Claire Burnett, a college student that went with us to Uganda, came up with a creative fund-raising idea. TH volunteers are making very unique journals and selling them for $20 each. 100% of the proceeds go directly for the construction of the orphanage. Please let me know if you are interested. Purchase one for a friend or family member because many people appreciate getting a gift within a gift - everybody benefits this way. The journals can be custom made just for you. For more information on the journals please go to: myspace.com/thinkhumanity

"Making these journals allows me to put a little of myself into a part of someone else's life. Helping Think Humanity is important to me because it's a local group creating global change." - Jessica Ryan, oneintwenty

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"Get Your Goat Project" $20 a Goat!

We need 100 goats! Why 100 goats? The money from this project will support many activiites and help support the operating costs of the orphanage.
Think Humanity together with the COBURWAS EDUCATE CLUB, (a group of refugee students representing the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda and Sudan) are working on an orphanage project in the Kyangwali Settlement Camp in western Uganda. Think Humanity and the COBURWAS Club came up with the idea to sustain the orphans by:
1) raising and selling many goats, thereby earning money for operating costs for the orphanage;
2) using the goats as a food source; and
3) teaching the children to care for a goat. They will look after it and when it produces each will remain with a kid to sell.
These refugees are displaced due to wars in their surrounding countries. Many are orphaned as a result of war and disease. Hopefully you will support this project with your $20 donation. Donors will be mentioned on this website and in the monthly newsletter.

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A young boy, age 6 years named Mumbele, has no mother. She died last year. His father is near death. Lisa Jacquay, from Passion Africa, has offered to help raise money for Mumbele so that he can get an education, clothing, food, soap and other basic needs. Mumbele has chiggers living under his toenails (see photo) and this is partly due to living conditions in the refugee camp. He sleeps in a mud hut on a dirt floor. He needs a bed, mattress, good shoes, socks, and medication.  Lisa provided him with new clothes (see photo) and this is a beginning. Here is an excerpt from the journal of Claire Burnett, who accompanied Think Humanity on our June 2008 trip:

A 6 year old boy named Mumbele stands at the door of his mud hut in the refugee camp. He finds hope when donated new clothing.

The second dark toe on the right is infected with chiggers.

"Poverty slaps me in the face as we visit a home the next day. Why can I not grasp this? I stand here with my camera as my new brother Benson translates the story of this little orphan's life. His name is Mumbele. He is six. His dirty clothes hang from his malnourished body. His legs and feet are cut and infected. He looks down, doesn't smile. Has never smiled. But then Mumbele gets a new set of clothes from Think Humanity, some gifts from a donor, and a promise for a net at distribution the next day. Mumbele smiles for the first time in his life, and my heart breaks. It is all real now. I can't hold back the tears so I put on my sunglasses and walk to the road to try and collect myself. Why? Really why? Why is that not me? Smiled for the first time in his life? Wow. An ounce of hope." -Claire Burnett

Christian Values Network       ...In Partnership with Think Humanity

A Great Promotion From Christian Values Network  To Help Think Humanity!    Think Humanity has begun a great relationship with the Christian Values Network!  When you sign up to become a member of CVN, you are helping to support Think Humanity.  It's free and easy.  Just go to CVN and click on "become a member" and choose Think Humanity as your ministry!  Every time you purchase any of your everyday and Christian items through CVN, a percentage of the purchase will be sent to Think Humanity.  For every new member we get through July, CVN will provide additional funds to Think Humanity.    SAVE MONEY ON GAS!  CVN offers 150 well known merchants on their site.  By shopping online for your everyday and Christian purchases, you can not only save on gas, you can help financially support Think Humanity!  Become a member at CVN today!   CVN is dedicated to personal customer service!  Jill Murphy is our Affiliate Advisor so if you have any questions about CVN, feel free to call her at (865) 384-1938.  Thanks so much for your continuing support of us and all we will be doing to serve the Lord in Africa!   Sincerely, Beth and Jim Heckel   Think Humanity... PROJECT MEDS AND NETS was established to help refugees from war-torn countries in the fight against malaria.  Malaria continues to be the leading cause of death among refugees.  They are more susceptible to severe malaria in high risk areas where they are unable to get basic health services, are without adequate nutrition or clean water, shelter or sanitation. By lacking access to health care and malaria prevention tools the disease continues to spread at epidemic levels. One million children die unnecessarily each year from this disease.  Join us in the fight against malaria.  With your support we can provide anti-malarial medication and insecticide-treated mosquito nets. Malaria is a preventable and treatable disease.  Help Think Humanity! Remember, by signing up to become a CVN member today, you are helping financially support the our mission work in Africa!  Membership is always free.  Please help spread the word by forwarding this email along to your family and friends.  They can become members at no cost and help support Think Humanity too!