. I am here along with our African director Ron Martin, Asian director Scott Norling and African outreach coordinator Dave Van Rensberg. We are making final preparations for our next big outreach trip into the continent. In November, Mom and Dad (Joyce and Dave to you), along with a large team will arrive here to try and help in a variety of ways. It is going to be great and the local pastors and leaders seem very excited that we are coming. Stay tuned for more details as they occur.
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Shelly Meyer
In September of 2009, the African nations of Burkina Faso and Senegal experienced the worst flooding there in years. More than 200,000 people were displaced due to the high waters. Some areas received one foot of rain in just twelve hours. It was, and still is, a devastating time.
In response, Joyce Meyer Ministries has partnered with Burkina Faso Outreach, headed by Lynn Peters, to provide support to these flood ravaged areas.
“Many of the homes that have been weakened by the flood are still falling, so we don’t know the full extent of the damage yet,” Lynn says. “We do know that the aftermath of these high waters always brings the very real possibility of diseases. Also, roads are washed out; bridges are falling; mud homes are disappearing. It truly is extremely overwhelming, especially in a country such as Burkina Faso that already sees so much poverty. Joyce Meyer Ministries provided financial support and we were able to visit some of the sites and help with some of the distribution of much needed supplies. Please pray that the Lord will show His provision and mercy through this. Thank you to Joyce Meyer Ministries for the financial and prayer support you have shown during this time. It is greatly appreciated!”
Shelly Meyer
There are roughly 35 "red light" areas throughout Mumbai, India. Although prostitution is illegal in India, there are an estimated 100,000 people involved in the sex trade industry in Mumbai.
Supriya was just one of the many people trapped in the sex trade industry. She wanted to get out of it but lacked any formal education or skills that would allow her to change professions. Our team met Supriya and her son and gave them a chance at a new life. They were moved to our Prem Kiran Transformation Center for women who have been rescued from the brothels in Mumbai. After a time for healing and restoration, she is now a resident mother for 30 girls at the center and her son attends an English school that is fully funded by Joyce Meyer Ministries.
Prem Kiran means "ray of love" when translated into Hindi. Thank you friends and partners for your generous support that is providing a ray of love to Supriya and others like her who are in similar situations. Transforming lives is God's handiwork. We are blessed to be a part of it.
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John Bongiorno President, Angel Mission Nearly one billion people still lack clean water and safe sanitation around the world. Angel Mission, a ministry that Joyce Meyer Ministries supports, has been helping communities in Africa gain access to long-term sources of clean water. One such village is Gidamilanda, a group of Datooga people in Tanzania. The Datooga are considered primitive not only by Western standards, but also by East Africa standards. Ninety-nine percent of the people are illiterate and nearly fifty percent of children die before the age of five. Angel Mission began drilling water wells for the Datooga in 2008. This safe water source has impacted the lives of the Datooga. Water that was polluted and dangerous has been replaced with safe, clean water. Thank you to Angel Mission and the partners of Joyce Meyer Ministries for reaching out to people in need.
Kaye from West Virginia
“I am from a small (not even a red light) community in Mingo County, West Virginia,” said Kaye. “We were hit hard from the flood earlier this year and so many people lost their homes,” she said. Their church linked up with another ministry and they raised $7,500 to help feed 400 families and buy backpacks filled with supplies for the school children. “It was announced from the pulpit this week that Joyce Meyer Ministries made a donation toward our goal. Wow, I watch you nearly every day but with a different perspective now,” she said. “What a blessing knowing that you have no idea who we are or where we are, but you gave. God will surely bless you a hundredfold for having a heart for our people who were already so poor, even before losing everything.”
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Rescuing One Girl at a Time
Chris Caine
Equip & Empower Ministries
Natasha was trapped in human trafficking and felt hopeless. One evening as she walked the streets waiting for clients, a grenade exploded under her feet. Her traffickers watched from a nearby car while others fled from the scene. She was suffering from severe burns and fragments of a homemade bomb lodged in her leg.
Her traffickers imprisoned her and she began to starve as a result of their neglect and her inability to take care of herself. When her weight dropped to 35kg (77lbs.) she was brought to the outskirts of the city and dumped.
Our team in Kiev heard about Natasha and drove two days searching for her. When we found her, we cared for her and the conversation soon turned to Jesus. She prayed with our team and invited Him into her life!
We are now helping Natasha receive the necessary medical attention for her leg. Please keep her in your prayers. The operations needed in order to save her leg are quite complex.
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Pat Laforet
Lifeline Maternity Clinic
With the generous and timely funding from Joyce Meyer Ministries, The Rose Tree Maternity Clinic started admitting pregnant mothers on the 25th of May 2009.
Thus far, Lifeline Malawi Ngodzi Maternity unit has admitted 23 mothers and delivered a total of 16 babies. Three of the patients were taken by ambulance to Salima District Hospital due to fetal distress.
Our head maternity nurse, Violet Pota, reports that the women of Ngodzi love the maternity clinic. It is clean, they feel safe, and their babies were born healthy and problem free. She also indicated that the three that were rushed to the hospital would have never gotten as far as the hospital had they been in that kind of distress trying to give birth in their villages with traditional birth attendants. She is certain that the clinic has already saved lives.
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