We at Zimbabwe Outreach Ministries want to thank you, the community of Hanging Rock Christian Assembly, in advance for hosting us this summer. Helen and I look forward to a great summer with your youth and getting to know the supporting churches as well as those individuals we will meet along the way.

This summer camp season we look forward to sharing different aspects of the outreach of ZOM such as:

·        Sharing different aspects of the life of youth in Zimbabwe.

·        Sharing ministry philosophy that guides our work in Zimbabwe.

·        Sharing about each ministry used to take the gospel to the people of Zimbabwe.

·        Sharing stories of lives that have been changed because of the gospel.

·        Sharing challenges, we face as missionaries within the Shona culture.

·        Sharing life together with you at HRCA will be our biggest impact.

We have a project that is on-going from last summer at Hunnington Retreat Center in Zimbabwe. We are taking all the existing thatching off our Retreat Chalets and replacing it with metal roofing sheets which is due to the yearly “slash and burn” practices in the area surrounding the camp. You may remember that we lost 80% of our camp due to fire in 2008. We have had other fires that we have had to battle and thank the Lord that we have not had any of our campers injured due to fire. It is important that we take the initiative and do our part in keeping our children safe. Our summer mission projects are motivated by our concern for the safety of our campers. We have reconstructed all the buildings that burned with metal roofing sheets and now are focusing on the Retreat Chalets and Conference/ Worship Center.

This year the mission offering taken during the summer at HRCA will be going toward replacing the grass roofs on the remaining Retreat Chalets with sheet metal which at this time cost $6,700.

Plus, the mission offering will go towards replacing the grass roof on the Conference/Worship Center with metal roofing sheets. The cost is $2,100.

 Plus, the mission offering will also go towards rebuilding our obstacle course. We battle termites in Zimbabwe, big time. Our first obstacle course was a wooden structure which is now gone. We are now building the obstacle course with steel and some wood where needed. The cost is $1,900.

Total:  $10,700.

If there is offering money that comes to us beyond the stated projects, it will go toward the following.

·        10 tables at a cost of 150 dollars each. Total $1,500

·        100 chairs at a cost of 25 dollars each. Total $2,500

Helen and I will also have African items for sale at HRCA this summer. The money raised will go to the Mission, helping to meet Mission travel expenses while reporting to supporting churches and others who come along side us in prayer and financial support.

We at HRC want to say thank you to the Board of Directors/Camp Committee at HRCA for choosing us as your summer mission. We also want to thank you, the churches, for making HRCA a mission minded camp.

               In Christ: Mark and Helen Begarly

                              Your Summer Missionaries for 2019

PS:    We are available for VBS as well…….contact us at hbegarly2@gmail.com