CHILD ACTION INITIATIVE March 26, 2014
Sydney conceived this idea after meeting Isaiah in November 2009 when they discussed the children’s needs for shoes and socks to minimize medical issues such as ring worm. Shoes and socks are also required to participate in the Child Action Initiative (CAI) sponsored education program. Isaiah was visiting with us and spoke about CAI at Oak Ridge UMC following his participation in the three month training program for indigenous missionaries sponsored at Servants in Faith & Technology (SIFAT), Lineville, Al (info@sifat.org).
In the past four years Sydney, her friends, family and acquaintances who took an interest in this project raised funds to purchase 22 pairs of shoes and socks the first year; 50 pairs the second year, 100 pairs of shoes and socks the third year, and 100 pairs of shoes and socks the fourth year. This year she hopes to exceed last years total.
Since 2009 Sydney, her friends and family raised enough money to purchase 277 pairs of shoes and socks.
Isaiah Njimbu Chot founded Child Action Initiative (childactioninitiative.blogspot.com) in 2006 to provide educational programs for HIV/AIDS orphans and extended family who fled war torn areas of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to Kasungami, DRC.
The population of Kasungami has grown ten fold to approximately 50,000 people since 2006 when CAI was founded. More than 50% are children. They are in desperate need of essential items such as food, water and clothing.
If you wish to donate to the Shoes and Socks for Isaiah’s Kids fund raiser, please send donations to: Oak Ridge United Methodist Church, 2424 Old Oak Ridge Road, Oak Ridge, NC 27310 and earmark donations: Shoes & Socks for Isaiah’s Kids. Please go to: www.oakridgeumc.org to view additional Oak Ridge United Methodist Church activities and programs.
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