Happy New Year. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.

Thank you to all who gave special Christmas offerings this year. Those funds were a great help in covering our junior and teen camp expenses at Camp Rhino.

We were also blessed to receive a shipment of 1,600 Bibles, thanks to Direct Line Ministries and Pastor Tom Green. We will be giving a Bible to each of the high school seniors from Rocklands High School who attended Camp Rhino this past year. In addition, we are planning several school outreaches where Bibles will also be distributed, a blessing to our churches.

We have recently taken on the responsibility of providing printed materials for eight Bible Institutes that serve over 230 churches in Uganda and Kenya. I will be sharing more updates about this ministry soon, but we are excited to be part of training church planters in two additional African countries. These institutes were started through the ministry of Missionary Randy Stirewalt, who went home to be with the Lord a few years ago. I have been in contact with Pastor Thomas Alute, who now leads this ministry, for many years, and I count it an honor to partner with him to further reach Kenya and Uganda with the gospel.

This month, we are also highlighting two more children at our youth home who still need sponsors. Baphumzi and Phumlani are 13-year-old twin brothers. Their sister, Sisipho, was the first child in our youth home and was tragically shot and killed in 2024. The twins are doing well at our Christian school and love being involved in the music ministry. We need to raise $125 per month for each of them to help cover their expenses.

Prayer Requests & Praise

• We will also be traveling back to the U.S. for seven weeks, from March 23 to May 11, to attend the annual orientation for new missionaries with Vision Baptist Missions. If you would like me to report back or present our ministry during that time, please let me know. While in the U.S., I will also be seeking to raise additional ministry support.
• Please also pray for Burkina Faso. At this time, visas for Americans have been shut down, and missionary families are uncertain about whether they will be able to return or remain in the country.
• We saw at least 25 young people come to Christ during our summer camps in December. Please pray for their spiritual growth, and pray that many more will be saved through the ministry of Camp Rhino.

Quick Updates & Needs

• Missionaries Tim and Jessica Johnson have arrived in South Africa. Tim first came on a mission trip over two years ago, and now his family has returned full-time. It is encouraging to see how the Lord works.
• We are currently building three new apartments for our staff and campers at Camp Rhino and the Rhino Youth Home. We still need an additional $12,000 to complete this project. Please pray that we can raise this amount soon so it will open up more space for campers.