One Great Hour of Sharing
On Easter Sunday, DHPC will receive the One Great Hour of Sharing Offering. Since 1949 Presbyterians have joined with millions of other Christians through One Great Hour of Sharing to share God’s love with those in need. Your generous gifts assist those affected by natural disasters, provide food to the hungry, and help build strong communities. Learn more about how our denominations uses these funds throughout the world.
Presbyterian Mission Project in Congo
A few years ago, Presbyterian Women were involved in the Palm Project for the Democratic Republic of Congo, providing palm tree for villagers to grow for cooking oil,for home use and for sale. The project was very successful,with donations far exceeding the goal of $60,000, and many plantations are now in full operation. (Read more)
This year, DHPC's PW has been pleased to revisit the Palm Project and is grateful for the outpouring of support. We have already raised enough to purchase two bicycles that will help families transport palm fruit or oil to market.
If you would like to participate, you can give online (remember to type "Bicycles" in the comments box) or submit a check to "Presbyterian Women-DHPC" (and write "for Congo bikes" in the note section). Thank you!
In many places throughout Congo, roads can be treacherous for vehicles, and the trucks in working condition are often too expensive for most villagers to rent. Given these restraints, the bicycle is the best way to transport goods. A family with access to a bicycle has the strongest family member push the bike from their remote village to a city market, loaded with up to 400 pounds of produce. The biker will sell the produce at the city market and buy items for the village, such as sugar, salt and clothing — and then push the bike back to the village.
Bikes of high enough quality to haul produce cost $80. With this minimal investment, Congolese families can lift themselves out of poverty. They can turn their hard work in the fields into cash they can use for education, health care and other development activities that improve their quality of life and give them a chance for a better future.
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Meet our Missionaries in Guatemala
DHPC supports Roger and Gloria Marriott, PC(USA) missionaries in Coban, Guatemala. They have been serving in Guatemala since January 2002. In 2006 they began to focus their work in Cobán in order to work with the Kekchis, one of 21 indigenous groups in Guatemala.