Our whole team in Kinshasa wishes you a merry Christmas and thanks you for your generosity and prayers which will enable the children to truly enjoy this Christmas after a difficult year and celebrate the birth of our Savior. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

1        Education

The students in Middle School are learning how to use a microscope in biology class.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2        Distribution of Goods/Services to the Poor

A big thank you to all those who are donating extra food for the children’s Christmas celebration, on top of their usual donation.

Thank you also to Mrs. Neema for the coloring books and pencils.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3        Maintenance

Thanks to WeLiftUp, we were able to order a new controller from France for the solar pump, which just got out of customs: https://liftup.com/project/clean-water-for-3000-in-the-congo/

4        Children Program

Fabrice organized an outing to the Kinshasa Zoo for two groups of children who take part of the STEPS program. The kids were thrilled to get to see the animals and also had fun singing non-stop in the bus that drove them to the zoo.

The other teachers are organizing Christmas parties for the children in different parts of Kinshasa.

5        Youth Seminar

Olivier organized an eschatology seminar for some of this youth leaders.

 

Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you. — Mother Teresa (1910–1997)

The way you treat people who are in no position to help you, further you, or benefit you, reveals the true state of your heart. — Mandy Hale

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well. — Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another. — Charles Dickens (1812–1870)