To our family, friends, supporters, brothers & sisters in Christ . . .
Walking home from class today, I found a girl huddled against the side of a building sobbing. I asked her what was wrong and she told me she'd just learned that her mother had died. She'd been suffering for months.
I walked the girl to the office to meet with our vice headmaster about getting transport home. Along the way, we talked about her mother's faith and involvement in church. It makes it so much easier to comfort a suffering child when you know the parent is in the arms of Jesus.
We've lost a couple of students and a number of family members of students this year. Do be in prayer for them, as this can often times cause real disturbances to their opportunity for an education. Many times an older girl is expected to return home and pick up the mother's duties to younger siblings. A boy is expected to return home to do the husband's work. In all cases, change in the financial picture adds a lot of stress to the student.
We are grateful for your support that allows us to use a portion of our stipend to help in these emergency situations: transport to funerals, funds during transition, etc.
May God bless you as you tender your heart to the will of God.
Love,
Gary (and Joanne)
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