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Dorcas House Officially Recognized

September 22, 2009

dorcus-house-1Burkina Faso’s government has placed land markers on the four corners of the Alliance-run Dorcas House property, reports Amy Nehlsen. “Praise the Lord with us! We have been praying for this for three years, since this assures that the property is secured and is officially ours.”

The Nehlsen family serves with The Alliance in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Life-Saving Assistance

Fifteen young women live in the home in Ouagadougou where they receive literacy training and Christian discipleship as well as vocational skills training. Nearly 80 percent of females in Burkina are illiterate and face a life of deep physical and spiritual poverty without interventions like those Dorcas House offers in Jesus’ Name.

Amy asks for continued prayer and protection for house residents. Last week a five-foot snake was killed in one of the dormitories on the property. “We rejoice in the protection of the Lord on the girls,” she concludes.

Learn More

Read about the spiritual awakening at Dorcas House earlier this year.

Check out our Alliance work in Burkina Faso. 

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