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Alumni Spotlight – Meet Gabriel Laizer

Jul 31, 2024 | Mission Updates

July 2024

Volume 24 Issue 5

New Dawn Community students often arrive with nothing, so your generous support provides their basic needs for food, shelter, clothing and school supplies. This then allows the students to address their deeper need for affirmation and belonging, subsequently freeing them to focus on academics, character development and spiritual growth.

Gabriel was an orphan and was fortunate to be able to live with his grandparents near Kilimanjaro Tanzania. He helped his elderly grandparents with the difficult tasks of farming and caring for the livestock. There was not many options to continue his education as the government sponsor school support ends after children complete middle school, usually around the age of 13.

Ron and Gabriel
In late 2016 Gabriel applied to the recently finished New Dawn Community in Same, Tanzania. in January 2017 Gabriel was accepted to be a member of the first class of 36 Form 1 orphan students for the new school. In this photo Gabriel is met by the NDC US Executive Director Ron Sukut.
First Day

Gabriels first day at New Dawn Tanzania 2019 in the boy’s dormitory for his bunk assignment. This is where he will sleep and build lasting memories with his fellow students for the next 4 years.

In Uniform

In 2023 – wearing his school uniform, Gabriel was invited to visit the Tanzania Parliament as part of the country’s acknowledgment of the New Dawn Communities – Tanzania’s high scholastic success in 2023.

The missions team, family and staff

Gabriel with USA Ministry Team that visited the school campus with some of the school staff in 2023.

Graduation

This is the graduation procession where Gabriel and his fellow classmates “parade” to the Graduation Ceremony in 2023

At University

As medical student in 2024 in his “scrubs”, Gabriel is at the top of his class with a 4.0 GPA. He sent the following personal message along with the photo above.

“Thank you so much our lovely Father may God also uplift your eyes and give you visions that will be the solution to the problem to many people in Jesus’ name amen.”

~ Gabriel Lazier, New Dawn Kenya Graduate 2024

Because of your support orphan students like Gabriel are given hope and an opportunity to turn their lives into their country’s future Christ-centered leaders.

Together with you, our supporters, we have been able to establish two “Communities”. Each one is built on over 50-acre parcels with school, dormitory, church, administration and farm structurers to provide a safe and welcoming environment for students and indigenous staff.

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      • New Dawn Communities in Kenya and Tanzania have graduated over 600 orphan students since 2009. On average it costs $125.00 per month to provide a secure shelter, feed, cloth and teach the student.
      • 80% of New Dawn graduates qualify to go on to a university. Because of their high GPA-top 10% in their nations, most earn government scholarships.
      • NDC teachers are among the best in their countries, so it’s no surprise other schools try to lure them away with higher wages elsewhere. Prevent this from happening by helping pay their teachers a worthy salary. The annual salary need per teacher is $8000.00

“We New Dawn graduates will continue investing in New Dawn Schools. It is not payback. I want to teach a class and sponsor two orphan students. It is the greatest satisfaction I could ever have.”

~ Boniface Mwangi, New Dawn Kenya Graduate 2010

Ministry Update – An Urgent Plea

Jun 7, 2024 | Mission Updates

June 2024

Volume 24 Issue 4

Dear Family and Friends of New Dawn,

We believe it’s time to let you know of our ongoing financial situation. We are currently $9,000 short of meeting this month’s operational expenses for our Community in Tanzania. This is no surprise to us, because we have consistently had to supplement our budget. There is a small group of very generous and committed individuals who have been making up the shortfall, but this is unsustainable. So today, we turn to you for help. Any support you can give at this time would be greatly appreciated.

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We need more generous and committed partners who will help spread out the burden of supporting our 150 orphaned youth, and our 25 staff indigenous staff who care for them.

Would you prayerfully consider forwarding this message to anyone in your contacts list who might be interested in knowing about New Dawn? Consider anyone who would potentially be willing and able to partner with us in any way.

Ask them to watch the video below as an introduction to New Dawn Communities.

We would also be glad to come and share a presentation at your church or small group of how God is using this ministry to totally transform lives. New Dawn gives these precious young people a family to belong to, a home to live in, and instills a renewed hope for a brighter future.

2022 Banquet

This is pure and undefiled religion before God, to visit widows and orphans in their distress…

James 1:27

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We have time and again seen God miraculously provide for His work at New Dawn, and we continue to trust Him to guide and provide. Would you please pray and ask God to reveal how He could use you to help New Dawn mature as one of His divine expressions of His presence on earth?

We sincerely thank you for your partnership. Whether your contribution has been small or large, you have displayed your faith and worship through pure and undefiled religion.

