Ubuntu: I am who I am only because of others.

This truth of relational interdependence (as God intended) has never been more profoundly experienced than this year.

As we close out 2020, I want to pause and thank you for being part of our Neema community by investing in the lives of others - those who are far too often overlooked and forgotten. Looking back on this year, we have experienced incredible challenges, but we have also experienced God’s abundant grace.

As we look forward to 2021, we are excited to share a small change that we feel will have a big impact. Our recurring giving community, the Tribe, will now be called The Grace Collective. While the word Tribe in the African culture can communicate a sense of separation, we hope this name change to The Grace Collective will better symbolize a sense of connection and the African philosophy of Ubuntu: a group of individuals who are choosing to weave their lives into others so that they become who God created them to be.

In Swahili, Neema means grace, and it was God’s grace that got us through this year. We are incredibly grateful to you for your ongoing support and encouragement and for God‘s provision through you. We are grateful for God’s protection, his direction, and his continued guidance.

Join The Grace Collective now, become a part of the connection, and help others like Maureen reach their full potential.

Gratefully,

Melinda Snow

Interim Executive Director