I took a group of students and adults from my church to Burkina Faso a few weeks ago. Their were 14 of us. It was a life-altering trip. God was so good to us. The photo to the left is our team with some children in one of the villages that we visited. Our hearts were turned towards the beautiful faces and dreams of these precious children. God used simple interactions that our team had with these children to understand their world, what poverty is and how we can be better advocates for the poor.
These two women in the picture to the left received loans just a few weeks ago. It was so special to meet with these women recently and hear how these small loans are empowering them in their respective businesses. I was so encouraged by their diligence, creativity and motivation to provide for their families. God is using these loans to enable us to share Gospel of Jesus Christ with each and every borrower.
Check out the shirt the boy at the left is wearing. Notice the words on his "Obama shirt". The word, "Change" is on his shirt. It makes me think who is really capable of delivering change. Although President Obama based his entire presidential campaign on the word, "Change", there really is only one Change Agent. Only Jesus Christ can Change lives. Only Jesus Christ can help a person escape the nasty grip of poverty. The micro-lending in Burkina Faso is helping people change the course of their lives and alleviating spiritual and physical poverty. This is only because of Jesus Christ---the great CHANGE agent!
God has provided a moped!!! God has given our ministry a moped that enables our first loan officer, Jean, the ability to drive into the remote villages where we're doing the lending. As God continues to direct and expand this ministry, He will be the One who will provide. Our hope is in Him. The moped is His. The ministry is His. I'm thankful for this provision!
On our July trip with our high school students, we were able to go into several different villages where micro-lending is already taking place. On one of these trips, some of the women who had received loans pooled some of their own monies and purchased "wraps" for all the girls in our group. You can see them wearing them in the picture to the left. This was extravagent love. These women have very little, and they showed love and appreciation in a lavish way. Our students were moved. I was moved. A very humbling experience!
I took a group of students and adults from my church to Burkina Faso a few weeks ago. Their were 14 of us. It was a life-altering trip. God was so good to us. The photo to the left is our team with some children in one of the villages that we visited. Our hearts were turned towards the beautiful faces and dreams of these precious children. God used simple interactions that our team had with these children to understand their world, what poverty is and how we can be better advocates for the poor. 
These two women in the picture to the left received loans just a few weeks ago. It was so special to meet with these women recently and hear how these small loans are empowering them in their respective businesses. I was so encouraged by their diligence, creativity and motivation to provide for their families. God is using these loans to enable us to share Gospel of Jesus Christ with each and every borrower. 
Check out the shirt the boy at the left is wearing. Notice the words on his "Obama shirt". The word, "Change" is on his shirt. It makes me think who is really capable of delivering change. Although President Obama based his entire presidential campaign on the word, "Change", there really is only one Change Agent. Only Jesus Christ can Change lives. Only Jesus Christ can help a person escape the nasty grip of poverty. The micro-lending in Burkina Faso is helping people change the course of their lives and alleviating spiritual and physical poverty. This is only because of Jesus Christ---the great CHANGE agent!
God has provided a moped!!! God has given our ministry a moped that enables our first loan officer, Jean, the ability to drive into the remote villages where we're doing the lending. As God continues to direct and expand this ministry, He will be the One who will provide. Our hope is in Him. The moped is His. The ministry is His. I'm thankful for this provision!
On our July trip with our high school students, we were able to go into several different villages where micro-lending is already taking place. On one of these trips, some of the women who had received loans pooled some of their own monies and purchased "wraps" for all the girls in our group. You can see them wearing them in the picture to the left. This was extravagent love. These women have very little, and they showed love and appreciation in a lavish way. Our students were moved. I was moved. A very humbling experience! 
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