In 1 Peter Chapter One verse 3 the bible makes this statement. “In His (Gods) great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
This season we will enter the fifteenth year of the Joshua Tree ministry in India. Looking back, it has been an honor and privilege to partner with a dedicated group of Indian Pastors to provide this message of a living hope to children, lepers and widows living in extreme poverty. Our hope is that we can increase our level of giving and service for the year 2020 and beyond and we need a miracle!
The Joshua Tree has always operated with a very limited budget. We rent rooms in private homes for our slum school children. We provide a limited salary of $30 per month to our teachers. We have even rented a barn in one village to conduct classes because that was all we could afford. Everywhere we travel we find villages where the leaders beg us to start a school for their children and we would love to say yes but with limited finances we have turn down many of these requests.
We are now beginning to sense a change in seasons regarding what the Lord wants to do with this ministry. We have located some farmland for sale where we can build a school that will serve as our ministry headquarters and help us to grow and become financially self-sustaining.
We would like to ask you to pray for the Joshua Tree ministry this upcoming year. We need an increase in finances to purchase land and construct the school, dorm rooms, kitchen and staff quarters. We need favor with Government officials for zoning and construction permits. We need wisdom from God to know His will and purpose for our daily operations so that we can be a living hope to people in need.
On behalf of our partner pastors, our school children, our leper families and widows we would like to say thank you for your support.
Peace and Blessings,
Cliff & Amy White
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Founder, Cliff White walking property in India for new school location.
New school rendering.
Sewing machines were delivered to the Leper Colony so they could develop their own business and support their families.
We started supporting the Hope Village Widows in March 2019.