Dear Friends of Assist International,

I write this letter having just returned from Jinja, Uganda at the headwaters of the Nile River. Many people associate the Nile with Egypt, Moses, and the deliverance of God's people. Some think only of the Nile in terms of epic motion pictures with big stars from the past like Charlton Heston, confining the significance of the Nile to "Hollywood" productions. To me the Nile will always be associated with deliverance from bondage and despair.

When I travel to the Nile I do not go as a tourist, or to relax and take a break in a beautiful place of Biblical significance. I visit the Nile River in Uganda because it is the home of two amazing villages for orphaned children. These villages are comprised of nearly 25 homes funded by supporters of Assist International.

Uganda has had a tough history from the time of Idi Amin through the more recent problems with Joseph Koney and the LRA, which has been abducting children into their army and displacing over 1.5 million people. Some of the children in our family villages were rescued from the clutches of the LRA where they were forced to commit heinous acts of violence and were torn away from their community. Through the building of these villages, children have been put back into nurturing families full of hope, security and care. Others are receiving new families after their family of origin fell victim to HIV/AIDS.

Here at the Nile, once again there is deliverance for God's precious ones, and an exodus from despair, slavery, and hopelessness.

I seldom find it difficult to make financial requests on behalf of children in such dire need. In contrast, I always find it difficult to engage in requests for our own needs as a humanitarian missions organization. Raising money for orphan projects is easy; raising money to administrate the gifts and facilitate the work is always difficult. When you stop to think about it, every good organization needs a base of operation. In order to forward donated goods those goods have to have an efficient point of collection and distribution. I trust you can see the direct link between supporting AI at home and accomplishing projects oversees.

This is why we undertook the building of a distribution center in Central California. It is a tool to do the work God has assigned us to do. Last year we completed phase I of this operation that helped us increase the amount of donated goods we could accept.

Now we are in the process of building phase II to provide additional space and to maximize your investment for the future. Your investment in A.I. at home will ensure that we have the needed facilities to do the work you have partnered in with us for so long. It will allow us to advance into the future without hindrance. Your investment in A.I. at home directly effects the most needy overseas.

Will you please join us in completing this Distribution Center so that further deliverance from despair can be facilitated on the banks of the Nile for God's precious children?

Stand with me please,

Bob Pagett

Dear Friends of Assist International:

This Spring found Assist International doing life-saving projects in Djibouti (East Africa), Mali (West Africa), and four hospital projects in Vietnam. These projects are giving life and hope to so many! Dr. Cat from Khanh Hoa Provincial Hospital in Vietnam said:

"The Cardiac Ultrasound that we received is the best gift. It has been working very well and is a big help for children's heart disease diagnosis in Khanh Hoa. Looking at the crowd of children and their parents at the clinics, I can see the hope in their eyes. Without this chance, many of these heart patient children can never afford diagnosis and treatment."

There is nothing more satisfying than to know that with your help, we can save lives and give people a hope and a future. These projects will ensure that lives can be saved each day for years to come. Thank you for being a partner with Assist International.

Bob Pagett,
President & Founder
Assist International
www.assistinternational.org