We Need You!!

1) Please pray for our twenty-four 8th graders as they sit their National Exams November 9-11. It is a pivotal moment in their lives. Pray for confidence in their minds, peace in their hearts and good health. And pray for success for the glory of God (more is written below).

2) Consider sponsoring a student through CGA. We are in need of more child sponsors to help cover the costs of educating each child. Or consider giving a year end gift to CGA so that we can continue providing a strong Christian education and meeting the basic physical needs for these 275 primary school kids and 90 secondary school kids. You can contribute on-line at www.cgakenya.com (click on the button “Donate Now”) or you can send a check to:
Christ’s Gift Academy
636-G Long Point Rd #38
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464

3) For all of you in the Charleston area, there is a Golf Tournament and a Dinner/Silent Auction on November 12th at Patriots Point. The proceeds will go to benefit our sports ministry here in Mbita. Download the registration form. Here is summary of what we are looking for.
- Golf tournament ($400/foursome or $100/participant)
- Silent Auction: 5-7 p.m. at Patriots Point Links Golf Club ($20/ticket)
- Hole sponsorship ($100/hole)
- Purchase a uniform for a young athlete ($50.00)
- Donate raffle items (gift certificates, merchandise, services, etc…)
- Donate silent auction items

In October our Football Club hosted a tournament for girls 13 years and younger. We thought we could get 6-7 teams, but 14 showed up that morning. It was a great day filled with a lot of football for young girls who don’t get many opportunities to play in real games like that. We were also able to share the Gospel with those 200 young girls plus hundreds of other fans. The day ended with a good female motivational speaker and the awards ceremony.

It is time once again for National Exams. 8th grade is the culmination of primary school and it ends with all 800,000 students across the country taking their National Exam. The exams will be on November 9-11. They will take multiple choice exams in Math, English Grammar, Science, Kiswahili Grammar and Social Studies/Religious Education. They will also write a composition in English and a composition in Kiswahili. After finishing they will wait for close to two months for the results to be released. Their performance on this one exam will determine if they are able to proceed to secondary school and what school they will be able to attend. There is a lot of pressure on the students and the school to “perform.” Students, teachers and schools are all judged on this one exam so you can imagine the pressure these kids feel when taking it. Many times students fall ill and are overtaken by stress. Please pray for their strength and perseverance during these exams. Pray that they will remember all that they have learned and that they would succeed. This is the first year I have taught 8th grade Math and so I am also a little nervous about how they will do. They have worked extremely hard throughout this year and I know they are well-prepared and will be successful, but there is still a little anxiety. We are busy doing the last minute touches to make sure they are ready! But we need you to help by praying!!!