Let’s all keep up the Good Work!
As they say in Swahili, Pomojia Tutashinde, Together We Succeed”

As always, with much affection and appreciation,

Ron Sukut,
Director with the New Dawn Team

NDC Uganda/Tanzania Trip 2024

May 10, 2024 | Mission Updates

May 2024

Volume 24 Issue 3

Dearest Friends and Partners,

Our recent trip to Uganda and Tanzania was among the most fruitful we’ve had. It seemed like during our short three weeks, Winston and I experience one divine encounter after another.

Winston and I arrived at the Entebbe airport, in Uganda and were joyfully met by my longtime friends, Pastor Grace and his son Henry. They drove us a few hours to their small village of Busembatya where we enjoyed their hospitality for three days, during which we held a two day pastor’s conference. Being able to spend time with rural pastors is one of my favorite things to do.

Service under a tree

It always amazes me how these followers of Jesus accomplish so much with so little. They reach out to their community through their Primary School, with classes held under trees, when it isn’t raining.

Would you join us in prayer for the resources to finish their permanent classroom structure. It will only cost $12,000 USD​

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Classes held outside while we wait for buildings to be completed.

Classes are held under the shade of a tree until classrooms can be built.

Beginnings of classrooms

The beginning of a school building for classrooms.

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Then we made the drive back to Kampala where we met up with a mission team from Park Side Church, which is located in Sandpoint, Idaho. This group of nine amazing followers of Jesus, plus Winston and I were capably led by Park Side pastor Adam. We joined with pastor Steven, director of Uganda Christian Outreach Ministries and their joyful team to drive 15 hours from Kampala, in north Lake Victoria, to Geita, in South Lake Victoria.

Travel on the bus
In the Market
Here we met up with pastor Eliud for ministry at his church, then drove the next day out to a remote village for two days of medical outreach. The team of doctors and nurses treated over 500 villagers for ailments such as malaria and infections. The prayer team saw many healings and deliverances.
We concluded our time with a trip to a very rustic fishing port on Lake Victoria, where Brooke and Hailey, two of our young missionaries were baptized. Then as pastor Steve gave an invitation to “come to know Jesus”, another three of the locals came forward and were baptized.
Baptism
As the Sandpoint team headed back to Kampala, Winston and I flew up to Kilimanjaro to spend the final week at New Dawn.
  
When we arrived on Sunday morning, the service was already underway. It was like stepped into a little bit of heaven, as we entered during a time of worship and prayer.

This 2 minute video of our students meeting with God is well worth your time.

There’s Nobody like You LORD!

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The New Lab
First experiments
Lab partners
Training in the Lab
After our noon meal we toured the campus and were impressed with the farm and the completed laboratory.

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The following day we hiked up the nearby mountain to get a view of the valley where our campus is located. Here we meet up with a curious group of villagers who were wondering what the Mzungus were doing on the hill. This encounter turned out to be an excellent opportunity to discuss and plan for future community development.
What are the Mzungus doing up on the hill?

Then the next day we met with the rest of the village leaders and reps of the county commissioner. We further discussed and planned for future collaborative development of our Ishinde Village.

Future Collaborative development

Then we met with our New Dawn staff, numbering nearly 30. They all pleaded with us to expand our school to include Form 5 & 6 Advanced Secondary School Curriculum. This has always been our vision yet we have lacked the resources. Now we believe it is time to make the commitment to move the community forward to this next level. To do so will require more infrastructure. Please pray with us as we determine the path forward.

The New Dawn Staff meeting
The day after that we drove 3 hours to Mombo for a one day pastor’s conference. Our teaching happened to be televised on a national TV station.

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On our final day we visited the neighboring Vocational Training Center which partners with us in equipping our students with practical skills.
Vocational Training Center

We also had an opportunity to visit a couple of our Alumni attending Nursing College. Both Gabriel and Lightness are top in their class with a 4+ grade point average. Our graduates are distinguishing themselves and bringing glory to God.

Gabriel
Gabriel and Lightness
Please pray with us as we determine the essential projects and priorities of the path forward.

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Our top priorities at this time are the sponsorship of our 36 new Form 1 students. Our budget for their education and mentoring support is:
#1

    • $125 per month per student (the cost of dinner out with your family)
    • $1,500 per year per student
    • $3,000 for two years, half the cost of their diploma
    • $6,000 covers all the four years of their home and education expenses to graduation

#2
Installation of a compressed natural gas tank and plumbing to the kitchen and laboratory.

    • $15,000

#3
Completion of our rain water harvesting system, specifically roof gutters and drain piping to existing cistern, pump to garden, as well as filter to plumbing to laboratory.

    • $12,000

#4
Form 5 & 6 Administration and Classroom buildings, and living essentials of beds, closets and cabinets in existing dormitories…

    • $300,000

Your faithful and generous support has brought us this far. The fruit of our labors is beyond our hopes, so now we look to the God who provided for His will to be accomplished on earth as it is in heaven. Thank you for standing with us in earnest prayer for how God intends to further the Good Work He had begun.

Your partner in God’s field,

Ron

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