Sponsorship Administrator
Position Type: Temporary Part-time, with possibility for Permanent Part- or Full-time after October 2013 re-evaluation
Hours: 20-30 hours/week
Required Travel: None

Position Summary
The Sponsorship Administrator is responsible for all pledge entry, child profile preparation and assists with payment processing. He or she will work in Africa New Life’s database and provide basic sponsor support as necessary.

Sponsorship/Finance Administrative
• Enter new pledges and payment schedules
• Manage pledges in database
• Edit new and updated profiles from Rwanda
• Profile production: uploading, printing, filing, check-out and tracking
• Routine pledge payment processing
• Assist with database transition
• Contact sponsors regarding payment information

Office Administrative
• Order office supplies
• Manage office inventory and organization

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree or the experiential equivalent
• Experience with data entry
• Exceptionally detail-oriented
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to organize and prioritize work
• Ability to work independently with little supervision

Possible Performance Measures
• Accuracy in pledge entry
• Weekly completion of work
• Efficient use of time
• Excellent communication with sponsors

ALL APPLICANTS MUST AGREE WITH AFRICA NEW LIFE MINISTRIES’ STATEMENT OF FAITH.

Statement of Faith

We believe that the Holy Scripture is God’s own word, written by men as the Holy Spirit inspired them to write. It is an infallible record of God’s self-disclosure to mankind. The Scriptures are the authoritative and normative rule and guide of all Christian life, practice, and doctrine( 2 Peter 1: 20 –21; 2 Timothy 16-17).

        We believe that there is but one God, eternal, infinite, perfect, and unchangeable. God is one in His essential being, but in this one being there are three persons, called, Father, Son   and   Holy Spirit. Gen. 1:26; 11:7; Matt. 28:19; Like 3:21, 22; John 14 -16.

         We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is God. He became man when conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary (Isaiah 7:14; Matt. 1:18) in order that He might redeem the sinful man.  Christ become man without ceasing to be God. Christ redeemed man by voluntarily giving himself as a sinless substitutionary sacrifice on the cross, to satisfy God’s judgment against sin. Matt. 20:28; John 1: 29; Rom 3:25.

          We believe that the Holy Spirit is the giver of life, convicts the world of sin, righteousness and judgment (John 16. 8-11).  Through the proclamation of the Gospel He persuades men to repent of their sins and confess Jesus as Lord. He gives birth to new life and dwells in the life of the regenerate (John 3:5-6).  The Holy Spirit has come to glorify the Son, who in turn came to glorify the Father. He leads the believer into understanding and applying the truth of God’s word (John 14:15-17, 25, 26).

        We believe that the Holy Spirit is the active agent in our sanctification and seeks to produce his fruit in us (Gal. 5: 5:22-23).  Though indwelling sin remains a reality, the Spirit of God comes to lead to the knowledge of the Lord. In addition to regeneration and sanctification, the Holy Spirit also empowers believers to serve the body of Jesus Christ. While all believers are indwelt by the Holy Spirit at conversion, the scriptures clearly show the going empowering of the Spirit.

         We believe that one is saved by grace of God and not by character, law or good works. The death and resurrection of Christ are adequate for salvation of all and offered to all. However, salvation is appropriated only by faith in Christ. Those who repent and believe in Christ as Savior and Lord are born again, adopted into the family of God, and receive the gift of eternal life.  John 3:16; Romans 3:21-25.

         We believe that the same Jesus who ascended to heaven (Acts 1:9-11) will come back. The dead in Christ will resurrect from the rest of the dead, and the living believers who will be alive at the time of His coming shall be caught up in the air to Christ  (1 Thessalonians  4:13-18).

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Team Trip/Church Administrator

Reports to: Ministry Partnerships Director

Position Type: Full-time, hourly

Required Travel: One trip to Rwanda

Position Summary

The Team Trip/Church Administrator is responsible to organize, facilitate and communicate all details of team trips.  S/he communicates regularly with team leaders, the Rwandan Missions Manager and the Ministry Partnerships Director to create trip experiences that are meaningful and beneficial to both ANLM and team members.  The Team Trip/Church Administrator supports the Ministry Partnership Director with tasks such as organizing and preparing Dream Sunday material.  In addition, s/he may at times help to support the ANLMI office with general administrative tasks.

The Team Trip/Church Administrator will require the following areas of leadership:

Communication:

• Effectively communicate with Rwanda about team facilitation in Rwanda, not limited to but including, flight schedules, individual team biographies, gifting, team-sponsored children, as well as on-the-ground itineraries
• Communicate with church and strategic partners in such a way that strengthens their relationship with ANLM
• Using the Team Trip Manual, equip team leaders to properly educate teams on all aspects of trip expectations, goals, preparation, and cultural sensitivity
• Collaborate with the Ministry Partnership Director in developing the team budget as well as working with a travel agent to purchase airfare

• Communicate with various interested parties who have questions and are seeking insight into traveling with ANLM on a team trip
• Effectively communicate with partner churches in preparation for Dream Sundays
• Follow up with partner churches after Dream Sundays to collect all necessary information

Facilitation:

• Work with the Ministry Partnership Director to maintain the annual mission’s calendar, updating as necessary and keeping a current calendar at least 12 months in advance
• Create and coordinate team itineraries for trips, working with team leaders and Rwandan staff to finalize details
• Follow and support the U.S. Office Responsibilities checklist
• Prepare a final re-cap sheet with the specific financial wire details for the U.S. Director of Operations and the Finance Manager
• Prepare team budgets and make sure funds are submitted to the U.S. office on time

