SHATTERING DARKNESS INC
PO BOX 71844, NEWNAN, GA 30271 www.shatteringdarkness.com

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Organizations Filed Purposes: PRIMARY MISSION - SHATTERING DARKNESS' PURPOSE IS TO REACH THE UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS OF WEST AFRICA, PRIMARILY IN BURKINA FASO AND GHANA - SHARING THE GOSPEL MESSAGE OF JESUS CHRIST. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TO THE VARIOUS PEOPLE GROUPS OF THE REGION AND PROVIDES BASIC MEDICAL CARE WHEN AVALABLE. THE ORGANIZATION IS ALSO INVOLVED IN PROVIDING SAFE WATER WELLS AND EDUCATING AS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THEIR USE.

THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION: TO REACH THE UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS OF WEST AFRICA PRIMARILY IN BURKINA FASO AND GHANA-SHARING THE GOSPEL MESSAGE OF JESUS CHRIST. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES BASIC MEDICAL CARE SUCH AS VITAMINS FOR CHILDREN AND TREATMENT FOR MALERIA AND PARASITES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO IS INVOLVED IN PROVIDIDNG SAFE WATER WELLS.

VILLAGE EVANGELISM - THE PRIMARY MISSION - PROMOTING THE GOSPEL MESSAGE. MANY WERE ABLE TO HEAR THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE AND MANY WERE BAPTISED BY IMMERSION IN THE 19 CHURCHES SUPPORTED BY SHATTERING DARKNESS. IN 2016 THE PASTOR/LEADER PREP SCHOOL BEGAN FOR THE PURPOSE OF HELPNG PREPARE INDIVIDUALS, BOTH MALE AND FEMALE, FOR THE PASTOR TRAINING INSTITUTE (PTI). THE FIRST PTI GRADUATION WAS HELD IN MAY 2017. THREE FEMALE STUDENTS ARE NOW ENROLLED THE PTI. IN SUPPORT OF THE PASTOR TRAINING INSTITUTE THE ORGANIZATION HAS CONSTRUCTED 2 DORMS - ONE OF WHICH HAS THREE LARGE ROOMS THAT CAN HOUSE UP TO 18 STUDENTS. THE OTHER DORM CAN ACCOMMODATE FOUR FAMILIES IN SEPARATE ROOMS. ONE DORM ROOM HAS BEEN SET UP AS AN APARTMENT TO HOUSE VISITING PROFESSORS AND TEACHERS. THE LIVING ARRANGEMENTS HAVE OUTDOOR SHOWER AND BATHROOM FACILITIES. ALL AREAS OF THE MINISTRY CENTER NOW HAVE ELECTRICITY AND WATER HOOK-UPS, PTI STUDENTS PAY A SMALL FEE FOR BOOKS. THE ORGANIZATION PAYS FOR THE UTILITIES AS WELL AS EXPENSES OF VISITING TEACHERS. THE MULTI-PURPOSE CONFERENCE CENTER WAS DEDICATED AND HAS BEEN IN CONSTANT USE SINCE AUGUST 2019.

VILLAGE FORMATION - THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS A K-6 SCHOOL PROVIDING CLASSROOMS, TEACHERS AND SUPPLIES. THE "LIGHTHOUSE EVANGELICAL" PRIVATE SCHOOL WHICH OPENED IN 2015 AS THE FIRST EVANGELICAL PRIMARY SCHOOL IN SW BURKINA FASO- CURRENTLY THERE ARE 230 STUDENTS ENROLLED. PLANS ARE UNDERWAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES FOR GRADES 7-10. ALSO SUPPORTING THREE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN THE UNIVERSITY GAINING ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION TO BE ABLE TO TEACH SECONDARY GRADES.

VILLAGE SUPPORT - THE S.E.E.D. PROJECT -- (SUSTAINABLE-EDUCATIONAL-ELEVAGE-DEVELOPMENT) IS EXPANDING. EXTENSIVE TRAINING IS BEING SCHEDULED, FIRST FOR THE LOCAL PASTORS AND THEN FOR VILLAGE PARTICIPANTS. THE TRAINING WILL INCLUDE METHODS IN FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP AND ENTREPRENEURIAL ENDEAVORS, AND WILL INCLUDE GARDENING, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VACCINATIONS, ETC. EACH PASTOR COMPLETING THE TRAINING WILL RECIEVE THE BASIC MATERIALS NEEDED FOR PUTTING INTO PRACTICE IN THE VILLAGE THEY SERVE AS PASTOR. THIS WILL ALLOW THE PASTORS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND THEMSELVES WHICH, IN TURN , WILL HELP IN MAKING FUNDS AVILABLE FOR NEW GRADUATING PASTORS AS THEY ARE GETTING ESTABLISHED. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDED FUNDING FOR TWO CLASSROOMS, A SOLAR POWERED WELL AND WATER TOWER, A STORAGE ROOM AND A KITCHEN FOR A SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND IN IN BOBO, WHICH IS THE SECOND LARGEST CITY IN BURKINA FASO. IT WAS ALSO ABLE TO PROVIDE BRAILLE BIBLES FOR THE STUDENTS. ADDITIONALLY, OVER 1,200 CHILDREN ARE BEING FED EACH SUNDAY WITH BREAD. CLINICS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR MEDICAL CARE AND THE ORGANIZATION ALSO OVERSEES VARIOUS PROGRAMS THAT MINISTER TO ORPHANS AND AT-RISK TEENS.

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