A Report from the Field

We have a story to share with you our partners this month about a beautiful little girl and her widowed mother living in the village of Tintilou in Burkina Faso. Many of the orphans and widows we support are in need of the most basic necessities of life: food, clothes, and water. It is also worth mentioning that in this country that is mostly Muslim, the orphans and widows are treated with little if any respect and left on their own by their culture and their government. We here at RDM-Child’s Hope have a heart to help those “outcasts” in Burkina and show them the love and light of our Lord Jesus!

     Irene and her mother, Justine, were one of many orphans and widows in their area. They heard about our work with the poor in Burkina, and came to us to share her story.  Irene’s father died of Malaria and since then she and her mother have struggled for just the basic necessities in life. After hearing her story, our administrator enrolled Irene in our local school there in Tintilou and arranged for her to come to school five days a week and receive clothes, school supplies, and a meal while there. He also sent her home with some much needed clothes, soap, and a bag of rice for her mother. We are so pleased that this precious little girl will now hear about Jesus everyday at her school and receive a head start to life through  an education. Because of your support and prayers Irene now has a new outlook on life, and we here pray that she will soon accept Jesus as her Lord and Savior!