Meet Julia and her little daughter Luana. Julia received a Green Door home this week. Julia's story is a sad one. She was an orphan at age 8. She was eventually given to a grandfather to care for, but he wasn't interested in her welfare. He sold her at age 12 to a man for $7. After she became pregnant with Luana, he didn't want her. She was sold again for $1.50. But when this man realized she was pregnant, he didn't want her. Another set of relatives took her in but wanted to use her on the streets as a prostitute. She came to the church for help....sobbing so much that she struggled to tell her story. It wasn't by accident that God brought her to the Ray of Light project and the Dondo Baptist church. Julia and Luana now have a home of their own and a church family that loves her. Thank you Jeronimo and Noemia for caring for Julia! Thank you donors for giving Julia and Luana a chance to have their own home and a safe place for them to live...be merciful just as your Father is merciful...Luke 6: 36.
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| Julia receives her key to her house from Jeronimo. |
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| Now that is an air conditioned shirt! |
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| Boys at the Green Door house dedication. |
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| Congratulating Pascoa's daughter on her new house! |
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| A neighbor boy at Pascoa's watching the dedication. I am so thankful the children come and hear the Word of God. |
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| And eat cookies too! |
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| More children eating American cookies! |
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| I like to see the boys caring for the babies. |
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| After we dedicate the house, everyone goes inside to see it and pray again. |
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| Pascoa's son. |
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| Hands waiting for a cookie. |
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| The women dancing and singing! Watch the video below. |
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| A father and his son in the Macharote Bible study. It warms my heart to see men seeking God so they can teach their sons about God's plan for their lives for this is the key to change in Mozambique. |
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| The Bible study in Macharote. We have several bairros that the activistas go to during the week to disciple the people in Project Life. There are two American interns in this picture - Morgan and Ashley. Ashley is just getting over malaria. |
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| The people in the Macharote bairro surprised us with a party to say "thank you" to those involved in Project Life. Carlitos, Noemia, Simone, myself and the activistas were invited! |
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| Two of our activistas in uniform - Anapaula and Maria de Fatima. Eating cake of course! |
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| Lately we have seen and heard a wild animal outside of our house but we can't figure out exactly what it is. This is the forest we live by here in Eco Cimento so animals can come visit us on occasion. We think it is a cat-type of animal but we aren't sure exactly what as there are different species. |
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| This is a tree close to our house. Some of the beauty here is so different from where we live in Wyoming! |
