OUT OF AFRICA: 11/01/2011

November 12, 2011

GOD SETS THE LONELY IN FAMILIES

Enjoy this slideshow of a year in the life of Zimpeto Children's Centre. Every time I watch it I am reminded of how very rich I am and how good God is. He sets the lonely in families, His heart is towards the orphans and the widows as He calls ours to be also, and, in Him, there is always a way!

ZIMPETO CHILDREN'S CENTRE

Mozambique is one of the poorest nations on earth. The statistics are shocking: Average life expectancy - 37 years. Uemployment - 90%. Orphans - one million. 5 000 children die daily from water- and sanitation-related diseases.

Zimpeto Children’s Centre, established by Rolland and Heidi Baker of Iris Ministries, is on the outskirts of Maputo, the capital city of Mozambique. The Centre cares for over 300 children, with 130 Mozambican workers and 40 long-term missionaries in residence. There is a free health clinic, primary school with 800 enrolled students, food aid programme, nursing mothers' assistance, and a reintegration programme which aims to reunite children with their families wherever possible.