Homes of Hope is now Open

I sit here not knowing how to start or how to put down into words what has been experienced in the last few days here in Burundi.

Saturday May 15th 2010 as a team of 8 ordinary people from Australia we visited the 1st village being constructed by Villages of Life in Cibitoke Burundi to assist Youth for Christ Burundi in their mission to train up a generation of Godly leaders for Burundi. 2 years in construction and 4 field visits and the day that means the most has come. The day we can welcome into the first home a widow who has chosen to sacrifice her life in the service of loving and caring for 6 orphans, can there ever by a sacrifice more fitting of our praise and encouragement and a sacrifice more rewarding!

Anastasia is a widow from Cibitoke and has a smile as large as the love she has in her heart for these children. She came out of the front door of her new home with both hands waving and a baby strapped to her back and 5 other children following. Anastasia moved into the home 10 days ago and already the children have bonded to her so well.
Rachael is our second mum and she will move into the second home as soon as the next 5 to 6 children have been through the very thorough selection criteria to ensure the children are genuine orphans.

Youth for Christ is doing amazing work here.

Please consider if you would like to partner with us to bless these children and their new mums.

Project sponsorship is only AUD$60.00 per month.

Time does not allow me and word cannot explain all that has happened here in the past 4 days. So here are some dot points.

We arrived to smiling faces and a bunch of flowers each. On Friday night we had a welcoming dinner with the traditional Burundian drummers. Saturday we went to Cibitoke and placed the name plaque, welcomed in the first mum with gifts of clothing, did a clothes and food distribution and experience what a guest house is like in the poorest province in the 4th poorest country with no running water and very limited food options. So here are some photos of our Burundi leg so far.

Today we go to Gitega to see the other orphanage of Youth for Christ which has now been operating for 3 years with school and medical clinic attached.

Sorry for no photos yet. I have been on 3 different internet connections for the last 3 hours and still can’t get it to work.

Time for lunch and off to Gitega.

Hey this is Burundi!

Now in Kong Kong I can finally upload photos

Enjoy.

Blessings Ted Bosveld