Awhile ago, I was thinking about what I wanted for Christmas. I closed my eyes to think, and this is all I saw:
What I wanted for Christmas was to be with these kids, give them love for just one day, show them they are valuable and loved by God -- and maybe upgrade their ugali and beans and rice meal with something sweet or maybe even that rare luxury, meat.
Looks like I might get what I want for Christmas. Kind of, anyway.
That's because the body of Christ has arms and faces and hearts all around the world; an embrace that we give here can be felt tangibly in Rwanda.
Just as I was praying about how I wanted to give love and food to these street kids in Rwanda, but lacked the arms and feet to do so, members of Hindurwa were wanting to do the same: they had the arms and feet, they just lacked the resources. And after many conversations and a lot of work on the part of my friend Brian in Rwanda and my friend Traci in Portland, we're going to be one huge body that spans the oceans.
Hindurwa is organizing a day of hope for these street kids in Kigali, a celebration filled with tasty food, good music by Hindurwa and a couple other bands and a new t-shirt to replace the rags that now hang from their backs. It's true, one day like this won't change the circumstances of these kids -- they will return to the street. But we want them to make that return with more than a full belly and new wardrobe. We want them to return with hope, to know that they are loved by God and loved by others.
And you can get in on this big hug. Just $10 will make it possible for one child to have a meal and shirt (cost of living is similar to the US), and over 500 kids are expected to attend. Funds have begun to be raised, but much more is still needed so that each kid who attends will leave full and clothed.
Please consider going to ANLM's website and making a donation for this event -- you can quickly make a difference for one of these kids, or maybe more. And if you're not able to give, please remember these kids in prayer -- it is only by the work of God's Spirit that these children will have a hope and a future.
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