Blossoming Youngsters

On Saturday I went with our Orphan Overseer, Lillian, through Ruma National Park, deep into the bush in Gwassi Constituency. There are four former CGA students who we placed in two different schools out there. Three of them were siblings who had a pathetic home situation where they were being put into danger each and every day. For their survival and well-being we were forced to find them a new home. The other was a boy who was very mischevious when he was younger, but had tried to change. Because of his past behavior the other students in school always looked at him in a certain way. This made it impossible for him to succeed at CGA. He needed a fresh start and a new beginning. All four have blossomed in their new homes and schools and are being well taken care of. They now have a hope for a good future. It was fun seeing them. They all came running to greet us and were eager to tell us good reports of what is happening in their lives and show us around. We didn’t get to spend much time with them, but at least we encouraged them and prayed for them before leaving. We were forced to rush faster than we wanted because of the rains that were threatening. If it rains, then those roads in the bush become impassable which would have left us stranded. On the way home we were also able to visit two of our secondary schools and spend some quality time with them. It truly a blessing to see the way God is working in some of these young peoples' lives.