The Northern California Chapter of WFWP held its annual Schools of Africa fundraiser at the beautiful home of the LeRoy family.
Kristina Seher, head of the local Principled Academy, presented a moving video showing how the untiring work of the Japanese WFWP missionaries who built successful schools in eight African countries have impacted the lives of African children.
"Mozambique is a country still scarred by the ravages of a past 17-year-long war," Pat Fleischman said. "The Japanese women have especially toiled for years to turn their small Sun of Mozambique School into a so-much-needed K-12 institution, so that underserved children can receive outstanding and affordable education."
The uplifting afternoon, which included prayers, Japanese songs and origami work, concluded with a silent auction to help the school purchase two copy machines, which will be used to provide students with free copies of textbooks and other learning materials. The auction raised over $5,000.