Fabulousness: November 2019

Philippians 2:5-11 (NIRV)

"As you deal with one another, you should think and act as Jesus did.

In his very nature he was God. Jesus was equal with God. But Jesus didn’t take advantage of that fact. Instead, he made himself nothing. He did this by taking on the nature of a servant. He was made just like human beings. He appeared as a man. He was humble and obeyed God completely. He did this even though it led to his death. Even worse, he died on a cross!

So God lifted him up to the highest place. God gave him the name that is above every name. When the name of Jesus is spoken, everyone will kneel down to worship him. Everyone in heaven and on earth and under the earth will kneel down to worship him.Everyone’s mouth will say that Jesus Christ is Lord. And God the Father will receive the glory." Philippians 2:5-11 (NIRV)

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Give to the Max Day! CATA: Anyi Literacy, Translation, & Training

The wall and outside the CATA Center

CATA: Anyi Literacy, Translation, & Training is a Minnesota non-profit corporation dedicated to literacy, translation, and discipleship training. The translation work has been done by a Minnesota Ivorian, Dr. Ettien Koffi, while the literacy and training take place at the CATA Ivory Coast Center, which is located in a small village in the Ivory Coast.

Our nonprofit serves three major areas in the central eastern region of the Ivory Coast in West Africa. There are nearly One Million people who speak Anyi and our literacy classes are in nearly 100 villages. In 2017, the New Testament was completed and dedicated to the Christian communities in the same areas where our literacy programs are active.

CATA: ALTT raises funds to support the three major legs of our nonprofit:

Literacy programs teach people in the Anyi speaking areas of the Ivory Coast how to read and write in the Anyi language.

Translators produce materials in the Anyi Language to use for teaching and training.

We train lay preachers and local leaders in Christian living principles, public health, social, economic, and environmental developmental practices that will benefit the Anyi communities in rural areas.

Anyi language teachers, local village church pastors, and church lay people come to the CATA Center for teacher training and Christian Discipleship Training Seminars. They stay for free and are provided with meals. However, with only room for two women, we need more space. People come from long distances and when they cannot stay at CATA, it is very difficult for them to attend trainings. One of our major fundraising project is to provide that room for women leaders.

Two of the CATA Center buildings

In addition, it costs about $1,000 for a single classroom to operate for one year and less than $20 per year to support one person in the CATA: ALTT program to learn to read and write. We have more than 4,000 people enrolled in nearly 100 literacy classrooms in three counties in the Ivory Coast.

Please consider joining with us to make these opportunities a reality for the Anyi people of the Ivory Coast by giving through Give to the Max Day! Our Matching Grant has gained momentum!

To contribute to CATA: ALTT's Matching Grant go to https://www.givemn.org/organization/Cata.