LEE SHORT MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL INC

LEE SHORT MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL SEEKS TO SPREAD GOD'S LOVE THROUGH RELIEF/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN IN OTHER COUNTRIES. WE OPERATED CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS IN THE TOWNS OF MEZCALES AND SAN VICENTE, MEXICO, AND THREE LOCATIONS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. WE OPERATED REGULAR WEEKLY CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS WHERE WE SERVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. WE PROVIDED PROGRAMS TO BENEFIT THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN THROUGH TUTORING TO IMPROVE THEIR GRADES IN PUBLIC SCHOOL, AND PROVIDED FOOD AND ASSISTANCE FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES ON A REGULAR BASIS. WE HAD 200 CHILDREN THAT ARE MINISTERED TO WEEKLY IN THE DR. WE ALSO REACH OUT TO THEIR EXTENDED FAMILIES AND HOLD OUTREACHES FROM VIDA CHURCHES. THE WELL IN THE OVIEDO CENTER IS OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY TO COME AND GET POTABLE WATER TO CARRY HOME FOR THOSE WITHOUT A WELL OR SOURCE OF CLEAN WATER. WE ALSO ADDRESS INDIVIDUAL NEEDS ON A LIMITED BASIS PROVIDING BABY SUPPLIES, BEDDING AND CLOTHING FOR CHILDREN, AND PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTE MEDICINES WHEN POSSIBLE. WE ASSISTED CHILDREN WITH TUITION TO CONTINUE IN SCHOOL. IN MEXICO, WE WORK AMONG MARGINAL CHILDREN. WE SERVE HOT FOOD AND PROVIDE ENGLISH CLASSES TAUGHT BY NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS ON A WEEKLY BASIS WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING CHILDREN PREPARE TO GET JOBS WORKING IN THE TOURIST INDUSTRY. WE DISTRIBUTE SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 198 CHILDREN THAT ATTEND WEEKLY IN THESE PROGRAMS. WE ALSO HOLD SPECIAL OUTREACHES AND EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITIES SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR AND HAVE A MINIMUM OF 600 THAT ATTEND SUCH EVENTS. WE PROVIDE SUPPLIES FOR CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES AND GROUPS WHERE THEY LEARN SKILLS. THERE IS A LIMITED PROGRAM OF ASSISTANCE TO HELP IMPROVE THE HOMES OF CHILDREN WHEN THEY PROVIDE INSUFFICIENT SHELTER, HELPING ONE OR TWO FAMILIES A YEAR PUT IN WINDOWS, WALLS AND ROOFS. WE PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTE MEDICINE ON A LIMITED BASIS ACCORDING TO NEEDS, HOST MEDICAL AND DENTAL CLINICS TO MINISTER TO THE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THOSE IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. WE ALSO HAD CAMP SONSHINE NEBRASKA ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO WORK IN HOLDING A CHILDREN'S CAMP FROM THE COMMUNITY CENTERS THAT CONCLUDED WITH A FAMILY NIGHT FOR THE COMMUNITY. THE CHILDREN PERFORMED DRAMAS TO SHOW WHAT THEY HAD LEARNED DURING THE SPECIAL CAMP. WE HAD 120 CHILDREN IN THE FIRST CAMP AND 204 CHILDREN IN THE SECOND CAMP. THERE WERE PROGRAMS FOR THE MOTHERS OF THE CHILDREN TO GIVE ENCOURAGEMENT AND HELP IN PARENTING. WEEKLY STUDIES BY SPECIALISTS WHO ARE INVITED TO SPEAK IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER TO PARENTS WITH GROUPS OF 75 IN ATTENDANCE AT THESE EVENTS. THE COMMUNITY CENTER IS ALSO UTILIZED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AS A SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY FOR SPECIAL COMMUNITY MEETINGS. THESE COMMUNITY CENTERS ARE HUBS OF ACTIVITY FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES.