Download - Global Action 2009 Gift Catalog
Equip AIDS’ Care Centers
Hospices give AIDS’ patients an opportunity to spend their last few months in a dignified way. They also provide an opportunity for Christian workers to demonstrate Christ’s love to these suffering people. Global Action has received enough donated medical equipment for two AIDS’ hospices in Africa and India. All gifts will cover the shipping costs of this equipment.
Gift of $32 to ship a hospital bed and mattress for an AIDS’ hospice in Africa or India
Gift of $10 to ship a portable toilet for an AIDS’ hospice
CINAFHSHIP
Ship Containers of Medical Supplies
Quality medical facilities are the norm for those of us living in the United States. There are probably at least 100 dialysis machines in your city. But imagine places where there are only two for an entire country! Hospitals and medical centers in Sweden have donated millions of dollars worth of quality medical equipment and supplies. Global Action has received requests from 12 hospitals worldwide for this equipment. Though free, we still need to get it to the locations which desperately need it!
Gift of $55 to help ship medical equipment to remote hospitals worldwide and change whole communities as Christ’s love is shown through quality medical care
Gift of $21,900 will ship an entire container
CMEDSHIPG
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ìBefore this conference, I was afraid and ashamed to admit my faith publicly. After attending and listening to the Word of God, all my fears and hesitations are gone!î - Ringshan, India
Hope for African Women
Women in East and Central Africa have very few opportunities for employment, with unemployment in some countries at nearly 70%. These women are often forced to live and beg on the streets to support themselves. Young widows have the additional responsibility of feeding their children any way they can. Global Action, working with partner organizations, is providing a 10-month training program for these women, teaching them micro-enterprise skills and helping them get started in small businesses. Hundreds of women now have a better life because of this effective ministry
Gift of $64.20 to provide a month of training in life skills, discipleship and a micro-business for a needy woman in East and Central Africa
$642 to provide 10 months of training
CETHMICROE
“Thank you - you saved my life! A year ago I was a prostitute and beggar on the city streets. Then I met Christ and learned a trade through the micro-enterprise -program. Now I am earning money, paying for my children to go to school and caring for my elderly parents.” - Almaz, Ethiopia
WOMEN and MEN
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Feed AIDS’ Widows and Orphans Physically and Spiritually
In Africa, many AIDS’ widows are infected by HIV and struggle to provide food and shelter for their children and other AIDS’ orphans they are helping to raise. A weekly program by Christian women furnishes a nutritious meal for these families, basic food supplies for the week and spiritual discipleship and counseling.
Gift of $18.50 to provide food once a week for a family for one month in Africa
WAFMINPRO
Nourish a Family with a Goat
One of the greatest needs of AIDS’ orphans in rural areas of Africa is nutritious meals. Many of them are malnourished and need to supplement
their diets with good nutrients. Goats, given by local Christian women, provide milk and cheese for these young ones. The goats are also bred
to provide additional goats for village families who are raising AIDS’ orphans.
Gift of $250 to provide one goat for a family raising AIDS’ orphans in East Africa
CAFRGOATS
Educate a Child with the Gift of Honey
With millions of AIDS’ orphans in Africa, villages are struggling to provide assistance and keep these youth in school, giving hope for their future. In order to raise the school fees, families who have taken in AIDS’ orphans are given a beehive by local Christian women leaders. When they sell the honey, the proceeds cover school fees for one year for the orphan.
Gift of $50 to give one beehive to a family raising an AIDS’ orphan in Africa
CAFRBEES
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Hope for Ukrainian Women Alcoholism, substance abuse and joblessness are epidemic in Ukraine. Often wives, mothers and young girls receive the brunt of a husband’s, or father’s, uncontrolled anger. Global Action provides a safe place for these victims at our Hope Center. Here they receive food, legal counseling, spiritual guidance and love from our staff. Gift of $29.50 to give relief and hope to an abused woman or youth in Ukraine
HCWOMENTR
Challenge a Man to Become a Godly Husband and Father Positive changes in one man could turn a family around, encourage a church, or lift up an entire community. Through inter-denominational men’s conferences, hundreds of Christian men will be challenged to live godly lives as husbands and fathers. This event will serve as a catalyst for future ministry in India. Gift of $15 for one man to participate in a powerful conference in India
Gift of $14,000 to fund an entire men’s conference
TMMENCONF
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