Founder David Glenwinkel in Nigeria-June 2009

Dear Friends

As I write this I am in Abuja Nigeria, Phillips Elisha our VC National Director and I have traveled the circuit up nearly to the edge of the Sahara visiting many Village Care Communities. I have met with hundreds of VC community volunteers through Western Kenya, Uganda from Kampala on the shores of Lake Victoria to Gulu near the Sudan, and now here in Nigeria traveling to visit Nigerian Christians working in Muslem areas of the North. Traveling mostly on my own using public transport has posed some challenges, and arriving unannounced in many communities has given me a new appreciation for the basics of food and shelter, but also a renewed sense of God's unfailing ability to provide. The work our brothers and sisters in Christ are doing accross Africa is truely astounding. Two days ago in the village of Salka I met Janet, who was trained in a VCI community seminar in November. She has now over 200 women meeting in small groups learning Bible, Basic Home Practices and they have started dozens of small businesses together from their own meager funds. Many of her members are moslems and others are women affected by AIDS. Many have come to Christ as a result of her work. The day I visited topped 115 degrees with little relief at night and I can only admire their tenacity in this difficult land. Janet and her husband Amos are a fair sample of hundreds of folks I have been privileged to meet.

At the same time I am traveling VCI has had a VIT (Village Impact Team) doing health training and introducing a men's program teaching men to esteem their wives and be involved with their children. During that time AGCC was also working in Nyamusi Kenya helping develop our church partnership with that community.

All of this work is pointed toward our goal that every child begining with the most vulnerable orphans, are cared for and protected and living in a loving home.
Accross Africa your prayers and support are helping transform a continent. These are challenging times for us all and as I travel please know that I have you on my heart and you are in my prayers.

David Glenwinkel