The day is finally here and New Image Construction is very excited to announce the launch of a new program we are calling
Buy A House, Build A House!!!
Background
This past year, my wife Ashley had an opportunity to go to Ghana, Africa on a mission trip with the Seed Ministry to work, play, and minister to the children there.
While she was in Ghana The Lord placed on her heart that He wanted us to get involved with building a school in Africa. As a contractor I thought this would be a fascinating opportunity but I also saw it as a challenge - Africa does happen to be on the other side of the world! After she returned to the states, we prayed and talked about how and where we should get involved over the course of several weeks.
During that time 2 things happened:
1) I was burdened to use my business not only as a means to make a living but also as an avenue to help others.
2) Ashley received an e-mail from Sonrise Ministries, whom she had contacted while searching for a mission trip last year, announcing they had started another ministry in Angoltok, Uganda. This ministry was founded and is lead by Emmanual (Emma), who was born in Angoltok but was orphaned at the age of 7. After his parents death Emma was taken to another village 2 hours away where he grew up. Now that he is grown, Emma has moved back to Angoltok and has taken the only thing his parents left him when they died - a piece of land - and dedicated that to The Lord for His work. From that piece of land, Angoltok Outreach Center was formed with a long term vision in mind to build a School, an Outreach Center, a Church, and a Medical Clinic.
After we received that e-mail it was obvious to us that this was where we should help, so we made contact with the ministry and shared our story. Just a short period of time after our initial contact we finalized the details of Buy A House, Build A House, and here they are….
Currently, the Angoltok Outreach Center (AOC) has launched a nursery school that cares for 280 children. Many of these children face daily life with no medical care, no clean clothes, very little food and many of them have lost one or both parents due to the Kony rebel attacks and diseases such as AIDS. AOC also has a Mercy Ministry where they repair huts and try to provide families with basic needs throughout Angoltok.
1) We will be having a raffle drawing Saturday, October 26 with 100% of the proceeds benefiting Angoltok Outreach Center. Ticket sales will begin next week, October 1 and continue through October 22 (more details to follow).
2) Over the duration of the ticket sales, we will be highlighting some of the orphans in Angoltok and telling their stories in an effort to provide sponsors for them. You can sponsor a child for $25 a month and provide them with a school uniform, medical care and 2 hot meals a day.
3) If you are looking to buy or build a house and you sign a contract to do so during the launch you will get your choice of a free refrigerator or an upgrade of up to $1000!
4) Share this information with your friends and family. The more raffle tickets we sell the more money goes to reaching the people of Angoltok! New Image has committed to matching up to $1,000 of ticket sale proceeds.
During that time 2 things happened:
1) I was burdened to use my business not only as a means to make a living but also as an avenue to help others.
2) Ashley received an e-mail from Sonrise Ministries, whom she had contacted while searching for a mission trip last year, announcing they had started another ministry in Angoltok, Uganda. This ministry was founded and is lead by Emmanual (Emma), who was born in Angoltok but was orphaned at the age of 7. After his parents death Emma was taken to another village 2 hours away where he grew up. Now that he is grown, Emma has moved back to Angoltok and has taken the only thing his parents left him when they died - a piece of land - and dedicated that to The Lord for His work. From that piece of land, Angoltok Outreach Center was formed with a long term vision in mind to build a School, an Outreach Center, a Church, and a Medical Clinic.
To read Emma’s heartbreaking and triumphant story as well as AOC’s background visit their website here: http://angoltokoutreach.com/the-lost-clan/
After we received that e-mail it was obvious to us that this was where we should help, so we made contact with the ministry and shared our story. Just a short period of time after our initial contact we finalized the details of Buy A House, Build A House, and here they are….
Buy A House, Build A House - What Is It?
For every house that New Image sells we will donate a portion of the proceeds to go towards the vision and community of Angoltok. The first portion of that money will go towards building or repairing huts (houses) and for the remaining monies we would like it to go towards helping build the school house (but we know they will be able to assess where the money is needed most at that time). Once the money has been donated and whatever it went towards is built or repaired they will send us a picture, which in turn we will make a postcard and send it to the person or family that purchased the house to serve as a reminder that by choosing that house, it also helped someone in Angoltok, Uganda.A Little More About Angoltok Outreach Center
The village of Angoltok, Uganda is a small unmapped area deep in the heart of Africa. Because the village is so far away from any of the larger cities it has remained unreached resulting in very poor community development. Families living in Angoltok have little or no income and survive only on what they can grow and trade. Most families are caring not only for their own kids, but also for orphaned kids they have taken in from a relative or neighbor.Currently, the Angoltok Outreach Center (AOC) has launched a nursery school that cares for 280 children. Many of these children face daily life with no medical care, no clean clothes, very little food and many of them have lost one or both parents due to the Kony rebel attacks and diseases such as AIDS. AOC also has a Mercy Ministry where they repair huts and try to provide families with basic needs throughout Angoltok.
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| Emma with some of the children of Angoltok |
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| Emma standing beside the temporary Nursery School after it was just constructed a few months ago |
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| The Nursery School after a hard rain this week - One of the many reasons why these children need a permanent building to learn in! |
How You Can Get Involved
There are several ways you can get involved with Buy A House, Build A House. We realize that not everyone is looking to buy or build a house, that’s why we have partnered with several local businesses to raise money for AOC!1) We will be having a raffle drawing Saturday, October 26 with 100% of the proceeds benefiting Angoltok Outreach Center. Ticket sales will begin next week, October 1 and continue through October 22 (more details to follow).
For a $20 donation, you will have a chance at winning one of the awesome prizes below.
Gifts- Labor for one makeover trim project from Final Cut Construction (limited to 1 room) $500 value
- $150 Gift Card from Busy Body Workouts
- $100 gift from The Barn Nursery
- $100 gift card to Children’s Fair
- $100 gift card from Ace Hardware
- $100 gift card to Amazon, courtesy of Spice Rack Media
- Free photo session and 8”X10” photograph from Stanford Photography $60 value
- $50 gift card from Southern Roots Salon and Spa
- $50 gift from The Market Link
- Golf balls from Golf Headquarters valued at $50
- Large hot/cold mug from Lifeway Christian Book Stores $20 value
- $200 catering gift card from Chick-fil-a
- $25 gift card to Beef O Brady’s
- $75 gift card to Sticky Fingers
- $30 gift card to Big River Grill
- 1 Bag of Kenyan Coffee from Starbucks
- Sample basket of breads and pastries from The Bread Basket $40 value
- Basket of products from Bath & Body Works
2) Over the duration of the ticket sales, we will be highlighting some of the orphans in Angoltok and telling their stories in an effort to provide sponsors for them. You can sponsor a child for $25 a month and provide them with a school uniform, medical care and 2 hot meals a day.
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| Feeding the nursery school children 1 of their 2 hot meals a day - Something most of them wouldn't get without AOC! |
4) Share this information with your friends and family. The more raffle tickets we sell the more money goes to reaching the people of Angoltok! New Image has committed to matching up to $1,000 of ticket sale proceeds.
