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Columbia teens raise over $1,500 for Suriname orphans Collection of silver coins on "Silver Sunday, July 13, 2008, at church on Jamestown Hill raised equivalent of $4,200 in Surinamian dollars to aid children in South America. One little girl, by herself gave a substantial amount. The gift was all her birthday money. PHOTO, Peggy Ellis teen girls class By Dean Roach, minister Columbia church of Christ For the past several years I've made a yearly mission trip to South America. The first trip was in 1987 where a congregation of the Lord's people was established in Leguan, Guyana, an island in the Atlantic. A few years ago I began traveling into Suriname, South America, a neighboring country of Guyana. The church in Paramaribo, Suriname had been working with the "Stichting Kinderhuis Het Zout Der Aarde" with is Dutch for "The salt of the earth Orphanage." To say the least the conditions of this third world home are less than stellar. The home operates on an extremely tight budget. The head mistress told me that when the food runs out, they buy as much bread as possible. Each child received one slice of bread for each meal until suitable rations can be purchased. The Teenage girls class of the Columbia church of Christ is led by Peggy Ellis. The girls took on the class project of raising money for food for the orphanage. July 13, 2008, was slated as "Silver Sunday" where the girls asked the congregation to save their silver coins for the project. They also collected bows and ribbons for the girls and various things for the boys. One little girl asked if she could give her birthday money to the orphanage. I told her that was up to her and her family. When Silver Sunday arrived, this dear little girl gave a substantial contribution to this cause--all her birthday money. I don't believe the girls had any idea as to the success of their project. After the girls received all the donations, a grand total of Silver Sunday saw over $1500 of funds collected for the orphanage, this converts to over $4200 Suriname Dollars. This was beyond our wildest expectation. The girls are a blessing to the church who, in turn, are blessing others. Because He Lives!!! This story was posted on 2008-07-14 06:48:03
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