• Ensure team leader is equipped with all proper resources and team information/handouts/documents
• Set up online support raising infrastructure for each team
• Send updates to team members raising support through ANLM

• Maintain a list of individuals who are interested in team travel, connecting them with current team leads
• Assist the Ministry Partnerships Director and Child Sponsorship team in preparing Dream Sunday material

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or the experiential equivalent
• Experience with project management, cross-cultural communication and/or arranging international travel
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to organize and prioritize work
• Ability to juggle a variety of responsibilities, details and teams simultaneously
• Ability to work independently with little supervision
• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Previous travel to Rwanda is an asset

Please pray for Rebecca as she travels to the U.S. and begins her treatment journey. Rebecca has what appears to be “club feet” and a possible neuroskeletal condition effecting her arms, shoulders, hands, legs and feet. She will be evaluated by doctors next week in Austin, Texas and we will know more information at that time concerning her treatment plan.

Please pray with us for a safe journey from Rwanda to Austin for Rebecca, Anna and baby Daniel. Anna, Pastor Fred’s wife, and their baby son will accompany Rebecca to the US and stay with her for two weeks with her host family to help with her transition to the US. Please also pray for Rebecca’s heart and peace and comfort.

We also would love for you to partner with us in praying for the wonderful host family who have opened their home and hearts to tenderly care for Rebecca during this appointed time, and the doctors and healthcare staff at Dell Children’s Medical Center for wisdom and guidance. We are forever grateful and blessed by the love and generosity of DCMC and the Davis Family for hosting and loving on precious Rebecca during this important and remarkable time.

Each trip to Rwanda seems to unearth a “deeper still” experience in my
soul. This short 10 day jaunt proved no different.

Yesterday, the day I was to fly out of Kigali our team chose to visit 3
Dream Boys. Dream Boys are boys aged 5-14ish who have been living on the
streets of Kigali along with 7000 other children who have no place to
call home. Africa New Life has been working for a few years now to bring
education and stability to a number of these street boys. Currently,
there are 50 young boys receiving daily tutoring and education as well as
a meal and teaching on hygiene and the Gospel of Jesus.

Marie, a fellow classmate of Alex’s from Westside Christian High School,
is beginning her 2nd year of developing the program on our Dream Center
campus. We told her we would like to do a few home visits with her and
take some food to the families. These boys may have a place to call
“home” but it’s hardly a place we would recognize as home. I have done
dozens of home visits in Rwanda, most are difficult, some are unbearable.

When I got in the van I found a line of black little bald heads just
peaking over the back seat. Three visits, 4 boys, 2 were brothers. I
introduced myself and discovered Valence to be the younger brother of
Janvier as well as a young boy named Jack (pronounced Jock), and finally
Clement. I had spoken with Marie the day before giving her the team’s
approval to purchase $50 worth of food and supplies for each household.
She texted me later in the day, describing the look on the boy’s faces
when they learned we would be visiting their homes and bringing food.

We were a bit short on time, as I was flying out that evening and much
desired a shower before departure. We ventured down a steep, deeply
rutted road aware that we may only get to 2 of the boys’ homes and had
difficulty deciding which boy we may need to cut from the list of
visitations. The first 2 visits were difficult, beautiful, painful,
inspiring, as westerners we try desperately to make sense of things and
find something that will “fix” the lack of resources and severe
hunger…….in the end we pray, relying on One far more powerful than us
to rescue and save His own.

We stood outside the 2nd boy’s home contemplating the time, the hike out
of the bush, the drive home in rush hour and all the unexpected variables
that define travel in Rwanda, Africa. Jack our 3rd boy looked down at the
dirt, his face downcast, his smile masked by pain and disappointment and
I thought to myself….how important can a silly shower be?

We hit the trail, which ended up being my first ever deep bush hike.
Jack wound us around and down, the landscape lush and thick, taking in
the land of a thousand hills with each carefully placed step. A trail of
muzungus lining the countryside waving to neighbors as we passed their
bush hidden homes.

With joy we took a left turn and began an upward slope….behind a more
typical Rwandan meager dwelling sat a mud and stick structure that is
Jack’s home. Standing outside was his mother, face bright, welcoming,
handshake and hug. I peeked inside the brown dirt structure and eyed 2
benches draped in African fabric!!!! This woman was a woman after my own
heart, she had planned ahead and prepared an appealing place for us to
sit and visit. We ducked inside and squeezed our partial team of 6 along
with Jack, his mother, and 2 smaller children.

We had just begun our interpreted conversation when she pulled from a bag
a gift….a lovely pink and yellow tiny peace basket she had woven that
morning for her visitors. She looked at us with a tinge of disappointment
and exclaimed that if she had had a couple days warning she would have
had a gift for each one of us. She then pulled out a string of handwoven
brightly colored earrings and took a few minutes to decide which colors
fit the women on our team best before passing a set to each one. In this
moment I saw the raw materials that exist inside each and every human
being of gifting, talent, and passion. This woman, in the darkness of her
mud hut found ways to express the desires within her. Her goods were
bright and beautiful, certainly not the products of a red-dirt daily
existence.

As we hiked up, up, up and out of the bush we glistened with sweat and
breathed heavily, trying to keep up with our small Rwandan guide. I
looked back over the landscape and said out loud…..”next week a shower
before my flight will mean absolutely nothing to me…..this visit to
Jack’s home with his mother will remain deep inside for a
lifetime”……and I have some cute woven yellow earrings with which to
remember!!