Seeking God's Peace in Africa

Photo and article by Ron Higgins Chairman of ELI’s Board of Director’s (USA)

 

Congo’s load-carriers

Consider Momma Ellie, a young

‘load carrier’ that walks around

town with a 132 pound bag of

charcoal on her back. She tries to

sell two bags per week and if she is

successful, she will earn enough

money to feed her family one meal,

every other day! If it rains, her job

gets even harder. Her prayer is

that she will not get sick because

there is no safety net for her and

others like her in Congo. Life is

simplistically brutal: no work, no

food. Momma Ellie’s daughter will

soon be old enough to be enrolled

in our ELI school and Momma Ellie

rejoices at the opportunity of a

brighter future for her child.

This update is entitled

‘Imagine’ but honestly, it is difficult

for me to imagine what life would

be like in East Africa without ELI. I

have received hugs from proud

children wearing their new school

uniforms. I have served rice and

beans to a hungry student and I

have seen the tears in the eyes of a

parent who realizes their child has

a future. So I push on with the race

set before me, imagining the joy we

will all experience when we hear

our Savior remind us that what we

did for one of the ‘least of these’ we

also did for Him. So thank you for

partnering with us because

together, we are empowering lives!