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 August 2024

Malula Primary School

by Steve Wachira

The government of Tanzania is doing all that it can to help provide free education for the children of Tanzania. The desire for free education often sees a very high number of children in school; often 60 to 90 students per class. This creates a challenging environment for teachers to teach and for students to learn because basic items such as desks are lacking.

Most children in the school come from poor families and attend schools that do not have enough desks. With one of Sonshine Ministries top objectives being to contribute to the improvement of education in Tanzania, the ministry was able to bless a school by repairing broken desks and gifting new desks. This helped bring new life into the classes and made it easier for teachers to teach and learners to learn.

Through your love and sponsorship, almost 400 kids are now sitting more comfortably at a desk and excelling in their learning where they had previously been sitting on dirt.

 August 2024

Sustainability Projects

by Steve Wachira

The development of self-sustaining works within the ministry has been a desired objective since the beginning of Sonshine Ministries. The changing world economy urges increased attention to sustainability and to the thoughtful preparation of young people to gain practical, hands-on experience to excel in these areas aligned by culture and the needs within each community. Some of our current projects include cash crop farming, animal care, and chicken rearing.

CASH CROP FARMING

Cash crop farming, as a concept, is not new. It has a long history with many farms and agricultural communities adapting it to generate additional income. Sonshine has been able to plant and harvest crops for the ministry center itself and for sale to others. A pre-testing effort with bananas, tomatoes, onions, vegetables, peppers, and pawpaws has shown early success.

ANIMAL CARE

Raising and caring for farm animals has been an important part of the commitment to cultivate a self-sustaining capability within the ministry. The Sonshine farm includes dairy cows. This is a self-driven project that has created employment and enough organic quality milk for the children and neighboring community. On Saturday, August 10, the farm had an expansion with the birth of a baby calf. This was an exciting experience for the children and staff.

CHICKEN REARING

Yes. Chickens are an equal and valued part of our animal care efforts. Raising and nurturing the children at Sonshine with the knowledge, experience, and tools to succeed in self-sustained farming includes the rearing of chickens.

It is through your kind financial support and wise management that Sonshine Ministries has been able to develop and grow its self-sustaining efforts. We invite you to check back with us often as we hope and plan to add pigs, goats, and sheep in the future and to enlarge the existing gardens.

 August 2024

Helping Others In Need

by Chris Romes

Brothers Joshua and Jeremiah with social worker Amani (center) and important school supplies.

Because of the generosity of our partners, Sonshine has been able to share financial blessings with other ministries and children in need in the local area around our Children’s Home.

This past month our local Tanzanian government social worker approached us and asked if we could help three young people who lost their sponsorship and had been told they had to leave their home but had no place to go. Jeremiah and his twin brother Joshua were hoping to go to a local junior college after just graduating from high school. And their best friend Samuel had one more year of high school remaining. After Sonshine became aware of the situation, we felt called to step up and help. In partnership with the government, we were able to cover their tuition, school supplies, room and board for the next year.

Thank you so much for your support of Sonshine Ministries, please know that you are making a difference. (Genesis 12:2-3: And I will bless you... so that you will be a blessing.)