“My first contact with Hands at Work was during a study tour to South Africa/Eswatini in 2016. I was deeply touched and moved by the visits at the Care Points and by George, who shared his story with us. After our return to Germany, we advocated for a partnership between our church council and Hands at Work which was established in 2017. Since then, I have been supporting the “Patenprojekt Afrika” as a coordinator, and I am currently involved in setting up Hands at Work Germany.
God challenged me deeply when I saw the need in Africa but also in the way the Hands at Work team and the Care Workers love and care for every child and every Gogo personally. In Africa, God showed me that discipleship is not possible without the care for our vulnerable brothers and sisters.
There is a verse from Psalm 143 that God placed on my heart shortly after my first trip: “Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.” (Psalm 143, 8). My search for “the way I should go” has not stopped since then – and I am sure that Hands at Work is an important milestone on this way.”