The Giving Hope (ZOE) orphan families

Today was amazingly eventful as we toured the 3rd year of the Giving Hope Program.  We have been a part of this through ZOE ministry already supporting the program up to this point.  Our goal is to adopt 1,000 more orphans who will begin the first year and walk with them to the third year of independence, a journey from hunger, isolation, abuse, and hopelessness, to hope, independence, community, faith, and life.  We toured a cassava plantation and later a coffee plantation run by the orphan families, saw homes, animals, the orphans themselves adopting other children, and communities created that provided security, education, food, and so much more.  This photo is the last part of the day when many of the orphans and their created families met with us.  They danced for and with us, sang, did some dramas they use to teach the younger children about aids and possible abuse, and fellowshipped in a remarkable way.  The event ended as we held hands and prayed together in Jesus Name.  I am convinced that God is leading us to step up in Rwanda as we get to partner with Jesus in the amazing recovery of a nation that has been wracked by genocide, civil war, and disease.  These children were born the first time in a season of strife and despair, through Giving hope they are being born again to a life of hope because Churches like ours are listening to the voice of Jesus.