HFA YouTube videos

This is our latest video which shows some of our work in Liberia this past year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP8j43Y8hX0&feature=channel


This video was made in 2008 and shows some of our work at the Buduburam Liberian Refugee camp in Ghana:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReieKcRnNF4&feature=channel

Pictures of our Fundraiser Nov. 21, 2009

Here are some pictures of our recent dinner/silent auction fundraiser that was held on November 21, 2009:

Our display board

Hearts for Africa Christmas Wish Tree

HFA shirts for sale

Some of our guests

The food line

Silent Auction / Dinner Fundraiser November 21

Hey everyone!
Just a reminder of our upcoming major fundraiser. It is on Saturday, November 21, 2009. This is a free event for everyone. Thanks to our many generous donors, we have a wide variety of great items to bid on... get your Christmas shopping done all in one place and at the same time know that you are blessing needy people in Africa with your purchases and donations.
Please contact us if you are still wanting to donate anything or would like to bring something for the potluck dinner, or if you would like to volunteer your time in helping us out in any way.
Hope to see you all there!
God bless you and your continued loyal support for our Hearts for Africa work!!

Upcoming fundraiser - Nov. 21, 2009

Our 4th annual Potluck Dinner/Silent Auction fundraiser evening will be held on Saturday, November 21, 2009. This venue will be held at the Free Reformed Church in Chilliwack (45471 Yale Road) just off the freeway, by the Pantry. Once again, there will be a wide variety of goods to be purchased (just in time for Christmas)! Please contact one of our committee members if you are willing to bring something or have a donation to give.
5:00 PM - silent auction begins
6:00 PM dinner
At this time, there will also be an opportunity to sponsor children in Liberia or Ghana if this is something you are interested in and feel God leading you to do.
Keep checking back here for more details as the date approaches.
Hope to see you all there!

Discipleship Classes

Once a month, Prince, our HFA worker and Bible student at Buduburam Camp, teaches a Bible class to our sponsored children. This is done on the last Saturday of every month and their time together also includes a meal. Here are some pictures of their most recent class. The kids enjoyed some Coke to drink as a special treat and some parents also sat in on the class.

July 26 Liberian Independence Day

July 26 was the Liberian Independence Day. Hearts for Africa provided funds so our sponsorship kids at Buduburam Refugee Camp could go on a field trip day outing. They took a bus and went to a beach resort for the day. We also provided funds so the children could have a lunch during their day.
HFA sent some additional funds so the church on the camp, where Prince (HFA Bible student) leads as pastor, could enjoy a meal together for their celebrations on this day.



A woman preparing the meal for their holiday.
As there is no electricity, all cooking is done outdoors over coals.


A group photo of some of our sponsor kids before boarding the bus.


The kids getting their lunches.

School/Church roof has been completed

The new roof for the IFEM Christian Academy has now been completed. We praise God for our generous donors who have made this project possible! This is such a blessing to these students who can now go to school when it is raining and the church can assemble for worship despite inclement weather conditions!

Here are a few pictures of the finalized project:

HFA makes the local paper!

The Chilliwack Times heard about our garage sale/carwash/BBQ fundraiser and came out to do a report on it. This story was published in the May 9 edition of the Chilliwack Times:

(click on the photo to enlarge)

May 2 Fundraiser results!

We had another amazing fundraiser (Garage Sale/BBQ/CarWash) yesterday! By the grace of God, the weather held out beautifully for the carwash, we had a lot of people at the BBQ and many garage sale shoppers throughout the day! We praise God for His goodness in this once again!! All glory goes to Him!
Thank you, thank you, thank you to ALL of our many volunteers that gave their time and donated items for this event. We definitely cannot pull off these fundraisers without your faithful and generous support each time.
Once again, 100% of the proceeds from this fundraiser goes to Africa as everything was donated, thereby preventing any overhead costs.

