Free-Throw Fund-Raiser to Aid African Orphans

A South Dakota church is helping orphaned children in Africa one swish at a time.

 

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, S.D., is holding a Hoops of Hope fund-raiser, at which kids and adults will shoot free throws to try to raise $40,000 to build a dormitory in Africa for children there orphaned by HIV/AIDS.

 

Get the whole story from the Brandon Valley Challenger newspaper.

James P. Long
James P. Longhttp://JamesPLong.com

James P. Long was formerly the editor of Outreach magazine and the author of a number of books, including Why Is God Silent When We Need Him the Most?

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