| 31 August 2011 |  | REGISTRATION FOR SHALOM HOME IS ISSUED
The registration for our Shalom Children’s Home has been issued!
Social Welfare presented Rephat with the certificate this week, and with great joy and excitement, the whole Michael Project team celebrated with the Shalom children at a local pizza restaurant.
Thank you for praying with us through this process over the last 4 years, and PRAISE GOD for His faithfulness and timing.
As the Shalom team now move back to the home as a family, please pray that the children would adjust quickly, and that as new children come into the home, they would know God’s amazing love. | |  |
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06 July 2011 | | SHALOM LEARNING CENTRE EXPANDS
The Shalom Learning Centre recently relocated from the church to Shalom Children’s Home, and now includes six children from another home in the same suburb of Harare. Jackie Brown writes about her visit to the school. | | | |
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15 March 2011 | | SWIMMING LESSONS START
Paul Wright, the children's pastor from Greystone Park Fellowship, has started to teach the Shalom children to swim. | | | |
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09 March 2011 | | REPHAT RETURNS TO BINGA
Rephat recently returned to visit the communities in Siabuwa and Binga, to meet with the trained volunteers and to encourage them. | | | |
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01 March 2011 | | A LOOK BACK AT 2010
Looking back at what has happened; in a year, in Zimbabwe, in ministry; leaves one lasting impression, which is confirmation that despite the ‘Zim situation’, despite our fallen nature and despite our agenda, God is in control and will work out His purpose. | | | |
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16 February 2011 | | SHALOM CHICKS ARRIVE
There was great excitement today as we welcomed 300 day old chicks to the new Shalom Chicken Shed. Dave, Tonderayi, Ephraim and Tinashe were the veritable mother hens fussing over their babies as they weighed a sample selection (average 40g), checked the ‘brooder’ temperature, water feeders and wood chips at half hourly intervals. | | | |
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11 February 2011 | | SHALOM PRE-SCHOOL OPENS
Whilst waiting for our registration we have been taking the Shalom children across town to GPCF every morning for pre-school. With only a few children we realised that the teachers were underutilised and getting slightly de-motivated. The decision was therefore made, to open the pre-school doors to the community around Greystone Park Fellowship so that we could reach out to the orphaned and vulnerable children in our own area. | | | |
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10 February 2011 | | D-DAY FOR CHICKEN PROJECT
D-Day for our first batch of 300 day-old chicks is next Wednesday (16th February)! There has been much activity over the last few weeks, as Dave and the team of Michael Project guys have been installing everything from water tanks and pipes to feeders and wire mesh in preparation for the arrival of the birds. After all of the preparation, it will be exciting to see chickens in the house! | | | |
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04 February 2011 | | REGISTRATION OF SHALOM CHILDRENS HOME
We began this year very positively hopeful for the new beginnings and breakthroughs that we felt God was promising, so we are excited that whilst Pastor Rephat attended a meeting recently with regards to our work in Chikurubi Prison, he was introduced to the Head of Social Welfare and was able to enquire as to why we were still waiting for our registration to be granted. | | | |
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08 December 2010 | | GRADUATION AT CHIKURUBI DAYCARE CENTRE
Children at our Chikurubi Daycare Centre recently had their 'graduation' and end of year party, with party food kindly being donated by Mrs Wijers form 1,2 & 3 classes from St Johns College, Harare. | | | |
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27 November 2010 | | CHICKEN HOUSE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
Construction of the chicken houses began in earnest when Chris Coles, a visitor from the UK, spent three weeks with us in November. A day after arriving, Chris was thrown into the deep end and was running around Harare in our bakkie (pick-up truck) sourcing cement, gum poles & roof sheets .. all a bit of a culture shock! | | | |
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22 November 2010 | | MICHAEL PROJECT CYCLE CHALLENGE SUCCESS
All of Team Michael Project finished the 94.7 Cycle Challenge in what they have described as a very difficult race. Two of our guys broke the 3 hour mark with Bob Henson achieving 2Hrs 50min (placing 972 out of 16,306) and Ken Sharpe 2Hrs 57min. Five of our team finished in the top 15% of the field. WELL DONE guys! | | | |
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10 November 2010 | | SHALOM LEARNING CENTRE UNDERWAY
In conjunction with the Siloam Academy, we have setup the Shalom Learning Centre using the ACE curriculum to cater for the educational needs of the children from Shalom Children's Home. | | | |
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27 October 2010 | | Cyclists training for 94.7 Challenge fundraiser
On 21 November 2010, six guys from Harare will be competing in the 94.7 Cycle Challenge in Johannesburg, South Africa, to raise funds to establish a chicken producing project at Shalom. | | | |
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04 October 2010 | | GOD ACTS WHEN WE PRAY IN FAITH
