Bread of Life’s Ivory Coast chapter has been creating opportunities for Ivorians to love and serve the poorest of the poor among them. Bread of Life’s staff and volunteers may be financially limited, but they are willing to share and give what they have to those in need. Robert and his family of 8 had the blessing of attracting the attention of the BOL workers. Robert’s family is affected by what Bread of Life calls “generational poverty.” Robert struggles to provide for his family, including paying for the school fees of his 6 children.
Why a School for Training Pastors is Reaching Kids
Five children marched around a wooden poll, their hands forming make-shift horns on their mouths. About 55 other children watched the 5 in front of them. After completing 7 times around the poll, the 5 children ran out the door. Laughing, they collapsed into the grass as the spectators laughed gleefully with them.
From the Keller’s blog: “Africa is just like America. Except when it isn’t.”
This is an excerpt from something originally posted on the Keller’s blog. The Kellers are ITMI partners serving in Zambia. Ashley Keller’s unique perspective and witty honesty pulls back the curtain into their unique life. “What’s it like, raising kids in Africa?” is naturally one of the questions we get asked quite often. Sadly, because we […]
From the Shores of the Zambezi River – an update from Steve in Africa
As we settled into our thatched-roof room at a the Eureka Lodge, Jon Dekkers felt the need to shake his bedding out to get rid of all mouse deposits. Into the almost pitch black night he went, only to come running back into our mosquito-net strung room calling…
A Life Changing Trip
ITMI partner, Gerhard le Roux, serving in Onseepkans, South Africa shared this story. Gerhard had the opportunity to bless, invest in and build a relationship with a local Christian leader in a neighboring town, Pofadder. Gerhard shares how Manie’s worldview and understanding of Christian living was expanded through experiencing Christians from other parts of Africa and the world. Enjoy Gerhard’s story!
Praying for Parents
Ten-year-old Ayasha had been through a lot in her single decade of life. Her parents were both taken from her by the sweeping epidemic ripping its way through the Zulu people of Zulu Natal, South Africa. After her mother passed away, she’d gone to live with her grandmother. A widow responsible for 7 other children, Ayasha’s cousins and siblings, her grandmother was having a hard time feeding them all.
ITMI Team Heading to Africa Today!
ITMI Director, Steve Evers is off to Africa again! Steve is joined by ITMI Board Member, Jon Dekkers and Steve Lee, a journalist who writes for ITMI Monthly. Here is a summary of what the guys will be up to on this trip.
“God Gave Time to the Africans, But He Only Gave Watches to the Europeans.”
ITMI’s Charl van Wyk recently gave an informal talk about the cultural differences between Africa and the West. Enlightening and lighthearted, this half-hour talk will help you understand ITMI’s stories better, give insight into ITMI partners’ lives, expand your global view. Enjoy!
The “Yes or No Bench.”
The unassuming “Yes or No Bench” sits on Kelly and Cherise Smith’s peaceful 7 Rivers Farm in Zulu Natal, South Africa. But its occupants are likely anything but at peace. As they wait, their lives hang in the balance. They wait to…
12 Saved Through School Children’s Rural Outreach in Zambia
Eugene’s passion for teaching children led to other children in the area joining their studies, until 50 children were being homeschooled out of Eugene’s tiny home!
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