Following are some exerpts from letters Sarah has sent from Rwanda.  

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Hello to all~ We settled on an office to rent and had a big open house for the children and their parents!  We had a great time and almost all the parents came with the children.  We had snacks and fanta and spoke to the families about the program of Anchor of Hope, since we are now working independently and are not under the Ligue, which is where we had been operating from.  We were able to show them pictures of the children with a projector that we borrowed and had a slideshow to music.  The pictures were from 2004, 2006, and this year.  It was fun for the kids and parents to see pictures from the years past.  Anyway, it was a wonderful day and very exciting!  One of our children "graduated" from our program and we presented him with a Bible and spoke about his life and how we are proud of him.  He was one of the very first kids that we started AOH with and is the first one to graduate.  He loves the Lord and I can see Jesus in his life when he talks.  I am so excited about his life.  He graduated from Auto-mechanic school, but hasn't been able to find a job in that area yet- he decided that he needed some job though, because he wanted to begin to provide for his mother and brother so he is working as a houseboy for a family for this time.  Please pray for him to find a job as a mechanic.  We know God has his life in his hands. His name is Muzungu.

We will feed the children from our new office for the first time on Sunday!  Anchor of Hope has now employed 3 cooks and a security guard in addition to our Representative, Vincent, who has been with us.  I have been at the market all day today with one of the cooks and the Vincent to prepare for this upcoming week of feeding the children.  There are a lot of new things happening and many things to continue organizing but we are really encouraged about the progress and the things that are happening. 

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As leaders of Anchor of Hope, Heather and I are really excited about the things that God accomplished with Anchor of Hope during this trip. We thank each of you who are involved in Anchor of Hope in any and every way.  We thank each of you who have been interested enough to keep up with our trip and the things that are happening in our organization.  God birthed the vision for this organization 4 years ago when two naive 24 year old girls went to Rwanda wanting to make some kind of difference in the lives of the people in the continent of Africa.  God has taken us on a wild ride, has taught us so much and blessed us tremendously along the way.  We pray that God will always remain in the drivers seat and will lead Anchor of Hope to be what He wants it to be.  Thank you for your prayers!

 

***If you are excited about what God is doing with Anchor of Hope and through Anchor of Hope, please share about our organization and  ministry with your friends and churches. 

If you would like for us to visit your church or a small group of another kind, please let us know and we can work with you to find a time upon our return, as our ministry is growing and opportunities are plentiful for doing more according to God's will and the capacity of our organization.