There is great reward when we embrace others in need and equip them with skills (not handouts) so that dignity and sustainability can be passed on to others!
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PEOPLE
FROM TEARS TO JOY
The absence of seeds and know-how could be seen by the family’s barren garden. The little money that Rhoda’s husband had just earned motivated him to try to cross the Kerio river to reach a marketplace where he could buy some vegetables to help feed their four children. His valiant effort to cross the river ended up sweeping his life away, and the chokehold of poverty quickly tightened its grip on Rhoda and her future.
Rains would soon water the area while others in the village were already planting. The only drops Rhoda’s children saw were falling from their mother’s face as she prayed for a way to provide for them during the COVID-19 national lockdown.
God opened a door because of the generosity of friends like you. Because of ELI’s training programs in the Tururturu, Kenya area, the Seeds of Hope initiative partnered with village leaders there to help the most vulnerable.
Rhoda could not believe her eyes when she was given her seeds and materials. When everyone gathered to pray and give thanks, Rhoda felt an embrace like she had not felt for a very long time. Your gift reached her hands and gave her hope for a brighter tomorrow.
CRUSHING POVERTY
This grandma has struggled to live on the quarter-acre she owns because it consists mainly of large boulders and has little room to grow food. It’s hard to imagine the determination this petite woman has to survive as she sits for hours every day with one tool in her hand: a hammer to crush giant boulders down to inch-size pieces that people doing construction will be willing to buy. Sometimes waiting weeks for a customer, the pile slowly grows while her hope fades because she depends on that income for her very survival.
When leaders in her village partnered with ELI to distribute Seeds of Hope to the most vulnerable, Gogo’s (Grandma’s) name was on their list. The little land she has is now full of growing corn, and she is saving some remaining seeds to replant once she harvests this current crop.
Step by step you are helping ELI build stronger relationships with villages, leaders, and the most vulnerable.
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ROCK HARBOR CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Rock Harbor Christian Fellowship has supported ELI for almost two decades, and last year we signed up for a Village 2 Village partnership that has been an honor to be a part of. We feel like family with our new friends in Africa and have sent two visiting teams this past year...
SHE'S RUNNING FOR THEIR LIVES
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