August 2025 Prayer Letter

The Lord is my strength and shield;
my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped.
My heart leaps for joy
and I will give thanks to Him in song.
The Lord is the strength of His people,
a fortress of sal­va­tion for His anointed ones.
Save your people and bless your inheritance;
be our shep­herd and carry us forever. 
Psalm 28:7–9

Dear Prayer Partners,

Thank you for another month of prayer faith­ful­ness on behalf of Ohfi. We con­tinue to expe­ri­ence God’s grace flowing through Ohfi and its part­ners to bring hope and whole­ness into the lives of many chil­dren, fam­i­lies and communities.You and your prayers are the strength of Ohfi. As the bees who fan air through a beehive keeping the hive at the right tem­per­a­ture for the bees’ health, so do you through your prayers fan God’s grace to the benefit of the chil­dren and fam­i­lies we serve. We thank God for you and the out­pour­ing of His grace.

We thank you Lord for —

Kolkata
— with the support of Jason and others from Kapiti, the start-up of the sewing class in Kolkata with 6 stu­dents and a teacher.
— that the 6 Tuition Centres are running well. The chil­dren are now prepar­ing for exams.
— for the medical camp held in the new area of Khatal for the first time. Many adults, includ­ing chil­dren, were treated for fevers, colds and cough, mal­nu­tri­tion and diar­rhea. The same camp will be held again this month depend­ing upon the avail­abil­ity of a doctor.

Zambia
— for the appoint­ment of Roslyn, sup­ported by Dickson in Missis, as the new leader for Open Home Foun­da­tion Zambia. This is a long-awaited answer to our prayer for a new leader.
Roslyn’s role is to organ­ise the women’s groups, follow up with how they are doing with their income gen­er­at­ing projects, and to organ­ise sem­i­nars to train the women further. Dick­son’s role is to organ­ise the youth pro­grammes and monitor the progress of the school in Missis.

Mozam­bique
— for the good news of two young people from Mozam­bique. Felito writes—

Agradeço was the first child to come and live at the Center of Hope. His Mum brought him to us a week before she died. He has now fin­ished school, obtained his dri­ver’s license and passed his train­ing and license for driving heavy machines. He is looking to drive in a mine.

Francelina was born in South Africa by a Mozam­bi­can father. Both her parents died and she was sent to family in Mozam­bique. Her Grandma was unable to look after her, so she was placed with us. Francelina has been with us for 5 years now. She has fin­ished school and com­pleted a welding course and accred­i­ta­tion. She is now ready for a job.

Uganda
— for the many dona­tions received by Ohfi that will mean the deep water well in Bun­y­inza in Eastern Uganda can now be com­pleted. The well will benefit not only the newly estab­lished and sus­tain­able goat farm project, but also benefit all the vil­lagers with readily acces­si­ble clean water.

This is a huge step up for the vil­lagers from having to walk a long way to an unsat­is­fac­tory water supply. Many hun­dreds of people will benefit now, and going forward, thou­sands upon thousands.

Read Full Letter Here.