GATE HOUSE FURAHA COMPOSITE PROGRAMMES/ MINISTRIES 2006

Current composite programs/ ministries include the below:

1. Furaha Sports: Talent identification, talent development and entertainment activities – Miscellaneous Games, Amateur Sports and Athletics.
   
   
2. Furaha Gospel Music and Dance: Physical workout and stress release therapy and entertainment activities – Exercise; Music presentations; Dance parties and Music mixing.
   
   
3. Furaha Contact: Information and Godly counsel dispensing activities - Website/ Blog site networks; phone and text help lines; email and chat groups.
   
   
4. Furaha Excursion: Leisure and similar activities – Youth camps/ weekends away, theme park visits/ trips, pleasure fairs ETC.
   
   
5. Furaha Bible Academy: Christian devotion activities focused on establishing what's important from scripture – Bible study, Testimonies, Personal prayer life, and Personal witness.
   
   
6. Furaha Outreach: Christian devotion activities focused on reaching every “people group” with the Christian Gospel - Distributing Bibles, Jesus videos, Magazines and other literature; Responding to the questions of passersby, Working among new social environments and people (Missions).
   
   
7. Furaha Group Prayer: Intercessory activities - Prayer lines, Prayer and fasting calendar, Prayer visitation and Intercessors group.
   
   
8. Furaha Gist: Debate and news publication activities such as: Essay Writing, Research, Presentation, Project work and other activities focused on current events, novel debate, views and commentary.
   
   
9. Furaha community service: Activities promoting and organizing miscellaneous voluntary community service such as:
   Reading Help for children aged 6-11 etc. Visit sick and elderly people of all ages, cultures and background to provide comfort etc. Cooking and Baking for occasions or institutions etc. Engage in Maintenance and cleaning of Churches, schools etc. Participate in fundraising activities such as in car boots and bucket shakes. ETC.
   
   
10. Furaha Resource confluence: co-operative membership activities –
    Credit Union of a restricted membership whose aim is very short-term, based on the values of self-responsibility (improve their financial health and capacity via saving and fund pooling), self-help, social responsibility and caring for others (charitable donations).
    Car Club runs on a members-only basis involving carpooling or ride sharing.
    Business Notice board owned by its members for their mutual gain. The aim is to arrange miscellaneous goods and/or services exchange.
    
    
11. Furaha Art and culture: Art and Cultural expression and explorative activities – Fashion parade and picture exchange; Cuisine sampling and recipe publication; Language and literature; Photography, paintings and fine art ETC.
    
    
12. Furaha Theatre: Film and Drama activities – Youth drama, Film shooting, documentary and bible based comedy and other pleasurable Christian film viewing ETC.
    
    
13. Furaha Bridge Grid: Ministry and Leadership development activities involving –Contribution to Gate House Furaha vision and goals; Responsibility volunteering for development in talent/ gift and experience; Leadership training; mentoring for on going progress management and spiritual growth.
    
    
14. Youth Deck: Gate House Furaha youth partnership and networking activities involving - Information exchange, bridging various youth visions and plans as well as organizing joint events.
    
    
15. Furaha Social: Gathering for relaxed conversation, informal leisure and pleasure activities involving –Special Guest invitations and outreach at: dinner events; open air barbeque feasts; parties; evening hangouts at recreational spots in and out of town.
    
    
16. Furaha Special Youth Needs support: Intermediary activities between Furaha Contact and different support channels. Involving handling enquires, addressing incidents, facilitating necessary contact and appointments;
    Support Agenda:
    Identity issues: Bulling and discrimination in schools/ college, Street gangs, Citizenship and immigration. ETC
    Health issues: Mental health, Drug addiction, sexually transmitted illness and unwanted pregnancy. ETC
    Financial issues: Housing and employment. ETC
    
    
17. Furaha Vocation and Career Guild: Associations to promote different vocation disciplines through Furaha Contact and Furaha Social. Involving students in institutions of higher learning and prospecting students; academia and practitioners.
    
    Channels:
    Online: discussions, counseling and references to information resources.
    Social events: Various presentations and face to face discussions.
    
    Guild Agenda:
    Progress through education life: Study and career advice, scholarship fund advice, peer grouping ETC.
    Employment issues: Advice on employment landscape and opportunities, CVs, interviews ETC.
    Work place issues: Dealing with discrimination of nationality, Christian faith, gender, social class, ethnic group or important previous life experiences. Guidance on Christian - work ethics, work- life balance, conflicts at work, ETC.