Acts Ministry

Fed, clothed, gave medical attention and provided pre-school through secondary school education at the Acts center for 750 children living within walking distance to the center. Provided housing, meals, medical assistance at Acts ellel medical center, education, vocational training for 68 orphans from Acts hope orphanage. Readied them for placement in regular classrooms. Provided functional literacy classes for 2,400 women from remote villages enrolled in Acts women's co-op program, 250 women involved in micro-enterprise. Vocational training for 100 young men and women from villages near the Acts center. Church, temple evangelique el roi, serves orphans and local villagers. Publishing division, contact editions, publishes literature and other media in french and local languages. Contact editions publishing division provides training for local writers and editors. Acts' ellel medical center is the only medical facility for region of komsilga with population of 48,000+. Agricultural program in village of gobi for older orphans to learn animal husbandry and vegetable farming. Animal husbandry program uses local village pastors familiar with farming as instructors for orphans during fiscal year.