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Welcome to Rock Ministries (NI) Trust website

Posted Mon, 20/04/2009 - 03:12 by webmaster

Welcome to our site. In this site you will find information about what we do, and find ways of contributing to the relief of needy Ugandans and Rwandans.

click here for sponsorship detailsRock Ministries (NI) Trust is a Coleraine based “kitchen” charity registered around 15 years ago by Ian & Phyllis Hasson who have travelled to Africa many times and have a real heart for the under-privileged people of Africa, particularly the children. Being a “kitchen” charity, means that the charity has no paid workers and so all the work is carried out on a voluntary basis. This obviously saves money and you can be assured that every penny you give goes directly to the work on the ground in Uganda and Rwanda.

Rock Ministries (NI) Trust is currently involved in projects in Uganda and Rwanda, where this organization works alongside native pastors and administrators. The main aims of the charity are to rescue, house and educate some of the many orphans and under-privileged children and adults in these countries. In many cases, these children are orphaned through the AIDS epidemic and, if it were not for the work of Rock Ministries (NI) Trust, many of them would end up on the streets or being abducted for rebel or other unsavoury purposes. This charity runs programmes in conjunction with native administrators whereby the children are brought into homes where they are fed, clothed, educated but, most of all, loved and given a purpose for their lives. Local widows, single mothers and poor families are also helped to start up little mini-businesses which provide them with some independence, dignity and opportunities for self-sufficiency.

Apologies to Rock Ministries (NI) Trust

Posted Wed, 30/12/2009 - 19:42 by webmaster

Greetings dear Reader. It has been a considerable time since I added to this blog. The reason for this is exactly the same as my reason for publicly apologising to you and Rock Ministries (NI) Trust.

Our Very Latest Newsletter

Posted Mon, 07/09/2009 - 08:04 by webmaster

This is where you can get our latest newsletter. It is in Adobe pdf format and anyone may download it using the link below.

However, if you would like to subscribe to this newsletter and have the latest version e-mailed to you when it becomes available, you must sign up to this site. This is to help us avoid wasting bandwidth on spam. Registered users may subscribe or unsubscribe easily and, should you wish not to remain a registered user, you will no longer receive the newsletter by e-mail.

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May2009.pdf

Multimedia content page

Posted Wed, 24/06/2009 - 16:41 by webmaster

The following media player will allow you to view video from Uganda/Rwanda. Use the arrow keys to scroll through the various items in the playlist.

Users with limited bandwidth have reported problems viewing the videos even though we employ a compression technique. We are working hard to recode the video and the Flash module so that more people can view this page with no problems. One way you could improve your download experience is to right-click on the player below, select the option settings and click on the third tab across. Choose to allow a greater amount of temporary storage space on your computer (say 40MB). This should increase your chances of seeing the videos. We have also shortened the amount of video which is pre-loaded before playback, although this may cause 'stuttering' on really slow connections.

Should you choose to embed the player in your blog or website, please provide a link back to this site and credit Rock Ministries (NI) Trust as the copyright holders.

Child Sponsorship Opportunities

Posted Tue, 09/06/2009 - 23:55 by webmaster

We have a number of children from a variety of religious and cultural backgrounds who currently require sponsorship. Many of these are orphans or have parents who are unemployed or ill and are therefore unable to provide the necessary finances to send them to school. If you would like to sponsor a child for education, £12 per month would sponsor a primary school child and £20 a month would sponsor a secondary school child.

Originally our sponsorship programme focused mainly on the educational needs of the children but we have now expanded the programme to take into consideration the necessities of the child's living accommodation and family. We do this through the additional sponsorship of ’living at home‘. This is necessary as many of the parents or guardians are extremely ill, poor

Marathon Man John McDonald hits Belfast streets for Ugandans

Posted Wed, 03/06/2009 - 20:49 by webmaster

John (on left) ran a good race in BelfastJohn McDonald, one of our sponsors completed the Belfast Marathon on Bank Holiday Monday and raised the very encouraging sum of £430 for Rock Ministries (NI) Trust. John completed the course in 4 hours and 12 minutes and we send him our congratulations for this wonderful achievement and also pass on our sincere thanks for raising money for the under-privileged in Uganda.

Mini-Business Link with Ballymoney High School

Posted Wed, 03/06/2009 - 19:47 by webmaster
Phyllis Hasson talks to some of the pupilsIan and Phyllis had the pleasure of speaking to Year 8 pupils at Ballymoney High School just before Christmas in connection with cross-curricular work in which they were involved. The idea was to link a number of subjects such as Mathematics and Religious Education and also to enable pupils to come to an understanding of cultural differences and promote mutual understanding.
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