As a ministry, we have been facing many challenges of late, and we strongly feel that we need to pray believing that God will respond and make things happen. When He does, one sure thing is that He speaks to people like you and I, and uses us to respond to the needs. As we hear His voice and respond, MOUNTAINS are removed. | | | |
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09 September 2010 | | FOUNDATIONS FOR HEALTH TRAINING
Our team recently attended a two day course with Foundations for Health, learning about herbs and natural medicine. | | | |
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03 August 2010 | | Keep Praying for Shalom Childrens Home
The Social Welfare committee deciding on the registration of children’s homes, are meeting this month to approve some of the many applications they have received. Please pray with us that Shalom will be one of the homes on the agenda and that we will receive final approval to operate. | | | |
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04 June 2010 | | World Weekend of Prayer for Children at Risk
Join Christians around the World in praying for Children at Risk. In Mark 10: 13-16, we see Jesus’ frustration with the disciples who were rebuking those bringing the children to Him | | | |
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10 May 2010 | | 100 children at Wingate Holiday Club
Peggy writes about her experiences at the Wingate holiday club | | | |
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21 April 2010 | | The Michael Project on Facebook
The Michael Project is now on Facebook. To become a fan .. | | | |
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14 April 2010 | | Volunteer arrives from England
Over the next 3 months Peggy Mercer, who is from the UK, will be helping with the children at Shalom and Wingate. | | | |
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06 April 2010 | | New Development at Shalom
There is the possiblilty of setting up a home school at Shalom, so please join us in praying for this new and exciting development. | | | |
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24 March 2010 | | MP cyclists ride in the Cape Argus
A group of cyclists from Harare, recently represented The Michael Project in the Argus Cycle Tour in Cape Town, South Africa. | | | |
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01 March 2010 | | Dave and Rupert take a walk on the wild side
Dave and Rupert (a leader in the church) go and visit Rephat on location in Binga. | | | |
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19 February 2010 | | Alpha at Chikurubi Prison
The Michael Project outreach team visit the mothers at Chikurubi Prison | | | |
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30 December 2009 | | Other events in December
December also saw volunteers graduate in Siabuwa, the children at Chikurubi receive Christmas boxes from Samaritans Purse, and the Michael Project team Christmas lunch, complete with silly hats! | | | |
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24 December 2009 | | US Marines treat the children at Shalom
Marines from the US embassy in Harare, visited Shalom on Christmas Eve, with gifts for the children from their 'Toys for Tots' program | | | |
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15 December 2009 | | An outing to Greenwood Park
Helen and the team took the children from both Chikurubi and Shalom for a Christmas outing to Greenwood Park. | | | |
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09 December 2009 | | A letter from the Pastor in Simatelele
Pastor Siapani, from the Simatelele Church of Christ in the Binga area, recently wrote a report on The Michael Project's work in Simatelele. | | | |
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04 December 2009 | | Children Graduate from Pre-schools
With much excitement 40 children graduated from the Wingate and Chikurubi Pre-schools | | | |
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17 November 2009 | | They Made It
Dave, Rupert and John all finished the 94.7 Cycle Challenge in Jo'burg despite the extreme heat and longer course. | | | |
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10 November 2009 | | A visit to Kawanzaruwa Primary School
Rephat recently visited Kawanzaruwa Primary School to minister to the children. | | | |
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31 October 2009 | | Dave to cycle in 94.7 Challenge
30,000 people will be competeing in the 94.7 Cycle Challenge in Jo'burg, South Africa on 15th November, and our Dave will cycling again to raise funds for the Michael Project | | | |
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15 September 2009 | | Rephat writes about Binga
Twaatambule Mapona!!
This is how you are greeted as you arrive in Binga. Meaning “Welcome- Greetings! | | | |
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18 July 2009 | | Shalom family is growing
Two little boys have recently joined the family at Shalom Childrens Home, bringing the number of children we are looking after to ten. | | | |
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16 July 2009 | | Record number of children at Wingate
With a high demand for pre-school education, the teachers at the Wingate pre-school are finding it hard to turn children away. | | | |
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03 July 2009 | | Changes at the Chikurubi Daycare Centre
We have had a few staff changes at the Chikurubi Daycare Centre. | | | |
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29 December 2008 | | 2008 In Review
2008 was a tumultuous year in Zimbabwe, with many challenges and triumphs. We had a few of our own! | | |
