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By Scott Hafemann, President,
Mission:Chad
I have been a faculty member at Christian colleges and seminaries for almost 30 years. There is no Christian school I know of that makes money. Colleges and seminaries cannot pay their bills from student fees alone. Even schools like Harvard constantly raise money. But because of the poverty of the people that the Shalom Evangelical School of Theology (ESTES) serves, even though it is the top Christian school in the country, it has no substantial "donor-base" in Chad.
Classroom building ESTES campus
Because of your help, Mission Chad is the largest supporter of those needs at ESTES that are most difficult for any school to raise: salaries (in these hard times of famine and floods in Chad, the faculty has gone without pay for several months in the last two years!), infrastructure (like gas for the generator so they can have electricity!), and supplies (from books to motor scooters!). These needs are not flashy, and we cannot put our name on them; but they make the difference between life and death for a school.
ESTES Bible College
In addition to the difficulties of meeting the day to day needs of the school, enrollment in the accredited B.A. program at ESTES is down this year from 44 students to 39. Given the droughts and floods of last year, it is very difficult at the moment for churches to send their students. This highlights the need for Mission:Chad's new initiative of providing funding for 2 new student scholarships at ESTES. Through your sacrificial gifts, we will be able to expand even further the reach of the Gospel in Chad. Please join with us in this exciting new ministry opportunity!
ESTES Women's School
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