“I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea. I ask you to receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints and to give her any help she may need from you, for she has been a great help to many people, including me.” (Romans 16:1-2)
It is interesting that the only reference to Phoebe in the New Testament urges the readers to receive her in a way worthy of those belonging to Jesus and to give her any help she needs. This command by Paul to the Roman Christians perhaps best sums up what Christ Community Ministries had in mind when it established the Phoebe Home for Girls.
These girls, mostly teenagers, come from deep poverty and almost always very difficult family situations. In fact the average girl in the Phoebe Home has endured more hardship in her 15 years or so of life than you and I ever will. The story of how each girl found her way to the Phoebe Home is a miracle in itself. Every girl has a thrilling story of divine Providence protecting her and guiding her to the Home.
Phoebe Home for Girls 2
This video provides a compelling update of the Phoebe Home including testimonies from the girls.
The Facility
The facility for the Home is
currently a rented 2 level flat with a living area, a kitchen and 6
sleeping rooms where the 30 girls sleep on their mats on the concrete
floor. Such living conditions sound pretty sparse to Westerners, but
these girls are full of joy and gratitude for the opportunity they have
been given. Compared to the squalor of the city slums or a village hut
where there is little food or means of support, the food, shelter and
nurturing they receive in the Phoebe Home is a cause for genuine
thankfulness in their hearts. Read some of their testimonies to learn
what a difference the Home makes in the lives of these girls.
Training
While
they reside in the Home, the girls attend either the Sewing Program or
the Phoebe Computer Training Centre, depending on their level of
education when they arrive at the Phoebe Home. In the Phoebe Computer
Training Centre they learn skills that enable them to find jobs in
banks or other businesses. Having the training necessary for a job like
that is literally a gift from God for these girls. They are able to
earn a living for themselves and their families because often they will
be able to support their parents and siblings.
The girls
come from diverse backgrounds, and virtually all of them have a
redemption story to tell. Their training and experience at the Phoebe
Home transforms their lives, and often the lives of their families,
forever.
Partner with Us
The ministry
of the Phoebe Home literally changes not only the girl’s life and
eternal destiny but often the lives and destinies of her family members
as well. And all of this ministry can happen for only $30 per month! To
sponsor a girl while she lives in the Phoebe Home and attends the
Phoebe Computer Training Center, please click here.
Praise God for:
1. The covering over all the ministries this past month
2. Safety in travels
3. Protection from diseases
4. His provision of food, clothing and shelter
5. Granting us His favor
6. Favor with people
7. The vegetable patch that is yielding vegetables for the Sahayam Home
Prayer Points:
1. For His covering over and provision for the construction work at the His Rest Retreat Centre
2. For the safety of the workers as they labor in spite of poisonous snakes and scorpions
3. For the new church plant started this Sunday in a village More »
