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ACTS Ministry shows God's love in tangible ways to the most vulnerable
individuals in Burkina Faso—orphans and widows who have been affected by poverty and the AIDS pandemic. They are the forgotten ones. ACTS gives them hope.

ACTS Ministry provides education, health care, food, training for life, spiritual guidance from the Word of God and loving care to smooth the pain and sorrow of widows and children and to restore their dignity.

The United Nations Human Development Index (HDI) ranks Burkina Faso as one of the poorest countries in the world —173 out of 179 countries. ACTS works together with widows and orphans to fight the fierce enemies of poverty, sickness and ignorance.

PRAY FOR PEACE IN WEST AFRICA

Paul admonishes believers to pray for those in authority.

1 Timothy 2:1-2 -  Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.

The ACTS staff, orphans and members of Temple Evangélique El Roï are praying for the leaders, government representatives and citizens of West Africa.

Christians in West Africa are being persecuted for their faith. A number of countries in West Africa are experiencing violence and instability in government. Fortunately Burkina Faso is at peace. Click here to read about unrest in the region.

Fortunately, Burkina Faso continues to be peaceful. Tanks and armaments have not been needed to protect its own citizens.

Click here to read an update about the current situation in Burkina Faso and prayer request.

Click here to read about ACTS program of Peace and Reconciliation.

VOCATIONAL TRAINING - "a hand up" not "a hand out"

In Burkina Faso, 65% of children do not attend school. This means that a large majority of the young adult population cannot find viable employment. As street children, they fall victim to the unscrupulous. For these young people, ACTS provides literacy training along with professional skill development, internships and micro-credit opportunities. Read about it by clicking here.

Sewing and clothing construction is one of the vocational training skills available to students at the ACTS Center

TEAM FROM SPAIN ASSISTS ELLEL MEDICAL CENTER

A team of medical practitioners from Spain donated their time during the holiday break to provide medical assistance to the ACTS orphans, students and village families...plus lots more...click here to read about their time in Burkina Faso.

Click here to see more photos from the team's visit

Click here to see more photos and read about ACTS schools.

Click here to read about ACTS program for orphans.

Click here to read about Ellel Medical Center.

A STORY FROM BURKINA FASO

SHOP, EAT, AND SEARCH TO DONATE TO ACTS MINISTRY

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Support ACTS Ministry when you search or shop online! Be sure ACTS Ministry is designated as your favorite charity. Just click on the above links to start shopping.

Do all of your shopping through GoodSearch online shopping mall, GoodShop.com, where you can shop at more than 2,400 top online retailers and a percentage of your purchases will go to ACTS Ministry. You pay the same price as you normally would, but a donation goes to ACTS!

You'll also find coupons you can use at your favorite stores.

You can also enroll in the GoodDining program. Eat at over 10,000 participating restaurants nationwide and you can earn up to 6% of every dollar spent on the meal as a donation for ACTS Ministry.

Here's another way to raise money for ACTS Ministry without any obligation. Just start using Yahoo! powered GoodSearch.com as your search engine and they'll donate about a penny to your favorite cause every time you do a search!

Here's the web site — http://www.goodsearch.com. You can also read about GoodSearch in the NY Times, Oprah Magazine, CNN, ABC News and the Wall Street Journal.

Click here to read more about how to donate to ACTS through GoodSearch.com

 

NEW CLASS IN WELDING FOR ORPHANS

A class in welding was added to the choices students may make for vocational training at the ACTS Center.

Click here to see more photos and read more about the class.

ACTS Agricultural program includes an animal husbandry project. Goats, Rabbits, ducks and chickens are multiplying. Click here to read about this project...

In August ACTS planted 300 banana trees and 75 papaya trees at the ACTS farm near the village of Gobi. We thank the Lord for the opportunity to obtain the trees that will eventually produce fruit to supplement the orphans diet and provide income.

Click here to read about ACTS agricultural program.

ACTS Center in Saonré is dedicated to giving a hand up and not a handout to the forgotten ones of Burkina Faso...widows and orphans.

"Seeking a Way Out" and other videos can be viewed. Click to see a list of films about ACTS and the people we serve....

We would be pleased to hear comments or receive questions from you. Click for contact information... Merci

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