Our grand daughter, Sydney Wentz and Oak Ridge United Methodist Church (ORUMC) Family Ministries, are holding the sixth consecutive fund raiser for SHOES  & SOCKS FOR ISAIAH’S KIDS to be held on Saturday, March 14, 2015 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at ORUMC Family Life Center, Oak Ridge, NC.  There will be a hot dog supper, walk-a-thon,  magician and games.

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 five years Sydney, her friends, family and acquaintances who took an interest in this project raised funds to purchase a total of 472 pairs of shoes & socks for Child Action Initiative School Students. 

Isaiah Njimbu Chot founded Child Action Initiative in 2006 to provide educational programs for HIV/AIDS orphans 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, safe water and clothing.

 If you wish to donate to  Shoes & Socks for Isaiah’s Kids , 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.

Isaiah and children receiving shoes & socks

Isaiah & girls receiving their first pair of shoes & socks

Thank you for your continuing support of Child Action Initiative and its programs.

Blessings,

Bev & Ed Wentz

U.S. Coordinators for Child Action Initiative

Western North Carolina Conference

Piedmont District

Oak Ridge UMC

Oak Ridge, NC 27310