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+ Hospital in Peru can hardly wait to place newborns in orphanage + Check out the completed projects for 2004 + And now we have a ‘Super 7’ set of projects for 2005 UKRAINE – During the last 30 days, Hope House has grown to 12 kids, now living with their new mom and dad. And 2 more plan to move in during the next couple of weeks. How would you like your family to grow from 9 to 14 in 6 weeks? Ohhhhh, where’s the Extra Strength Tylenol? Look at the attachment below: Sergei, the Executive Director, is setting on the couch in the black sweater with all the kids huddled around him. Standing in the back, on the left, with her hands on the boy’s shoulders is Alla, The Mom, and behind her is her husband in the black shirt, Shasha, The Dad, and to his right is their grown daughter who helps out around the home. This is a dream come true!!! Praise God! This has been planned and slowly brought to reality across the last 3 years. Now the house is almost full. So, the Board of Directors from Canada and America will be going to review the project on site in late February, 2005. Since the Deputy Director of the Ukrainian Children’s Services gave Hope House the award for being one of the top 6 orphanages in Ukraine, things have really started to pop. PERU -- On January 7th, 2005, a team of 7 left the US for a week of planning, organizing and learning about how the partnership of Go Ye Ministries (GYM) and Horizons Foundation (HF) could be expanded. Two days later, this team was joined by the young couple from San Diego who collected funds for this orphanage instead of collecting wedding presents at their October wedding. Their gift will almost completely purchase all the furniture and kitchen appliances for both the incoming orphanage families! The 7000 square foot orphanage building was in fact completed and was ready to move into by the time we arrived. However, the government is still licensing the orphanage and until that’s done, no one can move in. This is a solid 2-story concrete and re-bar building where for-profit businesses are being started to funnel their profits into the support of the orphanage. The 2nd floor contains the 2 large apartments for the 2 new families of orphaned or abonded children will be raised. On Sunday morning, one of our team shared his study regarding ‘Why he, as a scientist, believes in God’s Creation’. On Sunday evening, one of our team shared ‘The Power of the Jabez Prayer’ and 11 adults and several children came to know Christ that evening. On Monday evening, Al addressed a group of over 30 of the ‘movers and shakers’ in and around Pacasmayo regarding our plans to immediately begin a Microfinance program. Seven of these influential people, including the former mayor, agreed to volunteer to serve on the Board of Directors for Horizons Foundation’s Microfinance program. There are many poor people in this area. In this area if a house has an all weather roof, its special. If it also has a concrete floor, it’s really special. Indoor plumbing is simply not available in these houses. If the house is within a 5 minute walk to go get water, it has a great location. Location, location, location! This is the area we are starting the Microfinance program to give these folks an opportunity to build a better life. And as they earn profits from their new businesses, we are teaching and requiring support for the orphanage, as well as showing them good money management methods. Mrs. Avis Goodhart started GYM in 1997. She felt called to go to Peru and "help the helpless, starting with their spiritual needs." Since she was an ‘unsponsored missionary’ by any church, she and her husband mortgaged their house and took the proceeds to Peru. She landed in Pacasmayo, right on the Pacific Ocean. This city is widely known in world-class surfing circles for its excellent surf and is about 11 hours North of Lima by bus. The city dump on the outskirts of town was where the poorest of the poor searched thru the trash and garbage looking for something to sell and something to eat. This city dump is where Avis Goodhart settled to "help the helpless, starting with their spiritual needs." She now alternates the supervisory duties at GYM in Peru, with her brother and his wife as they alternate 3 month tours there. Avis began by building a beautiful church and acquired the nickname, "loco gringo", for building such a quality building on the edge of the city dump. A nearby hospital is anxiously awaiting this orphanage’s final licensure, so they can begin to send abandoned newborns here. In January 2005, Charlotte and Al visited this hospital with several other Americans. While there the hospital administrator stated that during the first two weeks of 2005, he already had to process at least 3 newborns into temporary shelter as there was no long term home available for them. He wished the Peruvian government had completely approved the orphanage and was very excited when he saw the official approval of the building. The next step is for a ‘plan of operation’ to be written by the GYM staff, then the last step will be for the Peruvian government to review and accept this plan. Many babies will be placed in this orphanage by this hospital. It became obvious in January 2005 that much more green space, playground space and parking space for orphanage vehicles will be needed within the compound as additional floors are added to the property. Adjacent land has been identified and its estimated cost of purchase and redevelopment is approximately $11,000. To insure an adequate water supply to the GYM compound, a deep water well also needs to be drilled on this new land at an approximate cost of $15,000. A bright horizon is coming to Pacasmayo, Peru AND NOW – Horizons Foundation’s SUPER 7 PROJECTS For 2005 1. Peru, Pacasmayo – Fund $3200 to finish furnishing the 2 apartments on the 2nd floor of the orphanage 2. Peru, Pacasmayo --Fund $7000 every two months during 2005 for the micro finance project. A portion of the profits of this project help support the orphanage built in 2004. This project will generate the funds necessary to perpetually self-support the orphanage within 5 years. Total goal for 2005 -- $42,000. This project may be scaled up by a factor of 5 very easily! 3. Peru, Pacasmayo - Fund $11000 to purchase additional land and near build 4 simple homes for misplaced persons near Go Ye Ministries compound and $15,000 to drill a deep well for irrigation water. Total goal for 2005 -- $26,000. This project may also be scaled up by a factor of 5 very easily! 4. Zambia –Fund another $5000 to sponsor another Orphan Trust in cooperation with World Hope International to purchase animals and seed for one village so the surviving adults can care for the orphaned children due to their parents death from AIDS. 5. Ukraine, Odessa – Fund $8000 to build Greenhouse in order to start a profit-making business to help support the children’s home. 6. Moldova, Chisinau – If necessary, find a donor/lender to fund $26,000 to keep the New Elementary School open and to fund $9500 to Bethany Christian Center to purchase all the furniture for House #9 (only one more house to be rehabbed and furnished at a total cost of $34,500) 7. Peru, Pacasmayo – build a 3rd floor on the orphanage for another 24 orphaned or abandoned children to live with their new families – Fund $14,000 each for two apartments to be added to this earthquake resistant building. Note: building’s foundation was built to support a 5-story building. NOTE: All of the SUPER 7 PROJECTS are ready for immediate funding. We can put $147,500 to work within the next month. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT - YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN! In His Service, Al and Charlotte Lockhart Horizons Foundation Donations may be sent to PO Box 6022 St Charles MO 63302  Al Lockhart Past Newsletters: 30 November 2003 31 December 2003 01 January 2004 01 February 2004 01 March 2004 01 April 2004 31 May 2004 30 June 2004 01 July 2004 01 August 2004 30 September 2004 31 October 2004 30 November 2004 31 December 2004 31 January 2005 28 February 2005 31 March 2005 02 May 2005 02 July 2005 31 August 2005 11 October 2005 18 December 2005 02 April 2006 30 June 2006 31 October 2006 |
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