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A Bit About Justa!

This is Justa! She is a 17 year old girl who lives in Mwanza, Tanzania with her mother. The sole provider for their family is her mother, a tailor.

Justa enjoys skipping rope, eating chapati and chips, learning the Word of God, and playing handball with her friends. Her favorite Bible verse is Matthew 7:7, and her best friends are Angel and Sumai. Justa aspires to be a teacher when she grows up because she loves helping people learn.

It is our greatest joy to hear about the graduation of children out of our program. We know that they were diligent, persevered, worked hard despite the adversity they faced outside the walls of our CarePoints. Now they are coming out of the program wise and capable adults who love the Lord.

Our child sponsorship program makes a way for kids to have hope, instills self-confidence, and a sense of purpose. Most of the children in our program have not had the opportunity to read the Bible and know the Lord personally before coming to the CarePoint, yet they walk away with a knowledge and love for the Lord. Through sponsorship, they have the opportunity to go to school and get a good education, to break the cycle of poverty, vulnerability, and AIDS. These kids now have more opportunities and hope for a better future.

We have seen not only our kids but their whole families transformed because of the work that God does through Christ’s Hope. Families have had someone walking alongside them, helping them care for their children, giving support physically, financially, mentally, and spiritually. Broken families have found a new strength in Christ and our prayer is that they would pass that on to the next generations.

A Bit About Alisio!

This is Alisio! He is a 6 year old boy who lives in Johannesburg, South Africa, and lives with his mother and two siblings. Alisio’s father left after his mother told him that she was pregnant and she has never seen him again. Alisio’s mother is currently unemployed but is sometimes able to do other people’s laundry for money. They rent a tiny back room in a shack that can barely fit a bed for the 4 of them to share in their room.  

Alisio loves to play with cars, take his afternoon nap, and play on the jungle gym at his CarePoint. His favorite food is pap and milk and he is known for being shy and quiet. Alisio would like to be a policeman when he grows up to help protect his community. 

Uganda recently hosted a local fundraising campaign that raised funds to provide mattresses for the children in one of our CarePoints in Uganda. After our CareGivers did home visits, they saw that most of the children’s sleeping situations were alarming. Very few children had a mattress, and many didn’t even have a blanket to sleep under. Most of the children just slept on a mat on the floor.

A Bit About Sabina!

This is Sabina! This is Sabina! She is an 8 year old girl who lives in Nairobi, Kenya, and lives with her mother, aunt and three cousins. Sabina’s mother relocated Sabina and herself to the aunts house because Sabina’s father abused alcohol causing him to mistreat Sabina and her mother. Sadly, Sabina struggles psychologically after the abuse her father put her through. Sabina’s aunt is now the sole provider for the family.

Sabina loves skipping rope, eating chapati and beans, playing with other children and her favorite bible verse is John 3:16. Sabina would like to be a Doctor when she grows up to help people who are sick.

A Bit About Andrew!

This is Andrew! He is a 5 year old boy who lives in Nairobi, Kenya, and lives with his mother and his seven other siblings. Andrew’s father is not around so his mother is the sole provider. She does casual work around town but still struggles to afford clothes for the children.

Andrew loves playing with his toys, eating corn meal and veggies, and his favorite Bible verse John 3:16. Andrew would like to be a police officer when he grows up so he can maintain law and order. Lastly, he is still getting used to attending the CarePoint but has been enjoying it!

We hope that through our “behind the picture” blog posts, you will learn more about our children’s lives, be better equipped to pray for their personal struggles, and that one of their stories will touch you and ultimately lead to sponsorship.

We continually talk about the children in our CarePoints and the things they learn, but we do not often talk about how we prepare them for life after they graduate out of our program.

We recently started what we call a, “Life Skills Program”, which is for our older students who are about to graduate out of our sponsorship program. These young adults are able to attend life skill courses where they learn different skills that will help them in their life as an adult and in the working world. The life skills centers teach them things like:

1. Career opportunities: baking, tailoring, computer knowledge, taxi and motorcycle training, hair cutting and more
2. Career guidance
3. The importance of education
4. Money management and savings
5. Critical thinking, planning and problem solving

A Bit About Don!

This is Don! Don is a 9 year old boy who lives in Nairobi, Kenya. He lives with his mother and two siblings after the death of his father. After Don’s father passed away, Don and his family were chased away from their home by his uncle because his mother wouldn’t marry him. The uncle took everything from Don and his family including the family business so his mother has been doing odd jobs for money.

Don loves playing football, ugali (an African porridge), and his best friend is David. His favorite Bible verse is Psalms 23:1 and he loves the story of Noah. He helps around the house by washing dishes and fetching water. Lastly, he is very happy and chatty in his CarePoint!

A Bit About Kenya!

Kenya is located in East Africa and is a very diverse place. It touches the Indian Ocean and is mostly desert, but it is also very mountainous.

Beryl lives in Kisumu, Kenya which is the third largest city in Kenya. The temperature is anywhere from the low 60s to high 80s and they experience both a dry and a wet season. The homes in Kisumu, Kenya are usually made of mud and/or corrugated metal sheets and the terrain is typically very rocky and dry. The children within our CarePoints in Kenya rarely have electricity or running water in their home, so they have lots of long walks to the nearest well, or other water source, and in any type of weather.

How to Pray for Don!

1. Please pray for Don and his family members. Pray for them as they have gone through such hardship and try to recover from it.
2. Pray that God would help Don excel in his studies and that he would continue to learn and grow in school.
3. Pray that God would provide a good job for Don’s mother. Pray that He would provide exactly what she needs and that he would provide enough money for their family.
4. Lastly, pray that Beryl would be sponsored and that she would be given hope through sponsorship. Pray that God would bring the perfect sponsor for Beryl and that they would have an amazing and lasting relationship. Most importantly, please pray that all of this would ultimately lead her to Christ.

Here at Christ’s Hope, we get the opportunity to learn about our children’s lives. It can be extremely hard and overwhelming to hear some of the hurt that these children have had to go through and endure, but then other parts bring such joy and encouragement.

We want you to be able to see a little peak into these children’s lives as well! So we came up with the idea of “behind the picture”. This is a way that we can share more about the kids who still need to be sponsored and a little background on their history and life. We hope this is an encouragement to you all and so you can deeply pray for these children!

A Bit About Beryl!

This is Beryl! Beryl is a 6 year old girl who lives in Kisumu, Kenya. She lives with her grandmother because both of her parents passed away from different tragic accidents. Her grandmother is elderly but is still the breadwinner for this family. Beryl loves skipping rope, cornmeal with fish, and her friend Ann. Her favorite Bible verse is John 3:16 because, “It is the story of Jesus” and because, “He loves her”. She helps around the house by washing dishes and feeding their chickens. Lastly, she is very responsible and active in her CarePoint!

A Bit About Kenya!

Kenya is located in East Africa and is a very diverse place. It touches the Indian Ocean and is mostly desert, but it is also very mountainous.

Beryl lives in Kisumu, Kenya which is the third largest city in Kenya. The temperature is anywhere from the low 60s to high 80s and they experience both a dry and a wet season. The homes in Kisumu, Kenya are usually made of mud and/or corrugated metal sheets and the terrain is typically very rocky and dry. The children within our CarePoints in Kenya rarely have electricity or running water in their home, so they have lots of long walks to the nearest well, or other water source, and in any type of weather.