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Volume 9 Issue 1 101 N. Zeysing · P O Box 228 · Alma, MO 64001 · 660.674.2222 · www.houseoffriends.org

House of Friends Board MemberVicki Bennett of Kansas City,Missouri, is a woman of faith,giving of her talents to impact peopand nations.

Vicki is a Registered Nurse whoworks in a treatment center for troubled children. She also pastorsthe Kansas City Christian Fellowsh

Church along side her husband,Todd.

Vicki has a passion to helpchildren and adults who are hurtingAs an active member of the Board oDirectors, she and Todd give of themselves wholeheartedly to spreathe Gospel and help make life bettefor others.

In 2004 Vicki went to Busia,Uganda, with two of her children anJohn Gross. Two major accomplishments have developed out of thatvisit. This trip was a teachingmission for her, but a local church became aware she had a medical background and asked her if shewould bring a medical team to BusiThat is coming to pass in May 2009Secondly, Vicki and her childrensowed $200 into a dream of thewomen of the church. That dream is being fulfilled daily. (See articleSown Seeds Succeed)

Vicki Bennett, House of Friends Board Member, with school children in Uganda.

When a people pray, God an-swers. When a people hear Godcall, they fulfill His plan. Pastor Mande Eri of Buvende Disciples of Christ Church, Busia, Uganda, andhis congregation prayed for amedical team to come from theU.S. Vicki Bennett visited there in2004 and was asked if she would bring one. This church ministers to600 children and others in the com-munity who need medical care.Plans for a medical mission werefinalized by John Gross and Vickias they met with Pastor Mande Eriin October of 2008.

House of Friends and Central Texas Orphan Mission Alliance

(CTOMA) have teamed up to be the answer to their prayers. The team plans to leave the U.S. on May 11 and provide medical services in Busiaand Entebbe with a return date of May 31. There is still an opening on theteam for a U.S. doctor and/or nurse practitioner and dentist. Interested

individuals should contact660.674.2222.

Permission has been granted bythe government in Uganda for us toconduct a medical mission. Alongwith this permission came a requestto provide certain quantities of 

specific medications. The CTOMAhas received around $10,000 inmedications from donations to date.Efforts to secure donationscontinues as there is more needed tomeet the Uganda government’smedication requirements.

 Above is the building in Busia where our medical mission team will provide medical services to the community.

John Gross met with Pastor Mande Eri and Jesca Wadanya, wife of a church leader.

Donations of  Furniture….Appliances….Household goods  

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Judy Lieser, Executive Director of House of Friends,has a passion to help the poor and the hurting of theearth and to empower them to become all that God has

 purposed for them to be. She also is very committed tomaintaining integrity in all she puts her hands to.

For 17 years of her career, Judy worked for a Mis-souri Department of Mental Health facility. She first began her nonprofit work as Chairman of the Board for New Life Home,a Missouri nonprofit corporation with the sole purpose of establishing ahome for abused/neglected children, which received State recognition.

For the past nine years, prior to her role in House of Friends, she servedin several management positions for Children of Promise International, aninterdenominational Christian mission organization bringing hope and afuture to orphans, destitute children, and widows in 19 countries. In

addition to her work with House of Friends, Judy is very active in her community and church.

In 2004 VickiBennett taught thechurch ladies of Buyende Disciplesof Christ Church inBusia, Ugandaabout the sower and the seed. Sheshared that God hasgiven us dreamsand He wants tosee them come to

 pass. He wants to see us fulfilled and serving for His purposes.

The ladies immediately knew what their dream was — to raise pigs. They wanted to help ease their poverty and the burden of liv-ing with polygamy by getting some money through pig farming.

But the village was very poor and it would take them two years to pool their money together to buy one pig. Vickie, and her childrenwho were with her, decided to donate enough money for them to purchase five pigs. The money was given but something delayedthem from purchasing the pigs. During that delay, a pig epidemichit and killed many pigs. After the epidemic passed the purchasewas made.

The pigs were not well suited for the village, so they were soldand goats were purchased instead. Vicki’s brother, Vaughn Ed-wards, also sent money to purchase goats. “Four goats have be-come 29 goats,” says Vicki, “minus one that they butchered for 

our meal while we were there in October of 2008.” Many of thegoats gave birth to twins which greatly increased the population.

Teaching the people of Uganda Biblical principles, and helpingthem to implement what they have learned, is an excellent way of helping them maintain their dignity, give them hope, and change anation one person and/or community of people at a time.

Goats raised from gift sown in Uganda

Chain Link fence around Abba Housegrounds…$1,500. The home is situatenext to a road and a huge lake. A fenceneeded for the protection of the childre

Bore Hole…(cost has not been secured

yet). The only water available to AbbHouse is from the school. The homes wneed their own water supply. 

Furnishings for new home. The homehas beds and mattresses for the childre but there is a need for other furniture,utensils, curtains etc.

Alma Jones, mission-ary, reports there is awidespread outbreak of fungus in the children.The girl to the right has atopical cream on her for afungus condition. Thiscondition is spreadingrapidly among the children because of theiconstant contact with one another. It is at t point that only medication can destroy thefungus in their bodies. One child was take

to the hospital to see the doctor as it hadspread all over her face. Funds were sent t purchase the medication. Please be in prafor God to bring healing to them .

My name is Akim. I am 11 yearsold. I enjoy playing soccer andwant to become a male nurse.

Akim’s father is deceased

and mother’s whereabouts isunknown. Extended family areunable to take responsibility for his care.

My name is Faridah. I amyears old. I love to sing.When I grow up I would to be a doctor.

Faridah’s father passedaway when she was two. has been raised by her mwho struggled to care for

sufficiently.