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June 24, 2021
17-year-old Maurice* comes to the Care Point daily where he enjoys playing with his friends and learning about Jesus. Although only in grade 3, Maurice doesn’t feel shy about being in a classroom with younger children – he just loves learning. Seeing the way that he has been loved and accepted by the Care Workers has instilled in Maurice a dream of becoming a Care Worker himself one day. - Luhonga Community, Democratic Republic of the Congo
November 11, 2020
Luhonga Community, Democratic Republic of Congo
Shortly after the death of her father in 2017, Lydia*, her sister Joyce* and their mother Naomi* met Care Workers in Luhonga. The family shared their story of how every day, Naomi risks her life, going into a known thief and predator-filled forest to collect wood to try and support her family. It was evident that the girls were severely malnourished and that the life of this family was in desperate need of care and intervention. Immediately, the Care Workers took action and invited the girls to the Care Point. Praise God for the quick response of the Care Workers, and that they were able to provide Lydia and her sister Joyce with the care that they desperately needed.
December 5, 2019
Luhonga Community, Democratic Republic of Congo. When 11-year-old Pierre’s* parents passed away, he was left alone with his sister with no-one to care for them. The children began roaming the community, looking for food, security and belonging. When volunteer Care Workers found the children and saw their immense vulnerability, they brought them to the Life Centre where they could be holistically cared for. Care Worker Chenge took it upon herself to care for Pierre and his sister, providing them with love, security and a place to belong.
April 28, 2019
“When Jesus said whoever welcomes this little child welcomes me, he was specifically referring to a child being at the lowest level of social order in Biblical times; unseen, unheard, and always the first one to suffer. Today, this is still very much the truth in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. Where Hands at Work is working in the communities of Buhimba and Luhonga, one of the biggest delights in my life is watching these little children come to the Care Point where it seems like the moment they walk through the entrance, a burden falls of their shoulders. They are free, welcomed, can rest and are known. For the short time that they are at the Care Point, they feel valued, loved and cared for. Maybe because it’s so dark and tough for our children in Goma that the strong contrast of the love and acceptance at the Care Point stands out like a tower above everything else.”
- George Snyman, co-founder of Hands at Work reflects on one of his joys of being in Goma.
September 27, 2018
The community of Luhonga is a rural village approximately two hours outside Goma in mineral-rich Masisi territory in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Luhonga is, in essence, an informal refugee camp. Hands at Work is caring for 70 children in the village of Luhonga, though there are still many children in this area who are in desperate need of support.
Please pray: When people get sick with illnesses like Malaria it is difficult to have access to a clinic as the nearest clinic is about a two hour walk away and the road is difficult to walk and unsafe. Pray for medical treatment to become available. Thankfully, Joseph, one of our teachers in the school, has a bicycle and when our children are sick and in need of medical attention he cycles our children to the clinic. Pray for the safety of Joseph and the children as he cycles them to the clinic. Pray that our children will receive the medical care that they so desperately need.
Visit our website to learn more about Luhonga.