Bending the Bow Int'l

Bob and Sue McKay and their daughter, Linda, are working with Iris Ministries in White River, South Africa. This is the base that Aaron and Brenda McKenzie were working at until they moved to Jerusalem to start a new Iris base. Bob and Sue were pastors for many years in the U.K. before moving to South Africa. Linda has a vision to see a children’s center build on the property so that these village kids will not fall behind the academic standards of the schools in the bigger cities. Many times there is so much poverty and so little education among the parents of these children that they naturally fall behind. Linda’s dream is coming true; a children’s center is being built. In addition to this children’s center the ministry has purchased property to house orphans. They will not have a huge dormitory where the kids will get lost in the crowd. Instead, they will build homes. Each home will have a married couple who will “parent” up to 10 children. They have enough property to house around 100 kids. They will also be able to grow crops that will help support the vision. I am pasting a link to their website. If you have time I would encourage to you visit this site. They are not just throwing money into an empty pit. The vision the Lord has given them is really beautiful. The parents will be South African natives. This ministry is raising up leaders in this community to minister and care for their own. They want each child to have a home…not a place that provide room and board. Would you take a few minutes and ask the Lord to bless and provide for this ministry. http://www.hope-for-africa.org/