ANNOUNCING THE LIVING PROOF HIGH SCHOOL!

SOME EXCITING NEWS

Here is some very exciting and big, big news: 

Hippo Valley Christian Mission will be opening a brand new high school and we are calling it LIVING PROOF HIGH SCHOOL!  

That’s right! We will be launching this top-notch high school/boarding school at our newest mission station, the Pemberton Station, in a region called Gutu. HVCM owns 150 acres of land right on the main highway between Chiredzi (our home base) and the capital city of Harare. This is prime land and perfect for a mission station and boarding school. 

THE PLAN

The plan is to finish these first 4 blocks of classrooms and begin construction of latrines, teacher housing, boys and girls dorms, a kitchen and dining area and be ready to launch this new school in 2022 or 2023 at the latest. 

We will begin with 138 Form One students (first year high school) and then add another 138 each year through Form Six as we build another 4 new classroom blocks each year going forward. Eventually we would have 276 students in each of the 6 high school grades for a total of more than 1,600 students!

HALF OF ALL BOARDERS WILL BE LIVING PROOF CHILDREN RECEIVING A FULL SCHOLARSHIP

Under the leadership of our new mission schools manager, Samuel Mahwehwe, our plan is to make this Living Proof High School one of the finest schools in the entire country of Zimbabwe. Samuel has a stellar reputation in the Zimbabwe educational system because of all he was able to accomplish as headmaster of our fine Dewure High School/Boarding School when he raised their standards and made it into one of the top 10 schools in Zimbabwe. We are anticipating the same here!

Our plan is to have 50% of all boarder students be Living Proof children. The LP kids will be selected based upon academic and character qualifications and will be awarded a full scholarship which includes room and board. Imagine this! These are kids who would normally have no opportunity to attend a premiere boarding school like this due to the high cost (about $1,200 per year) yet now they will have an opportunity to be in one of the nation’s finest schools! The other 50% of students will be full tuition paying students from around the country of Zimbabwe. The waiting lists are long in Zimbabwe for quality boarding schools and the tuition paid by this other half of the students will be sufficient to run and further develop the school. 

EXCITING PARTNERSHIPS

In addition, due to the location and size of this property, we will be partnering with IDES (International Disaster Emergency Service) to create a large goat and cattle operation on site, and this, along with the Farming God’s Way mission organization, will allow us to teach all students important skills toward a future in farming, sustainability and entrepreneurship. 

LET’S BUILD THE LIVING PROOF HIGH SCHOOL!

We needed $250,000 dollars to get this dream started. It was a big number, but we serve a big God! We should expect big things from God and we should attempt big things for God! And that is what we are doing! After reaching our initial goal of $250,000 we expanded our plans and extended our goal to $1,000,000!

We currently have more than 1,000 LP sponsors who are sponsoring more than 1,500 Zimbabwean children.  Obviously, asking for a $100 donation for each sponsored child would be significant.  However, some of you are sponsoring multiple LP kids in your household and this may be more than you can manage at this time. Certainly that is understood. However, some of you have been especially blessed by God this year and are in a position where you could give more than $100. Some can give for their child as well as another. Some can give 10 times that.  

The bottom line is that anything you would be able to contribute would be greatly appreciated and will help make this big dream a reality!  Imagine, if we could all come together, in spite of a global pandemic, in spite of political unrest in our own country, and unite to do this great thing.  

Will you help us build the Living Proof High School?

Can you give $100? More? Any amount is greatly appreciated and will help us reach our goal. Your tax deductible gift can be sent to P.O. Box 686 Grayson, KY 41143 with “LP High School Fund'' in the memo. Donations can also be completed online or by calling our office.