It takes a village ...

Pastor M praying for this sweet, single mama of 3. 2 of her girls are her own, one is her niece that she is raising like her own after her sister died when the baby was only one.

It is always a privilege to visit the village with Pastor M and his wife. Last week we were able to visit and pray for 2 families. Both families were single moms that fight hard for their kids. On the day we visited, all the kids were home from school. When asked why, they responded that it was a field trip day which required money – money that they did not have to send their kids on the field trip.  So the children stayed home. But that also meant that the moms stayed home from work because they had no one to look after the children. So they lost a day’s pay. We are working with Pastor Milton and his brother to stop this cycle. Milton’s brother is currently building a school that should open in January 2020. It will be an approved school with the ministry of education. It will offer a Christian education, an after-school program, as well as, feed the children a healthy meal. Please join us in praying for the school as it goes through the approval process with the government and for many children to be sponsored to be able to attend. For some it will be the first time that they have ever gone to school. If you would like to sponsor a child, please give through CTEN at the link below. Include school sponsorship in the note section to indicate your desire to support a child's education. Thank you!

www.cten.org/carlnorton/

The outside sink is where dishes and clothes are washed.

Helping her mama with the dishes.

After seeing so many children in the orphanages with no family to take them in when the mother cannot care for them, it was a blessing to see how this mama rose to the occasion to care for her niece, even though, finances are very tight.

This is a very poor area in this village. You can see where the lady is at the door to her property. The silver door at the far right of photo is the dump for the entire area.

Praying that this dear family will come to know the hope that is found in Jesus. They are standing in their house with concrete floor and block walls that they were blessed with.

This is their house before. Dirt floor and sheet metal walls. They now use this as their kitchen and dining area.

Joy!

The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.

Psalm 28:7

Every time I see a child smile, my heart fills with joy! I can't help but praise the Lord and thank him for this joy that floods my soul.

Some precious moments from this week at Treasures of God.

 

Fresh air, sunny skies, and swinging make for awesome outside therapy!!

I promise she really was enjoying our time on the trampoline!

Such a sweet smile, such a sweet girl!!

Bubble fun always brings a smile, too!!