About a month ago, Desarae and I wrote an email to many of you about a special need that had come up with our friend Carolyne. Carol is from Rwanda, and she fled to Uganda when her entire family was killed in the genocide in 1994. Since then she's lived with a grandmother, gone to school for awhile, and she has recently been living with a friend here in town. Carol doesn't have a job and has no way to take care of herself, but thankfully God provided her with a good friend who lets her live with her for free and takes care of her.
Recently Carol's friend became very sick and lost her job. For the last few weeks, Carol has been struggling to find money to eat and to survive. She has come to us crying several times, and we've tried to help her out as much as we can. We were only able to help a little so we decided to email all of you. It was incredible to sit back and watch God's people react to a sister in need. The way you all surrounded her with love and money was incredible. Thanks to your generosity, we've now got over $1000 raised for Carol, which is enough to take care of her through the end of 2010! We serve a mighty God, and He has a mighty people. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart.
Today we told Carol the good news. I wish you all could have been here to see her reaction. She's not a big hugger, but she jumped up and gave D-rae and I the biggest hugs ever! She just kept saying "thank you" over and over again, and she admitted to us later in the day that she still can't believe this has happened. She couldn't stop smiling, and it was a beautiful thing to see. She was talking about how in the Bible it says that there is a time for everything, a time for suffering, and a time for joy. She said that God has really done a miracle and brought her out of her time of suffering to a great time of joy. She was SO excited!
We explained that she will only be allowed to withdrawal a certain amount every month, which will be enough to live on and also help her money to last until the end of 2010. We sat down with her and helped her plan a budget, and we gave her a notebook to keep track of the money that she spends. Since most people here have never had much money, they don't understand how to budget or save so we're trying to educate her a little bit. At the end of our time with her, she wrote a letter thanking all of you for your love. I'm going to type it exactly how she wrote it so you can get an idea of how people talk here. This is a precious letter.
Let me first greeting you in the name of Jesus that praise the Lord. Am so so happy to have a good message from you. I really appreciate. There is no way how I can thank you because it's like a miracle. Thank you very much. May God continue to bless you all the time. I think nothing I can give it to you only God is the one who is going to reward you. I love you so much in the name of Jesus Christ. May God protect your lives and everything that your doing. Continue to pray for me and I will continue to pray for you because God has done for me the good thing. Bye.
From: Ekyatuhaire N. Carolyne
ekyatcarlo2007@yahoo.com
Carol's life was changed today and you were all a part of that. Continue to pray for her health as she has a heart disorder and ulcers which cause her a lot of pain. Her friend is currently trying to get another job and will find out this Friday if she is hired. Pray that her friend is able to get a job so that they can split the rent and each have more money to live on.
In Rwanda, parent's choose a different surname for every child. Ekyatuhaire means "God has given." I think that's cool to know considering what God has given her today. Thank you for being his hands and feet.
Recently Carol's friend became very sick and lost her job. For the last few weeks, Carol has been struggling to find money to eat and to survive. She has come to us crying several times, and we've tried to help her out as much as we can. We were only able to help a little so we decided to email all of you. It was incredible to sit back and watch God's people react to a sister in need. The way you all surrounded her with love and money was incredible. Thanks to your generosity, we've now got over $1000 raised for Carol, which is enough to take care of her through the end of 2010! We serve a mighty God, and He has a mighty people. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart.
Today we told Carol the good news. I wish you all could have been here to see her reaction. She's not a big hugger, but she jumped up and gave D-rae and I the biggest hugs ever! She just kept saying "thank you" over and over again, and she admitted to us later in the day that she still can't believe this has happened. She couldn't stop smiling, and it was a beautiful thing to see. She was talking about how in the Bible it says that there is a time for everything, a time for suffering, and a time for joy. She said that God has really done a miracle and brought her out of her time of suffering to a great time of joy. She was SO excited!
We explained that she will only be allowed to withdrawal a certain amount every month, which will be enough to live on and also help her money to last until the end of 2010. We sat down with her and helped her plan a budget, and we gave her a notebook to keep track of the money that she spends. Since most people here have never had much money, they don't understand how to budget or save so we're trying to educate her a little bit. At the end of our time with her, she wrote a letter thanking all of you for your love. I'm going to type it exactly how she wrote it so you can get an idea of how people talk here. This is a precious letter.
Let me first greeting you in the name of Jesus that praise the Lord. Am so so happy to have a good message from you. I really appreciate. There is no way how I can thank you because it's like a miracle. Thank you very much. May God continue to bless you all the time. I think nothing I can give it to you only God is the one who is going to reward you. I love you so much in the name of Jesus Christ. May God protect your lives and everything that your doing. Continue to pray for me and I will continue to pray for you because God has done for me the good thing. Bye.
From: Ekyatuhaire N. Carolyne
ekyatcarlo2007@yahoo.com
Carol's life was changed today and you were all a part of that. Continue to pray for her health as she has a heart disorder and ulcers which cause her a lot of pain. Her friend is currently trying to get another job and will find out this Friday if she is hired. Pray that her friend is able to get a job so that they can split the rent and each have more money to live on.
In Rwanda, parent's choose a different surname for every child. Ekyatuhaire means "God has given." I think that's cool to know considering what God has given her today. Thank you for being his hands and feet.
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Betsy-I found your blog by chance, but I'm glad I did. You are doing great work in Uganda. May God bless the rest of your time there. Tracy
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