
For the last few years we have distributed clothing and basic hygenic supplies to women and children effected by the wars in Congo. We’ve also begun leading seminars with village leaders on how to counsel rape victims in their communities. These little things are the first steps in our vision to bring healing to the country and to others like it.
In the future, we hope to expand our training program so that village leaders can learn how to adequately take care of their own people.
Our primary goal is to establish what we call healing centers. These centers are properties where women and children are taken in and put into families - not into a system. Those still young enough attend school and funds are established to make post-secondary studies available. Adults are encouraged to learn a trade that they can use to reestablish themselves in the society.
All who take part in the healing centers are given physical and psychological treatment through clinics and spiritual counseling.
The value of this wholistic approach for Congo will be seen when it no longer has millions displaced and struggling to stay alive but instead has lost generations working together to rebuild the society.
Even before that, though, the value of the healing centers will be seen when one orphan hears the word “love” where he once heard “kill.” It will be seen when one abandoned woman receives a new family that will never abandon her.
This is our vision. This is what will happen when we partner together.