Here are a few pictures of yesterday's event:

Hearts for Africa shirts available to purchase

As an ongoing fundraising event, Hearts for Africa is selling our own logo shirts, with 100% of the proceeds going to Africa! The ones we currently have in stock are long-sleeved and black in colour, with our logo on the front and our website on the left sleeve. (see attached picture) Heavy weight knit, 100% pre-shrunk cotton. Comes in sizes Medium, Large, or X-Large.
If you wish to purchase one, please contact Jackie through our email.
Supplies are limited so get yours today! $30 each.

Food program at IFEM School

Thanks to the faithful generosity of our donours, Hearts For Africa has recently been able to fund a food program at IFEM Christian Academy. We have started by providing a nutritious meal once a week for all 150 students which includes rice, vegetables, and fish. Reusable dishes and cutlery were also purchased.

Here are some pictures sent to us from Chris:

Church and School Gets a New Roof

IFEM Christian Academy (which is the same building used for the church) in Monrovia, Liberia is undergoing construction as Hearts For Africa has provided funds for them to fix some walls and put on a new roof.

Here are a few pictures sent by Chris of the ongoing process:

(by the way, you can simply click on a picture to enlarge it)

Thank you!!!

Thank you to all of those who participated in any way to our most recent fundraiser!

Last night we enjoyed great fellowship and served lots of delicious food! For those of you that missed it, the food was absolutely fantastic. A huge thank you to Ratatouille Catering and Bryan & Bernadette Miles! Many countless hours have gone into the planning, preparation and serving of this luxurious five course meal. While Bryan could have been out making money for his own family, he instead spent these days in the kitchen working for the needy kids in Africa! All the glory goes to God!
Thanks to all those who attended and gave so generously. It was a really fun event and by the grace of God, all the unexperienced servers acted like pros! What an amazing time of fellowship and working together. Below are a few pictures of the event.

To God be the glory, great things HE has done!!

See you at the garage sale/car wash/ bbq in two weeks! Please pray for sun!

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Upcoming fundraisers reminder . . .

Just a reminder about HFA's next two upcoming fundraisers:

1. April 17 - Gourmet dinner served by Ratatouille Catering ... admission by donation ... must RSVP by April 14 ... there are a few spots still available at this time.

2. May 2 - Annual giant Garage Sale/Car Wash/BBQ ... we welcome any used items in good shape! and still need volunteers to help out.

100% of proceeds of these events go directly to those in need in Africa!

Please contact any one of the committee members if you interested in any of the above events or if you have any questions concerning this.

Thank you once again for your faithful support . . .

Bibles!!

February 24, 2009

Here are a few pictures of the students at IFEM Christian Academy in Monrovia, Liberia with their new Bibles, purchased for them by Hearts for Africa. They received their Bibles at the school today and are theirs to keep and to take home each day.

Here is a note sent from Brother Chris, our ground worker in Monrovia:

"The students and teachers expressed appreciations and thanks to you very much.If you
see a lots of serious faces on the photos was after a very strong advise was gaven about
how this Gift should be carefully taken care of and properly make use of it. I asked the teachers about their urgent needs about the school.There were many things
talked about such as texts books etc.They frankly told me that in time past,text books
had been the major problem for them,but thank to GOD through you that,the worries of text books are over."

New books for the school!

For the first time in their lives, the students at IFEM Christian Academy in Monrovia, Liberia now have textbooks! We have recently purchased about 70 Math and Language books for the school; 10 for each grade. Within the next few days, Bibles will be purchased for each student that can read, which is about 60. What a blessing!!!

Here are some pictures of the students with their new books:

Pastor Mark (school administrator) with some of the teachers.

HFA upcoming fundraiser ...

Hearts for Africa is having their next major fundraiser!

Second annual HUGE garage sale/car wash/BBQ
Saturday, May 2, 2009
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free Reformed Church Gym
45471 Yale Road, Chilliwack

Please drop off all donations by Friday evening, May 1 at the church gym.
Ensure that all donations are in good working condition and suitable for selling.

Contact Jackie or Marsha if you want to help out, donate or if you have any questions about this. It was such a huge success last year and so much fun, that we have decided to make this an annual event! As usual, 100% of the proceeds will go directly to Africa.

Hope to see you there!

The HFA Team

Here are a few pics of this event last year: