About Us
It began in 2002 when we both volunteered at newly opened and poorly equipped orphanage outside of Kigali for 100 street or orphaned boys. We felt called to minister to the orphans of the civil war to hopefully prevent them from becoming another army seeking revenge and committing another genocide.
In 2004 we began to help the older boy’s form the same orphanage that had either gone back to the streets or were too old to remain at the orphanage and had not received enough life skills to sustain themselves. So we started a transition house for 15 young men and put them through job training for two years. We are now on our second group of teenage boys and there are 7 of them, they are either in primary, secondary or trade school. Our goal is of course for them to become self sustaining and contributing members of society who are also a positive influence on other youth.
In 2005 we started a small sewing school as 1 donor gave us 6 sewing machines. We allowed widows with young children to attend the school for free and hope they will be able to start their own business after completing the programs. We also assist some of them with school fees and food as they are trying to become self sufficient. That same year we also started to assist widow’s families where the mother was either HIV positive or mentally traumatized from the Genocide and they could not work or go to school. We provide for all of their needs as a mercy ministry.
We also own property and hope to build a housing complex on it that can improve the standard of living for the families and orphans we assist and so that we do not need to rent housing long term.
And so the journey continues...
2 Peter 3: 11b - 12a
"What kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming."
About Rwanda
Rwanda, in east-central Africa, is surrounded by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, and Burundi. It is slightly smaller than Maryland. Steep mountains and deep valleys cover most of the country. Lake Kivu in the northwest, at an altitude of 4,829 ft (1,472 m), is the highest lake in Africa. Extending north of it are the Virunga Mountains, which include the volcano Karisimbi (14,187 ft; 4,324 m), Rwanda's highest point. With a population of 9 million people, Rwanda is the most densely populated country in Africa. It has gone through several Genocides since the 1950's the largest being in 1994 when almost 1 million people were killed in 100 days. It was first colonized by the Germans and then by Belgium. It has three official languages, Kinyarwanda, French, and English. It is mainly an agricultural based country with the main products being coffee and tea. It is also known for its mountain Gorilla's that Diane Fossey worked with and they are its main tourist attraction.
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