Banquet!

It’s May! Where has the time gone? TOMORROW is our annual fundraising banquet. Are you coming? We hope so! Saturday, May 9, at 10 a.m., we will hear more about what’s been happening in Nigeria with African Hope Ministry. Please join us at Southtown Baptist Church (2600 W 82nd St, Bloomington, MN) for some tasty food, music, and updates about…

Term 2 Complete!

Happy weekend! How are you doing? We are excited to share some updates on what is happening with African Hope Ministry over in Nigeria! The students of Hopeful Academy finished their second term last week and have gone home for their spring break. (This photo with parents/guardians is from when they were ready to head out!) They have about 3…

Short ministry update!

Happy weekend, friends! We thank God that things have continued to go well in Nigeria with the ministry and Hopeful Academy. Our dormitory project is still ongoing. We’ve raised over $ 3,000, so we are still trusting God to provide the remaining $17,436.86 to finish the girls’ dormitory. Our prayer is that this can be completed by July 2026 so…

Construction Continued

Happy Sunday, friends! It’s a snowy day here in Minnesota, but it’s beautiful. Hope you are doing well. Here are a few updates from Rescue the Hopeless Mission, Nigeria. Construction on the dormitory has moved forward this past week. Last week, they filled in part of the foundation and packed in the dirt. The total money we are raising for…

Entrance Exams!

In August we held two separate testing tests for potential students to fill out entrance exams for our school. A total of 74 students came! That means 74 students showed enough interest in our school to not only fill out the application, but to show up to the exam. God is amazing! After completing the exam, students also went through…

Progress Continues

A lot of progress has been made this month. Thanks to so many of you for your prayers and financial support. Things are moving! Thank you to all those who have agreed to sponsor a student! We have 12 students sponsored for this first year of the middle school. Praise the Lord! We are still praying for 20 sponsors total,…

A June to Remember!

It has been a busy month at African Hope Ministry and Rescue the Hopeless Mission. Buckle up your seatbelt for this update! From June 9-18 we had a team from Southtown Baptist Church in Bloomington, MN make a last minute trip to visit Rescue the Hopeless Mission in Ibadan. They were originally supposed to go to another part of Nigeria,…

2nd Annual Banquet

God is good! On Saturday we held our second annual fundraiser for African Hope Ministry. Thank you to all who made it! If we counted well, we had around 34 people there, with many people apologizing for not being available this weekend. Thank you!  To the glory of God, we raised over $2,000 toward the $13,000, with a few more…

Planting Crops!

Agriculture is Coming Happy May!  The ceiling is well on its way to being completely dried by now. It needs about a month, and it’s been two weeks already. Soon we will be able to remove all the supports. We had a few funds left, so the deposit has been made for all the exterior doors. This will be the…

Ceiling Success!

Happy Easter!  We are so happy to report that the ceiling has been poured!! Over the past few days they got it done. Now it needs a month to dry and cure before they remove all the supports. The next stage is to finish all the interior. This includes:  It is estimated to cost $13,000 to complete all these pieces. We have…