May 2021
Many wonderful things have happened this month, but just as we were about to tell you about it, we heard of the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano and of the lava that was heading towards the city of Goma, where … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Congolese Orphans
April 2021
1 Children Ministry The weekly classes with the children in various parts of Kinshasa continue to be a big inspiration for them. Fabricius is spending a week to train new instructors in Menkao. The pastor of the church where the … Continue reading →
News from March 2021
1 Children Ministry This month, on top of the weekly character-building classes and activities he teaches to his group of children, Jacques organized for them an outing at an amusement park. It was an unforgettable experience for the kids who … Continue reading →
Christmas in Kinshasa
Ministry with children Last year, when schools closed down in Kinshasa because of COVID, Aristote, one of the young people we have been mentoring for several years, took the initiative to use the STEPS program with children in his neighborhood, … Continue reading →
Merry Christmas 2020 and Year End Review
HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE YEAR 2020 This year has been like no other, with the worldwide pandemic that has impacted every continent with loss of lives and economic repercussion like never before. Our hearts go out to those who have lost … Continue reading →
November 2020
1 Education A big thank you to the Rizwan Adatya Foundation for their yearly donation of notebooks and pens. Now that … Continue reading →
Beginning of the new school year — October 2020
1 Education After the exams, the official start of the new school year took place on October 12. USAID, which sponsors our primary school textbooks and ongoing teacher training, … Continue reading →
Back to school for the exams — September 2020
1 Education After only a couple of weeks to prepare, the children took their year-end examinations. If you remember, every single year all our children passed with … Continue reading →
End of Lockdown! — August 2020
1 Education An inspector came to check if our school was properly equipped to respect the guidelines of social distancing such as hand-washing, masks for the children and teachers, and use of a thermo flash thermometer, which it is. … Continue reading →
July 2020
1 Education Our school has, once again, been chosen as an exam center for the 6th graders of the area. The children are now preparing for this exam, the date of which is yet to be set by the … Continue reading →