Jamaa Letu Orphanages: Back to School!
By Barbara Dadd Shaffer
Support our 21 university students!
University classes are beginning in the Congo and 21 students from the Jamaa Letu Orphanages are enrolling....
Voices of Jamaa Letu
Jamaa Letu Orphanage Reflections:
Voices of Jamaa Letu
By Barbara Dadd Shaffer
Support Jamaa Letu Orphanages!
Barbara Dadd Shaffer shares this memory from last year’s visit to the...
Jamaa Letu Orphanages: A Gift of Hope!
Need a Christmas Gift Idea?
Make a gift “in honor” to the Jamaa Letu Orphanages!
Here’s how you can give to a great cause this Christmas:
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Funding Ministries and Mission Outreach 2017
What are Conference budgets? How can I support mission? What resources are available from The PNW Conference that can help our church treasurers? Download...
Report: $15k received for Jars for Jamaa Letu
Report: $15k received for Jars for Jamaa Letu
By Barbara Dadd Shaffer
The churches and individuals of the PNW Conference are a generous people! Once again...
Help Heal the World: Christmas Giving & Alternative Gifts
By Marilyn S. Reid | Photos by GBGM, et. al.
The world is in need of healing. People in our own neighborhoods and community (and...
In Relationship: Caring for OUR children in the Congo
By Jesse N. Love
May 17, 2016 | Portland, Ore.
A young woman who is wearing beautiful garb from Africa graces the stage. Wiping tears from...
Back to school for the children of Jamaa Letu
By Fresie Chikomb with Barbara Dadd Shaffer
Fresie Nandona Chikomb is a United Methodist missionary assigned half-time to the Jamaa Letu Boys’ Orphanage in Lubumbashi,...
Letters for Jamaa Letu
Letters for Jamaa Letu
By Barbara Dadd Shaffer
After years of saying it was not possible to send letters to the children of our Jamaa Letu...
Jamaa Letu Orphanages: A Child Prays for You
Claudine “Blessing” Kasongo receives a Certificate of Achievement from the Rev. Jon Short during the Congo Zambia Dinner at General Conference 2016 in Portland,...