I would like to share some excerpts from a note Mike wrote. I think it is a good summary of where we are at right now.
I wanted to give you an update on how things are going on here in Rwanda. For starters, we now have 14 boys in the Home of Innocence and about 80 kids in the At Risk program. All but two of the boys in the home are sponsored and about 35 of the kids in the At Risk program are sponsored. Things have been going great here and we only expect them to get better.
Last year, we had four teams come form the states on short term missions trips. They built a basketball court at a school, provided 6 laptop computers and three printers to 3 different schools, provided hundreds of pounds of food to five different orphanages, provided beds and bedding to two orphanages, shared the gospel with hundreds of kids, loved on thousands of kids (many of whom are orphans), did VBS type events for all of the sponsored kids in our programs, and encouraged teachers, pastors, missionaries, orphans, caretakers, street children, and government officials. Already this year we have helped close to 100 students go to school, served about 400 meals, and provided housing and care for the 14 kids at the Home of Innocence.
As you can see, God has and continues to use TTI to minister to vulnerable and hurting people, here in Rwanda. All of this happens because of the generosity of the folks there in the USA.
On the other hand, all of this is very costly and the needs that go unmet are overwhelming most days. I must say that the stress we feel is difficult to bear at times. Please keep us in your prayers and encourage others to pray for us too. Living in Rwanda has proved to be every bit as expensive as we expected (and then some). Please be praying for our finances.
In conclusion, God is doing great things here and prayer is the key to seeing Him do more.
God Bless You,
Michael McColm
Michael McColm