{"id":641,"date":"2010-06-16T01:02:16","date_gmt":"2010-06-16T01:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/redletters\/2010\/06\/mpaka-before-after.html"},"modified":"2010-06-16T01:02:16","modified_gmt":"2010-06-16T01:02:16","slug":"mpaka-before-after","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/2010\/06\/mpaka-before-after.html","title":{"rendered":"Mpaka: Before &amp; After"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Heartwork\/Desperation Band partnership has significantly impacted and improved the opportunities for ministry that we have here on the ground.&nbsp; I am so excited about the work that has been done through the grant we have received.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Phase one of our CarePoint model is made up of a kitchen, a water source typically a well with either an electric or solar pump, a fence, a pit latrine, a playground and a multi-purpose facility that can be used for discipleship.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Through the Heartwork\/Desperation Band ministry we have completed a full CarePoint buildout at Mpaka.&nbsp; When we arrived at Mpaka the facilities were rough to say the least.&nbsp; The church building was in disrepair, the kitchen was a rudimentary structure built of mud and stick, there was no water source, and the perimeter was not fenced.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Today Mpaka looks very different, we have a fence, a brand new kitchen,&nbsp; a water source, a playground, a pit latrine and the church has been completely refurbished. Mpaka is a source of light and hope in the community.&nbsp; Because of the tremendous blessing that we have received we have the opportunity to minister to over 100 orphaned and vulnerable children in the Mpaka community.<\/p>\n<p>The grant has also allowed us to build kitchens at 4 other CarePoints.&nbsp; We have also been able to provide clean water in the form of a well at one of our CarePoints&#8230;and all of this is thanks to the Heartwork\/Desperation Band partnership.<\/p>\n<p>I know that Swaziland may seem like a world away, I know that challenges of the Swazi people are so different from the challenges you experience daily, but please know this.&nbsp; The children that visit our CarePoints in Swaziland love you, they are thankful for you.&nbsp; They would want me to express their extreme gratitude for the all that you are doing on their behalf.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Heartwork\/Desperation Band partnership has significantly impacted and improved the opportunities for ministry that we have here on the ground.&nbsp; 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