3rd Annual African Gala a Great Success!
PDF of MPA’s Thanksgiving Appeal
Click Here to see the PDF of MPA’s 2009 Thanksgiving Appeal. Read More
Sr. Toni is a Woman of Achievement
Sr. Toni will be recognized for her achievement by the Hellenic Spirit Foundation at the Athena Awards Luncheon on Novmeber 13, 2009. Sr. Toni is one of twelve women being recognized. To view the article Read More
MPA’S FAST COLLECTS $11,000 FOR AFRICAN MICROFINANCING LOANS
St. Louis based Microfinancing Partners in Africa (MPA) raised $11,000 from its October 36-hour Fast, held in conjunction with the United Nation’s World Food Day. Fast participants secured sponsors to make a donation in support of their fasting. All money supports MPA in providing money Read More
Update from Africa: August 3, 2009
Dear Friends,
Mary Lou and I have safely made it back to St. Louis. We had a safe trip home. Mary Lou was able to sleep a lot and I was able to watch 8 movies. We are so grateful for your prayers and concerns. Thank you for reading our e-mails and keeping us in your thoughts. We have Read More
Update from Africa: July 29, 2009
29, July 2009 African update (via poor phone connection to Uganda)
Greeting from Kampala! We are happy to know that Heidi arrived home safely in New York City last night. It was marvelous having her with us. We look forward to seeing the DVD she is putting together for the Cow Project. Read More
Update from Africa: July 27, 2009
Monday morning, 7/27/09
Dear Friends,
Today we leave Masaka, the site of our filming of the cow project and our meeting with many new friends. It has been a rich and joy filled time of new learning. Last night, we had our wrap up with the Bishop and a dinner party complete with a Read More
Update from Africa: July 23, 2009
Update of July 23, 2009
Bishop for the day! That’s right. I had the honor of taking Bishop John Baptist’s place and “handing over” a heifer cow to a newly trained family today. It was part of a beautiful community celebrating the beginning of another family’s journey out of Read More
Update from Africa: July 21, 2009
African Update 21 July 2009
Dear friends,
We are in Uganda for several days now. It is green compared to Kenya. Here are some highlights: *Heidi (Barb’s cousin who did the first video) arrived from New York and has already begun the scoping out of the video we are producing. *The Read More
Update from Africa: July 18, 2009
18 July, 2009, Saturday Phone call to Barb from Toni
The computers are down. Sorry we haven’t e-mailed. We leave for Uganda on Sunday. We are going to meet Heidi, Barb’s cousin, who will be doing the DVD on the Ugandan cow project. Today, Saturday, we met Sr. Janet Read More