Swaziland, Africa is a small landlocked country in southern Africa, about the size of New Jersey. As small as it is, Swaziland has the highest infection rate of HIV in the world, at a staggering 43%. This pandemic has created not only the lowest life expectancy at 32 years, but also an estimated 95,000 orp
hans.
Although these statistics seem daunting and hopeless, we
can help. After our previous mission trips to Swazi, much prayer and guidance from the Lord, we have decided to move our family to this country for the next two years to work with Children's Cup International Relief, a nonprofit organization. But, we can not do this without you! We are asking that you partner with us through one-time donations
, monthly support, and daily prayer.
By partnering with us, you are helping to run CarePoints throughout the most needy communities in Swaziland. These points of care provide practical needs of the community through daily meals and monthly medical clinics, as well as, school for orphaned and HIV positive children. Outreaches, including weekly Bible Clubs, Day Camps, and Christmas Celebrations, share the eternal hope of Jesus Christ as His love is poured into the lives of the next generation.
Please consider coming along side us as we answer God's call on our lives to serve as missionaries with Children's Cup, and bring hope and healing to the children of Swaziland. We are so excited about what lies ahead!
We need to raise $30,000 for our start up costs and $4,700 in monthly pledged support for living expenses. Any support you send to Children's Cup, designated for us, will be credited to us in its entirety and is also tax deductible. We plan to be in Swaziland in January 2011. Here are some options to make this possible:
- Make a check payable to Children's Cup with our name in the memo. Mail to PO Box 400 Prarieville, La. 70769
- Give online at www.childrenscup.org. Select [Jarreau, Kevin and Jennifer] for your designation.
- Contact us to fill out form for monthly pledge and automatic payment through credit card or bank draft.
We would love to hear from you and would so appreciate your prayers. You can contact us at: kevin.jarreau@childrenscup.org or jennifer.jarreau@childrenscup.org. Also check out Facebook for updates.
Many Blessings,
Kevin, Jennifer, Lily, and Gabby
So we've had questions of what the kids think about moving to Africa. We've tried to be very open with them in discussions and let them know about some of the loss of convenience in moving out of the US. In all, our kids are pretty adaptable. Lily has already lived in three different states and Gabby's personality is just happy all the time! I know there will be some big adjustments, but I also know that God has ordained them for this, just as much as us. Here are their own thoughts on it...and, yes, Gabby is determined we are getting a baby brother from Africa (at first she just thought that all baby brothers come from Africa, but after some discussion we've explained that mom and dad can have their own baby brother...she's not having any of that)!
