The Hunters’ and Teachers for Africa Report from Namibia

Feb 23rd,2005 Dear Friends, Greetings from Sunny Africa! We are getting back into life here in Namibia. We had been away for over 6 months. Suzanne and Fara arrived back in January and John in February. It was a long time to be away and that always makes it hard to come back. We all miss our first granddaughter, Nanette, and our kids. It was nice to be able to see Sarah, Jonny and Ben almost every day when we were in Madison. But it is good to be home and to get back to the work God has called us to here. I am still hunting for things like ink cartridges for my printer and getting my office set up. I am making lists of all the things I need to do to get Community Hope School registered a establish a welfare org. here to be the owner of the school. We are putting together a local board of directors here as we launch these ministries. It is a lot of administrative work that needs to be done. I still need to send out more newsletters to new supporters to raise the rest of our budget for the school for 2005. Community Hope School I will not leave you as orphans, Suzanne is at the school every day. It is located in one of the poorest areas of Windhoek. She teaches our 10 grade one students and works with the teachers helping them with their curriculum development. She is very busy with all there is to do with managing a school. Our teachers, Archie Beukes and Sofia Elago are doing a great job. The children are having breakthroughs and learning quickly. They took the kids swimming on Friday. Some kids had never been before. We are learning that teaching these Orphans and other vulnerable children (OVC) in our school is different from teaching children who have had good families. The children’s needs are greater in many ways. Keep us in prayer. Our classrooms are bright and cheery and the children all look so good in their new school uniforms at their new desks. We are providing 2 meals a day for them and they all have a hunger to learn. I will be writing a profile of each child as the year goes on so you can pray for their individual needs.

TFA FINANCIAL UPDATE from USA TRIP IN $USD: Present balance in USA bank. $9,753.84 Total received. $16,705.11 Known pledges $3,600.00 Total money raised so far (with pledges) $20,305.11 Our proposed budget for 2005 is $36,395 Amount still needed for 2005 $16,090. So, we are more than 1/2 way there for this year. Donations for Community Hope School/ Teachers for Africa in the USA can be sent to either: Send donations in USA to: Teachers for Africa 1800 Shiloh Rd #201 Tyler, TX, 75703 For tax deductions in USA make checks payable to: Teachers for Africa Make the check out to Teachers for Africa. Or In Namibia: Commercial Bank of Namibia Windhoek South Branch Bismarck Streetv PO Box 1 Windhoek, Namibia PH: 09 264 61 295-2223 FAX: 09 264 61 295 2224 SWIFT CBON NA NX Branch code: 162972 Account Name: John Hunter Account No: 2629004406 but note that it is for TEACHERS FOR AFRICA.

John Hunter Director, Teachers for Africa

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Teachers for Africa is a program on the training campus of YWAM Namibia.

Contact us: YWAM Tyler P.O. Box3000 Garden Valley TX 75771-3000 YWAM NAmibia P.O. Box 8618 Windhoek, Namibia