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HOW YOU CAN HELP AND PRAYER REQUESTS

"Who is like you, O LORD? You rescue the poor from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from those who rob them." Psalm 35:10

RURAL POOR FACE FAMINE ONCE AGAIN

October 2011.Rains have not been sufficient for crops to grow. Farmers look at empty rows and fields with stunted and withering millet and corn. Rural subsistence farmers depend on their harvest to feed their family through the coming year.

Prime Minister Luc Adolphe Tiao told the Burkina parliament that the country faces a food crisis as a result of poor rainfall prior to the latest harvest.

"The government is aware of the looming threat of a food crisis in our country," Prime Minister Tiao told parliament in his annual state of the nation address.

Tiao said the price of maize and other staples was already rising and urged his fellow citizens to show solidarity because the government alone might not be able to stem the crisis.

Click here to read a report on the famine written by Tearfund UK.

PRAY FOR JOANNA

August, 2011. In October, Joanna Ilboudo will be walking from the ACTS Center in the village of Saonré to the capital city of Ouagadougou. This is a distance of about 15 kilometers (9.3 miles). Besides bringing attention to the work done by ACTS in villages, the walk will be a fundraising event. This is something Joanna is introducing to Burkina Faso. She has the support of the major of Komsilga for this venture.

Please pray for her safety and for the people's hearts to be opened to the plight of the poor.

YOU CAN HELP

November 2011. Pack meals for orphans at the ACTS Center. Contact ACTS 630-665-3454 or Heaven Sent Ministries.

August, 2011. Many thanks to those who sent special gifts for food to be purchased in Burkina Faso. Those funds have been sent. We are still looking for funds to send a container of vitamin-enriched meal packets for the orphans in our care.

Every week ACTS provides more than 3,388 meals for orphans at the ACTS Center and students attending ACTS' schools.

In light of the recent protests, it would be wise to replenish the stores of food for the children at the ACTS Center.

• An immediate need is for funds to purchase rice, dried fish, oil from local markets in Burkina Faso.
  
  
• Secondly, shipments of vitamin-enriched meals from organizations like Heaven Sent Ministries in the States are needed.

You could help ACTS feed hungry children by sending funds for either of these needs.

PRAYER REQUESTS

Pray for the people and country of Burkina Faso.

• Pray for the Lord to provide food for the poor in Burkina Faso.
  
  
• Pray that the newly planted banana and papaya trees at the ACTS agricultural program site mature into good fruit producing trees.
  
  
• Pray for Joanna and her walk from Saonré to Ouagadougou to raise funds in our work for orphans and widows.
  
  
• Continue to pray for the work of ACTS Ministry, widows and orphans, Joanna and the staff.
  
  
• Please pray for the new leaders recently appointed that they are guided by justice and righteousness.
  
  
• Pray and confess that a spirit of violence and lawlessness cannot operate in the country. The people of Burkina are peaceful people.
  
  
• Pray for the safety of the orphans and widows in our care.
  
  
• Pray for a spiritual revival to sweep across the country and bring transformation to the lives of the people.
  
  
• Pray that decisions made by government leaders help the country to avoid the instability seen among neighboring countries.

BURKINA FASO

The name Burkina Faso comes from two native languages—Burkina (men of integrity) from the Mooré language and Faso (father’s house) from Dioula. We proclaim that the people of Burkina Faso identify themselves with the Father’s house and walk in integrity.

Proverbs 17:15 says, “The LORD despises those who acquit the guilty and condemn the innocent.”

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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....

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