LifeNets Developing Nations Scholarship Fund Yard Sale Sponsored by the Ft. Wayne, IN United Church of God Posted May 24, 2007 The United Church of God Fort Wayne, Indiana  garage sale held May 11th and 18th  to benefit the children of UCG members through the LifeNets Developing Nations Scholarship Fund.  UCG  members donated items over the space of several weeks and, together with a follow-up bake sale. Pictured from left are Peggy Moss, Bea Rau, Lori Hermann (at whose home in Fort Wayne the sale took place) and her daughter Myka. For several years LifeNets has been helping deserving young adults in Malawi, Zambia, South Africa, Latin America and other places with scholarships. We first established a means for young people to have better economic opportunity in Latin America. A vital key to achieve this is to become educated beyond secondary school. The alternative to an education is facing a 75% unemployment rate in an economy that pays a salary of $125 a month, for example, in El Salvador.  The cost of going to university is unreachable for most young people in the Latin American countries. Yet, by US costs, the rates are manageable. We started the first phase of school funding when visiting El Salvador in August 2001 when LifeNets awarded more one half year’s tuition for 21 students to study at universities. The cost was $4,100 which provided tuition to study dentistry, architecture, accounting, marketing, law, business administration, computer science, education, and more. What value! For what costs to fund a student at a good quality university for half a year in the United States, one can educate 21 students in El Salvador.  Along with concerned individuals, Ambassador Bible Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, young adults clubs, United Church of God congregations in Phoenix, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Lafayette, Ind., Charlotte, Bismarck, Wichita and other places, all joined in with fundraisers to finance the startup. LifeNets has helped finance more students in Peru and Colombia. Then we expanded to help educate young people in Mexico. Perhaps you or your church, service club or group would like to sponsor some of our needs. Please e-mail us at scholarships@lifenets.org. Special thanks to Lori Hermann and Peggy Moss for organizing this event!