1 Million!

We've got some great news! During the past week we marked the 1 millionth dollar given through Lahash! Thanks to each of you in dozens of nations around the world for caring so much about our brothers and sisters in East Africa.


What has been done with the gifts? At Lahash, people specify gifts to three different areas. Here's where the dollars have gone over the past five years.

East African Partnerships:
* 130 Kids Sponsored Monthly - They are receiving tuition, supplies, and hope each month from kind sponsors around the world

* Care for Vulnerable Adults - There are 300 people with leprosy receiving life-sustaining household gifts, 100s of families affected by AIDS who receive Home Based Care, and dozens of widows receiving counseling and support

* New Buildings - New schools, dorms, homes, a dispensary, and repairs to dozens of damaged or old buildings have enabled vulnerable people to have a chance in life

* Supporting Local Staff - Over 20 courageous and sacrificial men and women serve in their neighborhoods and villages through our local partnerships. This support allows for sustained and culturally sensitive ministries to transform lives and give hope.

Lahash Staff:
* Four Full Time Staff - Two serving with Lahash in Portland, Oregon, and two serving in East Africa. The staff enables dozens of volunteers and advocates to spread the news of hardship and hope, process donations, hold events, sponsor more children, and move people to understand more of God's heart for vulnerable people.

Lahash Travelers:
* Over 150 Travelers have traveled to five East African nations sharing, serving, loving, crying, and living life with our brothers and sisters in need. They've come with medical expertise, photography skills, teaching and counseling backgrounds, Biblical training, construction skills, and a willingness to do anything to love and be with their global neighbors in need.

A word about money:
Our ultimate goal at Lahash is not to raise a lot of money. But ambitious projects and the intensive care of vulnerable people do require gifts from friends around the world. We want to celebrate with you this exciting marker, and together dream about new futures, lives, and hopes for all those in need and who suffer! Thank you for demonstrating and sharing the love of Jesus through these East African partnerships!


But what can one dollar really do?
Just one dollar can do so much! For example:
1. Provide several meals to a family affected by AIDS in Kenya
2. Buy several writing books and pens for Sudanese orphans
3. Pay for a trip for a hospital checkup for an AIDS patient in Tanzania

Every single dollar goes so much further than you think. Each dollar counts. Each dollar is a blessing. We thank you for your continued support, prayers, and love!