Mozambique in a week
PART IV:
The orphanage.
I want to wrap up my trip to Mozambique by referring back to the video I posted of the orphanage. It is hard to express the magnitude of need that is there. My team and I had the opportunity to stay and sleep with the 23 orphans on a reed mat. The fact that they are living in some of the most fertile land in Africa, but because of lack of water access, their gardens struggle, leaving them with less free nutrients, really causes one to dream of a better way of life if water access is possible. And it is. There are 78 other orphans living in the bush, warding off wild lions and other animals, eating insects and other foods, waiting for Jaco (the missionary) to gather enough money to come and bring them to the tent orphanage. They have been waiting since February 2007. The chief gave them plenty of land, and the vision is to house 100 kids in cottage style houses, equipped with schools. But for now, it is just three meager tents, and lots of dirt. And it will remain like that if we don’t help. So, even if you’ve watched the video once or twice, perhaps even three times, watch it again, and ask the Lord how you can help.
http://rubiepalmer.theworldrace.org/index.asp?filename=mozambique-orphanage-needs-your-help
Hope. It is the assurance of something not yet experienced. Lean into hope. God will provide for His children. He does not disappoint.
