ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW presented by: Tlhalefo Gary Pelotshweu Chief Programs Officer

ABOUT LOVE BOTSWANA OUTREACH MISSION Love Botswana Outreach Mission is the result of Drs. Jerry and Jana Lackey missionary work in Botswana since Core Values - Faith, Integrity, Relationships, Excellence Vision – Developing leaders for Africa Mission – To inspire, build and launch people through faith, integrity, relationships and excellence that will purify, transform and ignite individuals to impact the nations. Objectives To bring all men to the saving knowledge of Christ. To help individuals and their families move from a state of crisis to self- empowerment. To support government and other humanitarian initiatives by filling in the gap where government needs NGO support.

WHAT WE DO Love Botswana Outreach Mission is the umbrella organization responsible for the management of all programmes developed and implemented by its three associated entities. I.The Village Church, Maun – evangelical programmes II.Okavango International School – pre-primary, primary and secondary English Medium school III.Lorato House – social welfare and community development programmes IV.International Volunteers V.Communications Programmes

I. The Village Church The church carries out the evangelistic aims of the Trust. Maun Branch: A non-denominational, multi-racial, multinational, full- gospel church to an international congregation. Attendance averages 300 adults and 300 children. Branch Church Program: 11 branch churches Love Botswana Bible Institute: A small school meets at the Maun Branch as a program of the Church with 15 to 20 in attendance. Pastoral Ministries (Pastoral Care, Women’s, Men’s, Praise & Worship, Prayer): Serves the congregation of over 600 people in a year.

II. Okavango International School- OIS Formerly Ngamiland Christian academy, established in early 1990s. Changed to OIS in 2003 and secondary education curriculum was added OIS is a private English Medium School that provides education from preschool to form 5 level. Aims to be renowned for its environmental focus and development of godly character in the lives of its students. Current enrolment of 232 students; 69 boarders. Its student body is 65% Batswana, 35% other African nationals

III. Lorato House Est. in 2004 in order to carry out the aims of the Trust through the provision of programs that address the social welfare and community needs for disadvantaged children, youth and their families in the community so that they can move from crisis to self-sufficiency. Education and Empowerment : BOCODOL and DOSET, MAATLA (strength) Project Community Outreach: Operation Blessing, Visitations and counselling; 500 persons assisted per year through programme OVC CARE Lorato House, Support a family, Support a child Children’s Ministry Est in 1999, 300 children attend weekly Youth Empowerment Reach4Life, International Award for Young People, Creative Arts Ministry, Fire by Night, Young Adult Program

IV. International Volunteers A program to attract and develop international volunteers who wished to engage in cross-cultural ministry. Individual missionaries as well as teams from organizations with similar goals as the Trust have participated in the program through the years.

V. Communications/ Media Production A prefab and recording/media equipment were donated to begin a production studio, Studio 7; currently in partnership with United Christian Broadcasters (UCB), Studio 7 serves as UCB Botswana and is designed to become a media training hub for Zambia, Zimbabwe and Angola, Namibia and surrounding areas. In Studio 7 we record production for the Village Church; Sunday sermons and things for the community when requested Currently radio airtime is purchased from RB2, the national youth radio station, to air practical spiritual growth programs when funds are available. A quarterly devotional magazine, Word for Today, is published through contributions from UCB, Africa and the sale of advertisements in the magazine copies per circulation.

FUTURE PLANS FOR THE COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION

LIFE CENTRE

Future plans cont… In partnership with UCB Africa studio seven shall be a media training hub to carry out the vision of UCB Africa to train men and women from Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia and other surrounding nations Studio Seven continues to seek possibilities to obtain broadcast licensing in the future which would allow us to operate a commercial faith-based radio station Production of a youth edition Word for Today in 2013 Employment of more staff to sell and collect adverts More recordings at The Life Centre with new efficient equipment Production of children’s programs

Challenges Funding: the organization is not able to print as many Word for Today copies as desired. Government refusal to license Funding to employ people