ORPHANS UNLIMITED INC

1. SEVEN ORPHAN HOMES HOST 58 ORPHANS. OUR 7 HOMES CURRENTLY SERVE 29 INFANTS AND TODDLERS UNDER3 YEARS OF AGE, AS WELL AS 29 SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN. THIRTEEN INFANTS WERE ADMITTED TO OUR HOMES IN2023. WE ARE CURRENTLY AT CAPACITY UNTIL OUR NEW 3-BEDROOM ADDITION IS COMPLETED.2. OUR JOSEPH PROGRAM PROVIDED FOOD FOR OVER 1,300 ORPHANS CARED FOR BY 665 WIDOWS IN BALAMADISTRICT.3. IN MELUCO DISTRICT/COUNTY WE ASSISTED 335 ORPHANS CARED FOR BY 56 WIDOWS.4. ALFERES GRADUATED TEACHERS COLLEGE IN DECEMBER, 2022, AND HAS RECEIVED EMPLOYMENT IN HIS HOMEVILLAGE OF NSEWE B AS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER. BECAUSE OF YOUR SUPPORT, ORPHANS HELDER AND ALFERESARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES BY TEACHING THE LITTLE ONES TO READ AND WRITE. 5. ORPHAN HOME #8 FOR THE OLDER TEENAGE BOYS HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED. OUR CONSTRUCTION TEAMHAD TO BE DIVERTED DUE TO AN URGENT NEED FOR ADDITIONAL HOUSING FOR OUR FAST-GROWING TODDLERS. WE FOUNDSPACE FOR 3 TODDLERS IN OUR EXISTING HOMES, BUT EIGHT TODDLERS ARE CURRENTLY WAITING FOR US TO COMPLETE THE 3-BEDROOM ADDITION TO THE OSTRICH HOUSE THAT WILL RELIEVE THE OVERCROWDING IN HOUSES 6 AND 7. THE 3-BEDROOM ADDITION SHOULD BE OPEN BY FEBRUARY 2024, AS THE RAINY SEASON IS DELAYING THE FINAL PAINTING ANDELECTRICAL WORK NEEDED BEFORE THE BUILDING INSPECTORS CAN BE CALLED IN.6. ELECTRICITY EXISTS TO ONLY 5 OF OUR 7 HOMES. THE BALAMA ADMINISTRATOR VISITED US IN DECEMBER,MAKING NOTE THAT THE NEEDED PARTS HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED FOR 2 OF OUR 7 HOMES. WE EXPECT THOSE 2 HOMESTOBE CONNECTED TO ELECTRICITY BY FEBRUARY, WEATHER PERMITTING. 7. FOOD BOUGHT IN JUNE/JULY SUPPORTED ALL ORPHANS LISTED ABOVE.BEANS: 116 TONS RICE: 102 TONSCORN: 145 TONS PEANUTS: 2.8 TONS8. TWELVE WATER WELLS RECEIVED MAJOR REPAIRS, AND ANOTHER 4 RECEIVED MINOR REPAIRS.9. CHURCH SALVATIONS:8,099 CHILDREN 486 TEENAGERS 399 ADULTSBBC TEAMS: 13,380 SALVATIONS OF CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH 31,670 CHILDREN COMING TO THE BAWANAGAMES THAT END IN A BIBLE LESSON EACH WEEK.