liftthechildren

We were in Mozambique looking at a site for a possible children’s home. It was a hot day and the local natives had kindly prepared a lunch for us. As we finished looking over the land, we were directed to a large tree under which two ladies were cooking a meal. I could not recognize [ . . . ]

We help one group in Kibera that cares for a large number of children however the children had no place to play. We determined that we would provide a concrete play area for them. I soon discovered that you can’t just order concrete in Africa; you have to make your own. First I found a [ . . . ]

One of our orphanages is named Imani Children’s Home. The lady who started it was a beautiful model who abandoned her career to care for children. She started with seven street children and took them into her tiny room. Her name is Faith and her love for children is overwhelming. She has been doing it [ . . . ]

In Africa one of the greatest struggles is obtaining water. Periods of drought will destroy crops and kill livestock. Clean drinking water is very difficult to obtain in remote areas. People will often draw their water from creeks whose water is  absolutely brown with silt. The hauling of water is a daily chore for a [ . . . ]

Almost all the orphanages we sustain suffer from over-crowding. Today we visited one such home that had 68 children. When I only saw 15 beds I asked how they managed. “We place 4 children in every bed and the rest sleep on the floor” That may seem harsh but the reality is that the alternative [ . . . ]

Walking through a slum named Kayoli we were going through a garbage dump and found an infant who had been discarded. As we picked him up it was apparent that he was in very poor shape. His face was shrivelled and his tiny hands were wrinkled. We quickly took him to the hospital to find [ . . . ]

On my first trip to Uganda, as I had never been there and didn’t know anybody in the country, I thought I would save time in locating the needy children by visiting the relief organizations in the country who were presently working with children. Surely they would know the worst areas of need. I found [ . . . ]

We had informed the villagers of Amaya, deep in the interior of Ethiopia, that we would visit their village. We were held up elsewhere throughout the day and determined that we might not have the time to visit them .  Despite the delay we felt impressed that we should still seek out the village. As [ . . . ]

Aids is a terrible plague which affects so many more than the participants. We have children under our care that are orphans due to the fact that both of the parents have succumbed to the infection. We have children who are born with the affliction having received it through a deceased parent.  In Ethiopia we [ . . . ]