Eh'Ikirezi is the name for our newest children's home in Burundi, Africa.

During its devastating twenty-year civil war, Northern Uganda suffered indescribable horrors of mass deaths, widespread destruction and extreme poverty. The ever-present violence caused nearly 95 percent of the population to be displaced.

Kenya is one of Africa’s most imperiled nations, a land of constant and utter need. Drought and famine beget poverty…poverty begets a daily scramble for food…and malnutrition multiplies the dire medical needs.

Not long ago, when a northern Uganda child lifted his hand to his mouth to eat, all he held were a few grains of rice. After that meager bit of food, he went to sleep hungry. Today, through the impact of God’s people, the horror and despair of such a scene has begun to change—and rapidly.

This past year the nation of Africa continued to see hungry children die in their mothers arms, babies suffering with HIV/AIDS, civil wars, and economic meltdowns. Yet in the midst of this horrific darkness stand men and women of God

In a small Zambian village, seven-year-old Justin was about to be brutally burned by a group of villagers. He had been forced by his witch grandmother to take part in cultic practices, including sleeping in graveyards.

The war in Uganda has ended, but the massive crisis has left in its wake overwhelming human suffering and need.

If you haven’t heard of the small nation of Togo in Western Africa you are not alone. Often forgotten, too often neglected, Togo is overshadowed by the political hot spots grabbing headline news.