VOH Kitwe has 10th Graduation Ceremony: This Week at Villages of Hope

Check out what’s been going on this week at Villages of Hope-Africa…

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Tenth Graduation Ceremony for VOH Kitwe

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The school at VOH Kitwe celebrated its 10th grade 12 graduation this past week for the 2013 grade 12 class. The grade 12’s completed their classes and final exams in December and just recently received their results from the government.
The invited guests and family members of the graduates joined in the jubilation of the occasion. The students were well dressed in the new gowns which were made possible by a generous donation. Every Student who attended the graduation walked away with a new Bible donated by Gideon International from Manitoba.
The ceremony was exciting and colorful with decorations provided by one of the local churches. It was a great day – Congratulations to all of the graduates!

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New Toys for VOH Malawi!

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Thanks to a gracious donor our Preschool at VOH Malawi now has new toys for the children to play with. The children were so excited to get to play with such a variety of new things they didn’t even realize they were learning new skills in the process. We love our donors and are very grateful for them!

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Everlyn Chitente Visits VOH Chongwe

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This past week VOH Chongwe was blessed by a visit from VOH Kitwe Director, Everlyn Chitente. Everlyn came to meet with and encourage the Chongwe staff. She talked about Villages of Hope’s passion to care for vulnerable children and thanked them for their commitment to the Ministry. Everlyn also took some time to meet with the children and bring them words of hope and encouragement. It was wonderful to have her spend the afternoon with us!

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VOH Kitwe Wins Soccer Tournament!

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This week VOH Kitwe participated in a soccer tournament with five other teams from the surrounding communities. The tournament gave the kids a chance to meet and have fun with other’s from their area and to learn new skills and practice good sportsmanship. Everyone was excited to participate in the league .The VOH team beat the other five teams and emerged the tournament winners and were very proud to be presented with the winning trophy.

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VOH Kenya Students Prepare for Exams

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This week at VOH Kenya all students are working hard to get ready for the end of term 1 exams, the first exams of the new school year. All classes will take these exams and are enjoying working together in groups as they review and study. The grade 8 class is also preparing for their practice exams where they will join with other grade 8 classes in the district. VOH Kenya is very proud of the students for showing such dedication to their studies.

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VOH Zimbabwe Director Visits Canada

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Pastor Zowa from VOH Zimbabwe visited Canada this week (along with VOH Kitwe Director, Everyln Chitente) for the VOH-Africa Board meetings. While here, he checked off from his list: 1) have a French Vanilla Latte from Tim Hortons 2) Have a baconator!

While in Vancouver, he went to the Space Centre – he may or may not have been scoping out for a VOH Mars location!

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Photo of the Week:

Our #BringingHope photo project has been running for several months now, and is a huge success! Thank you for all the “likes”, comments, and shares as we celebrate the hope brought to the children in our care! Hope so they can become accountants…

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