Tuesday, March 29, 2011

New: Orphan Advocacy Program

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
– Martin Luther King, Jr. –

We are happy to announce a program that is new to Christian Life Ministries, our Orphan Advocacy Program. After many sponsors asked how they can get involved to help the ministry in non-fiscal ways, we have brainstormed ideas to encourage and even reward such activity.

Here at CLM, we believe that everyone has valuable gifts, talents, and strengths that can be used collectively in order to advocate on behalf of the orphans, widows and poverty-stricken communities in Uganda. As an advocate your goal will be to improve the lives of those living in poverty by encouraging and inspiring those in your community to sponsor children or attend mission trips.

An orphan advocate is:
Willing to share Christian Life Ministries vision with others
Passionate about serving orphans, widows and poverty stricken communities
Open to sharing opportunities to sponsor with those they encounter
A current sponsor with Christian Life Ministries or has been to Uganda on a CLM mission trip
Someone who desires to go to Uganda on a short-term mission trip someday (beneficial but not required)

We ask that as an advocate you be willing to share sponsorship opportunities 3-4 times in a year. This could include:
Sharing one-on-one with family, friends, or co-workers
Making presentations to small groups, like bible studies
Sharing sponsorship with your church
Phoning other sponsors and donors during special projects
Participate in advocating through other various opportunities benefiting not only orphan sponsorship, but transforming Uganda and advancing the Kingdom as a whole
Setting up Child Sponsorship displays in local churches and businesses
Sharing with local businesses the mission and vision of Christian Life Ministries



We are so excited to see how God inspires Kingdom-glorifying activity on behalf of the orphans and widows in Uganda. We are prepared and more than happy to provide materials to help you in your advocacy journey, including:
Power Point & Video about Christian Life Ministries and Child Sponsorship
Letter to Pastors and/or Business Letters
Brochures about our ministry opportunities
Child Profiles
Encouragement and support from a Local Area Coordinator, as well as Christian Life Ministries’ staff
Special encouragement or ministry updates provided by Pastor Jackson Senyonga

In an effort to portray how thankful we are for your efforts to find support for our children, we have pulled together a rewards program specifically for advocates. We know that these items cannot fully illustrate the thanks we have, but nonetheless, we would like to give small tokens of our appreciation. Rewards can be earned based on the number of sponsorships obtained by Orphan Advocates during a one year time frame.

Rewards for Orphan Advocates

Cumulative Rewards
1 Orphan Sponsorship = Christian Life Ministries T-shirt
5 Orphan Sponsorships = Christian Life Ministries Coffee Tumbler
12 Orphan Sponsorships = Christian Life Ministries Messenger Bag

Rewards at the 25 level and above are not cumulative, choose the reward at the highest level you reach.
25 Orphan Sponsorships = $200 towards your trip to the field OR $200 towards your sponsored child
100 Orphan Sponsorships = $1,000 towards your trip to the field
500 Orphan Sponsorships = Total trip to the field covered including on-ground expenses

If you feel that God has called you personally “to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed” (Psalm 10:18) and “defend the cause of orphans” (Isaiah 1:17), our Orphan Advocacy Program may be a perfect fit for you. We encourage you to use God’s gifts to further the Kingdom in transforming today’s orphans into tomorrow’s leaders. If you are interested, please contact our office at 972-307-5433 or info@christianlifeministries.org.
Because of Calvary,
Jackson Senyonga
Christian Life Ministries

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