PART 2. BEDS!

Part Two:

The next morning we rose before the sun to set off to Giseyni. It felt like we were sneaking away trying to race the sun. Listening to music in a language we couldn't understand, watching people appear out of villages, down roads carrying loads of good on their heads, babies tied to their backs. Then the sun began to lift itself up behind one of the many hills. I tell you what... Never, have I laid my eyes on something so magnificent. Truly, God's handiwork.

God really painted the sky that morning and I will never forget the hope it flooded my heart with. It was unreal!

Continuing on our way... I asked if Goma was anything like Uganda or Rwanda, or literally every place we drove through, "like this kinda?" The response was "no, nothing like that or this. Broken." With not too much to compare to, I just prayed the way there.

Instead of showing all my photos of here and there and everywhere... This is a comparison.

Driving through Rwanda.

Driving through Goma.

Drastic difference. Deeply in love with both. Literally the second you step over the border, it is an immediate change in scenery, colour scheme, smell, construction or lack there of, rocks of Goma, the many small children gathered in some places that looked younger than my own kids but appearing to know what they were doing standing around like little adults.
I could go on and on about everything seen, but it was most definitely one of those "have to see" to understand the extent of destruction that has been done here.  However, despite the destruction, God is doing miraculous works right in Goma. 

We met Pastor Fidele; a sweet sweet hearted man with quite an amazing wife! Taking off in a jeep through Goma to locate the beds on the way to the orphanage! 

So thanks to so many of you out there who donated to "The Beds"... Let me show you what you have taken part in... 

At the warehouse for the heavy duty mattress’s!

Loading up!

Delivery!

Replacing the Old Beds with The New.

Dustin said as soon as some were replaced, the babies were laid to snooze on them. <3

Here are some of the sweet children singing the loudest I have Ever heard, rejoicing in the new gift of beds!

 Now, I want to show you what these children and momma's were sleeping on before God put a common desire in all of our hearts to bless them with new beds. We had not known the extent of the need of beds until we arrived and when we saw them. God is SO GOOD. 

Here is what was replaced : 

This piece of mattress was enough to fit a toddler.

Please imagine having to bury your face in this to sleep.

Not only did God provide a way to make sleeping more comfortable, also to help with their health. Then new mattress's are easy to wipe down. Four children to One mattress, Now only two children to one mattress.

Asante Sana & Mercie!!! from the sweeties at the Lisa Cntr.

God Bless & Thank You!!!