The La Casa Board of Trustees, meeting in August 2007, approved a three year partnership with Helping Hands in South Africa (HHIA).  The project will be centered in Molelwane Village near Mafiking, South Africa.  We will build the church community center, provide a five-day-a-week feeding program with the children in the village, orphan care, AIDS education, and the cost of calling a pastor, for an amount not to exceed $150,000.00 over three years, until January 2011.  The church is possible through the gifts of La Casa! From this there will be a base for the church to reach out in the community, have Sunday School and VBS, a feeding program and much more

La Casa's partnership with South Africa began several years ago, when a member of La Casa, Ron Meister, approached our pastors with a dream of serving in South Africa. His employer had visited South Africa through a group called Helping Hands in Africa (HHIA).

La Casa's Youth raised $3,000 for a water well in Molelwane Villiage.  To read the letter of thanks from South Africa, Click Here.

As was mentioned by Pastor Garman in a recent sermon, we are called to go to "Jerusalem, Samaria, and the ends of the earth" to share the Gospel. We are excited about La Casa in South Africa, and will return in 2008 for the dedication of the church building. To learn more  about HHIA, go to www.helpinghandsinafrica.org .

South Africa Mission 2008!

Thirteen members of La Casa will be traveling to South Africa in August 1 to 11 for our second trip to see the dedication of the church building in Molelwane Village that La Casa helped to build!

In addition, the team will be ministering with some inter-generational events and educational programs, as well as a feeding program. Pastor Tessendorf from South Africa was our guest preacher March 29, and everyone in worship got to see the slides of the new church firsthand! Pastor Patrick has begun his ministry there, and we are excited as La Casa asks for your prayers for this special ministry as it continues to grow and unfold! 

What's going on in South Africa

Construction has begun in Molelwane Village on the church/community center!  We have new pictures of the church the Holy Spirit has built in South Africa.  Also, they have called a Pastor, Pastor Patrick, whose stipend is a gift from La Casa. The church building is almost done!  Pray for Pastor Patrick as he begins his new ministry !