BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

Read Through the Bible JANUARY Old Testament/New Testament Fri 1 Gen. 1-3 / Matt. 1-2 Sat 2 Gen. 4-5 / Matt. 3 Sun 3 Gen. 6-7 / Matt. 4 Mon 4 Gen. 8-9 / Matt. 5 Tue 5 Gen. 10-11 / Matt. 6 Wed 6 Gen. 12-13 / Matt. 7 Thu 7 Gen. 14-15 / Matt. 8 Fri 8 Gen. 16-18 / Matt. 9-10 Sat 9 Gen. 19-20 / Matt. 11 Sun 10 Gen. 21-22 / Matt. 12 Mon 11 Gen. 23-24 / Matt. 13 Tue 12 Gen. 25-26 / Matt. 14 Wed 13 Gen. 27-28 / Matt. 15 Thu 14 Gen. 29-30 / Matt. 16 Fri 15 Gen. 31-33 / Matt. 17-18 Sat 16 Gen. 34-35 / Matt. 19 Sun 17 Gen. 36-37 / Matt. 20 Mon 18 Gen. 38-39 / Matt. 21 Tue 19 Gen. 40-41 / Matt. 22 Wed 20 Gen. 42-43 / Matt. 23 Thu 21 Gen. 44-45 / Matt. 24 Fri 22 Gen. 46-48 / Matt. 25-26 Sat 23 Gen. 49-50 / Matt. 27 Sun 24 Ex. 1-2 / Matt. 28 Mon 25 Ex. 3-4 / Mark 1 Tue 26 Ex. 5-6 / Mark 2 Wed 27 Ex. 7-8 / Mark 3 Thu 28 Ex. 9-10 / Mark 4 Fri 29 Ex. 11-13 / Mark 5-6 Sat 30 Ex. 14-15 / Mark 7 Sun 31 Ex. 16-17 / Mark 8 “Read Through the Bible in a Year Plan” written by Marilyn Hickey, and used by permission. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *****article continues below***** “I’m so proud of the team. They’re changing the next generation by giving them hope and a vision for their lives. The children believe that God can use them because He’s using Courtney.” A Growing Family Through the years, the Dongo family continued taking in children, until they’d adopted 15. Along with their four, they had a total of 19 children. “It wasn’t a problem,” Dongo says with a sparkle in his eyes. “We have a big house! Four bedrooms!” In 2011, when he was out in the bush doing training, Dongo paused under the shade of a tree and wiped perspiration from his face. Sweltering heat rose from the ground in steamy waves, clinging and cloying in the African bush. Far from the bustling city, he listened to the sounds of birds, monkeys and insects. In some ways, it seemed louder than in the city and teeming with more life. A woman stumbled into view, shocking Dongo into silence. She appeared wild and unkempt. “She’s mentally ill,” one of the local men explained. “She won’t let anyone get close enough to help her.” A weak cry rose from the bundle in her arms, prompting Dongo to take a closer look. The sound arose again, something like the wail of a wounded animal. Gasping, he turned to the other man. “It’s a baby!” “A newborn. Less than a week old. Poor thing. We don’t think she’s fed it or bathed the baby since it was born. Probably won’t last until she comes out of the bush again.” “Then we’d better get that baby now!” Dongo said, easing toward the woman. Family of Faith “We weren’t planning on adopting any more children, but the baby was dying. We managed to get him, and we adopted him. His name is Michael. He is 4 years old now and is the joy of my life. Michael was our 20th child. Maybe he will be the last. I don’t know. There are so many infants, we’re planning to build a baby house for them. “Seven of our children are married now, two boys grew up and moved out, and we have 11 grandchildren. “Today, the elementary school has 900 students enrolled who are either orphans or needy children from the community. Of that number, 350 live here at the school and the other 550 live somewhere else, but come here to school every day. Our high school has more than 450 students living in the boarding school. In 2013, KCM helped with finances to build a third floor onto the school. I am so grateful. God bless them. “My parents died long ago, but when I met Brother Copeland, he prayed for me and spoke to me like a father. He’s like a parent, willing to accept me as I am and to help these orphans. He and Gloria have taught us about faith. They have shown us that God is still the same as He was from the beginning. He still works the way He used to work. KCM has sent help through the Reaction Tour and through financial support. They are giving hope to the hopeless.” As Partners with KCM, you’re giving hope to the hopeless. V 16 : BVOV

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