Reasons
we need to help SARA
Corruption is endemic amongst
government officials,
the death rate is
now at an all time high.
The standard living
continues to fall.
There is environmental
pollution, and diets are poor.
In some mountainous
areas, health care is nonexistent.
Unemployment rate
is about 85%.
Some Hospitals employees
work for food scraps only.
Ever growing numbers
of special needs children are often institutionalized
| Marty first read about SARA in the Ohio Conference
edition of United Church NEWS and that got the wheels turning. Martha went
through an extensive praying and planning stage before she announced her
intentions," says Sandy Hutchinson, pastor of St. Paul's "She now has her
passport and is working at raising the funds."
Since she won't be earning any income while over there, she needs to
raise about $5,000 for her trip. St. Paul's is encouraging her by offering
some of the financial support.
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.Marty expects to return in June of 2000 C.E.
for more work. In the mean time, she is making presentations to churches
and other groups like Kiwanis, and service clubs to tell her story of faith
and human courage.
Click on the links below to see more pictures about her ministry.
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| This is
an important missionary outreach of our churches. Through it, we help our
Christian brothers and sisters. SARA is not supported by money from Our
Church's Wider Mission, but it is an example of the many other missionary
activities that our churches support. Our hands on missionary work changes
peoples lives. We hope you will want to help.
New pictures will be posted here within the next few weeks. |
From Martha Siegel
I returned home in late August from my second trip with many storeis to tell. I plan to return to the Ukraine June 2000 C.E. I plan to continue with the rehab program in the children's hospital. the Gypsy population is especially poverty stricken, and I plan to provide clothing and food assistance. I hope you will collect clothing so that I can take them. Monetary gifts to purchase food will be given to Bishop Horakai of the Reformed Church of the Ukraine in that region Bless you Martha Siegel. . . . . . . . . . |
I am so thankful for
everyone's help. God has been and is so good to me. I look forward
to seeing you.
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Sharing America's Resources Abroad is something that we can do to make life better for the children.
