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Girls Ministry in Jos, Nigeria Transforming lives as part of the work of City Ministries

Our Mission To honour God by developing young people who will love and serve Him, and impact their societies for Christ

How ? By raising the girls to be : Spiritually mature Educated Skilled in a variety of vocational skills and able to generate income Equipped to meet the challenges they will face living in Nigeria

Girls come to us at all ages and in all sizes! Starting ages : Youngest : 10 months Oldest : 15 years Length of stay : A few months to more than 10 years Some have families who can one day take them back as they, and circumstances, change Some have no one except us

Differing Situations Double orphans Single orphans Abandoned Accused of occultist involvement Involved in the occult and needing deliverance Extremes of poverty The result of being internally displaced Etc.

Common Needs Love and care Healing from trauma A Saviour To grow To be discipled Education and training One day : to leave and return to their society

Some of our girls . . . . . . .

Adonai In school

Rose Graduated and waiting to go to university

Miriam Equipped as a hair dresser and beauty therapist

Ruth Now living back with her family, free from accusations

Faith Trained, equipped and reconciled back to her sister and her family (after 5 years)

Rebecca Educated, equipped and skilled; ready to go home this year to her aunt (after 10 years)

Alheri, Elizabeth, Ruth Now a member of our staff, doing an excellent job being a role model to her younger sisters. All after 10 years with us In her second year of training to be a teacher In her final year of training to be a teacher

The aim : To establish a home for these and many more girls Where they can : feel safe and loved be educated and receive vocational training skills So that : they can leave and thrive, back in their communities as the mothers of tomorrow we can reach out to the community and help many more girls and women

We have been blessed by God This year we have acquired a piece of land in a place called Bassa

Bassa 30 minutes from Jos rural location near an army base (safe area) farming community fertile land good water supply (farming continues all year round)

Bassa 1.2 hectares Plenty of space to build our homes and vocation training centre and farm the remaining land So far, we have planted an orchard of around 100 fruit trees to get established before we move there

Proposed Site Layout Girls hostels Farm land Kitchen/dining room Vocation Training Centre Centre leader house

One of the hostels Proposed internal layout

The site . . . . . . . .

Our orchard Dry season : farming water is pumped from the river

We dedicated the land in October and prayer walked around it We dedicated the land in October and prayer walked around it. We await the time we can start to build to the glory of God

 This has been provided  Development : Phase 1 Build the two hostels with house parent accommodation Drill a bore hole and plumbing Build a kitchen and dining facility Cost = $55,000 / £45,000  This has been provided 

Further Development Phase 2 : Cost estimate = $38,000 / £30,000 Build and equip the Vocation Training Centre Build the centre leader house Cost estimate = $38,000 / £30,000 Phase 3 : Perimeter fence Establish the farm Cost estimate = $25,000 / £20,000

Please continue to pray for God’s provision and timing for completion of the project

!! Thank You !!