Monday, June 8, 2009

Tim Murphy From MN Rotary Visits LOH


Tim Murphy, the international representative for the Rotary in Minnesota, and his team spent time with the LOH girls. The girls received t-shirts and enjoyed their time together.

Room For All At LOH

Recent improvements that were made to accommodate all the girls of LOH with some new beds and rearranging of their personal boxes.









30th Annual Dam to Dam in Des Moines, IA

Boni ran a half marathon as a member of the David Hobbs Music Foundation team in honor of the late David Hobbs. The proceeds raised from this team are being donated toward the medical clinic at LOH.











Friday, May 15, 2009

6th Annual Shine a Light of Hope Banquet and Silent Auction was held at the Wayzata Country Club on April 17th

This was our most successful fundraiser to date with 181 guests, we were able to raise $30,000.







Building Hope as the theme for the night














Geno and Judy Vaccaro














Thank you to all our volunteers who helped make this a great success













Opportunity to become a Friend of LMI











Jewelry and scarves from Kenya were for sale


















The silent auction was a success.

















The ballroom was filled









We want to thank all our guests and volunteers for a great night as we continue to build hope through the Light of Hope.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

WATER at LOH!


During Sandy and Boni's recent visit to LOH they broke ground and drilled the well. It was a historical moment at LOH with lots of excitement and celebration. Water is life and will make a huge difference for the girls, staff and community.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Light The Way Mt. Kilimanjaro Climb

Thank you to all our climbers and sponsors for raising $29,000 to put towards a medical clinic at LOH.




Sunday, February 1, 2009

Mission Team From Wayzata Community Church visits LOH in January

Light of Hope welcomed 13 missionaries from Wayzata Community Church (WCC) this month. We are grateful for the blessing of these missionaries who, danced, sang and prayed with the girls, taught computer skills to our students and staff on 7 new laptop computers they provided, built a playground for the girls, and took the girls on a field trip to purchase new shoes. Thank you for sharing your hearts with us.
























































Dedication of the Electrical Transformer performed by WCC Senior Pastor John Ross. He also dedicated the playground, the site of the well (to be drilled in a week), and the future site of the medical clinic.