One of the first things I did when I got back was visit the feeding centre in Buhozi with our FH driver Israel. You may remember from a previous post that the feeding centre in Buhozi is a non-FH funded centre that feeds approx. 70 malnourished children in a community just outside of Bukavu. It is funded by our ex-Country Director’s Church and was over seen by his wife Katie. If you remember, I am taking care of the finances till August and Israel is purchasing and delivering the food as well as general centre related issues.
It was a Friday holiday and Israel needed to take the remainder of January’s food to the mama’s who cook and care for the children. Unfortunately, due to the holiday, things were getting a slow start and they weren’t really ready for visitors. Some of the children came and played this neat game in the courtyard with a ball and several beans. I of course took pictures, which always causes a scene as the children push at each other to “see” the photo on the screen.
It is hard being stuck in the office always working on the behind the scenes but never actually seeing the change that is occurring in our fields. So even though the feeding centre is not an FH project, it is good for me to see how God’s love is played out in communities here in Congo.
One of the Mama's with a load of food for the month of January
The game with the ball and the beans
It was a Friday holiday and Israel needed to take the remainder of January’s food to the mama’s who cook and care for the children. Unfortunately, due to the holiday, things were getting a slow start and they weren’t really ready for visitors. Some of the children came and played this neat game in the courtyard with a ball and several beans. I of course took pictures, which always causes a scene as the children push at each other to “see” the photo on the screen.
It is hard being stuck in the office always working on the behind the scenes but never actually seeing the change that is occurring in our fields. So even though the feeding centre is not an FH project, it is good for me to see how God’s love is played out in communities here in Congo.
One of the Mama's with a load of food for the month of January
The game with the ball and the beans
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