One Great Hour of Sharing 2000
Easter Sunday, April 23, 2000
On the day we celebrate God’s glory as seen in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, we must also share our celebration with the world by our "Gifts of Living Water."
"Out of the believer’s heart
shall flow rivers of living water."
John 7:38b
As a people of God, we receive a wealth of gifts from God which flow through us to enrich the lives of others. These gives of living water take many forms:
 | Food, water, shelter and the tools to help people begin again after a natural disaster |
| A small loan to enable a woman in Africa to start her own business and support here family |
| A hot lunch, counseling education and job training for street children in Latin America |
| Community health workers for villages in India with no other access to health care |
| A new well and water system for a Haitian community |
Give help – Presbyterian Hunger Program (32%)
Give hope – Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (36%)
Give life – Self Development of People (32%)
Your contributions to One Great Hour of Sharing are used to witness the love of Christ to people around the world in the following three programs:
Presbyterian Hunger Program (32%)
The people of Agyati, Cameroon received a grant from the Presbyterian Hunger Program that allowed them to design and purchase the materials for a gravity-flow water system that brought spring water to the village. Previously the people had to walk several miles to get water and often the water was contaminated.
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (36%)
The Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) enables congregations and mission partners of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to witness to the healing love of Christ through caring for communities adversely affected by crises and catastrophic events. For example, Presbyterian young Mission Workers went to refugee camps in Kosovo and helped to provide a stable environment where children could once again learn to express themselves and to build supportive relationships.
Self-Development of People (32%)
A grant from the Self-Development of People allowed Gloria and Ernesto Flores and their children to move into farmworker housing at Nuevo Amanecer in Woodburn, Oregon. The Flores had been moving from town to town for seasonal work with little hope of security. The tenants of Nuevo Amanecer organized themselves to keep the neighborhood clean, safe and drug-free and to develop opportunities to help themselves. Both Gloria and Ernest took advantage of educational opportunities that gave them access to better jobs and they now own their own home.
PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY