Dear TenAM,
I am in the process of establishing a scholarship for a student in South Africa to train up as a minister and wondered if you would be interested in supporting this initiative.
George Whitfield College in Cape Town is run by David Seccombe who was the previous minister at St Matthews Anglican Church here in Shenton Park. I have had the privilege of spending time with David here in Perth while he is here on sabbatical. He is a man of enormous vision, integrity and deep faith who has chosen to devote the past 15 years to leading the college. I also visited the College in Muizenburg many years ago when a friend who studied her LLB with me at UCT went on to study there.
The college trains ministers from all over Africa who then return to their communities and found churches, provide hope through faith for the desperate, sick and dying as well as perform many other functions like training about community issues, health etc. Further information on the college can be found on their website www.gwc.ac.za.
I feel passionately that by helping a disadvantaged student train to become a minister, he will in turn impact and uplift so many more lives in far flung communities - a significant multiplier effect.
The course runs over three years. Both the College and student will correspond periodically with the donors here in Perth and we will be able to form a relationship which is supportive and encouraging rather than purely anonymous. If we manage to raise the full amount, the scholarship will cover tuition, accommodation and books for three years.
I am hoping to attract 50 donors, each making a contribution of $150 per annum for three years which is fully tax deductible.
We will be launching the scholarship on Sunday, 30th November at my place. David Seccombe will be presenting a slide presentation and talk on the college and will provide further details on the scholarship and what it covers. I have asked another minister who is also on sabbatical in Perth and who is based in the Southern Sudan to talk to us about the impact a trained minister has in that war torn and poverty stricken community. Each donor will then be presented with a portfolio with details of George Whitfield College and the scholarship. The selection process for the scholarship recipient will commence and the student will begin studies in 2009.
Please let me know if you are interested in becoming a donor and if you have any other people you feel I can approach. I believe this scholarship is a significant way we as Christian Australians can make a meaningful contribution to Africa.
Many thanks
Katerina Paizes
George Whitfield College in Cape Town is run by David Seccombe who was the previous minister at St Matthews Anglican Church here in Shenton Park. I have had the privilege of spending time with David here in Perth while he is here on sabbatical. He is a man of enormous vision, integrity and deep faith who has chosen to devote the past 15 years to leading the college. I also visited the College in Muizenburg many years ago when a friend who studied her LLB with me at UCT went on to study there.
The college trains ministers from all over Africa who then return to their communities and found churches, provide hope through faith for the desperate, sick and dying as well as perform many other functions like training about community issues, health etc. Further information on the college can be found on their website www.gwc.ac.za.
I feel passionately that by helping a disadvantaged student train to become a minister, he will in turn impact and uplift so many more lives in far flung communities - a significant multiplier effect.
The course runs over three years. Both the College and student will correspond periodically with the donors here in Perth and we will be able to form a relationship which is supportive and encouraging rather than purely anonymous. If we manage to raise the full amount, the scholarship will cover tuition, accommodation and books for three years.
I am hoping to attract 50 donors, each making a contribution of $150 per annum for three years which is fully tax deductible.
We will be launching the scholarship on Sunday, 30th November at my place. David Seccombe will be presenting a slide presentation and talk on the college and will provide further details on the scholarship and what it covers. I have asked another minister who is also on sabbatical in Perth and who is based in the Southern Sudan to talk to us about the impact a trained minister has in that war torn and poverty stricken community. Each donor will then be presented with a portfolio with details of George Whitfield College and the scholarship. The selection process for the scholarship recipient will commence and the student will begin studies in 2009.
Please let me know if you are interested in becoming a donor and if you have any other people you feel I can approach. I believe this scholarship is a significant way we as Christian Australians can make a meaningful contribution to Africa.
Many thanks
Katerina Paizes
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