"ABBA" FatheR.
God calls us to be part of his family.
God values families and so do we.
His Heart For Africa recognizes the importance of family. Families can be complicated and often messy.
But we are still called to love each other and be in relationship with each other. And when you've accepted Jesus,
you are part of God's family! All of our Amazima students are very close with each other and with us.
They know we are family and that we will always be here for them.
There are a few families in our program that need a little extra help to get by, and we do what we can
to allow them to stay together and thrive.
One of our mamas had a heart attack a few years ago and we paid for the surgery to have stints placed to save her life. Rather than have her go back to the factory she was working in with terrible conditions or 10+ hours with zero breaks and no food (making less than $1 a day) where we knew she would die, we provide food and basic necessities for her as well as the daily medication that she needs to keep her healthy. She has been very healthy and thriving and we love getting to see her interact with her daughters (and now grandson!).
One of our other mamas went into heart failure suddenly and we paid for her to see the cardiologist as well. She is now on a lot of medication daily that we provide. She has thankfully stabilized and seems to be improving.
Some of our students don't have family active in their lives due to difficult circumstances. We provide safe housing for 10 of the students in our program. Two of them have a mama that we thought was dead for years. When we found out that she was alive and just couldn't afford to live in Jinja, we began providing housing in town so the family could be reunited together. We have also started vocational training with the mama. She is in sewing classes and learning to become an amazing seamstress. She will soon be able to be able to provide for herself. We love seeing people be empowered!
Some of our students had been living on the streets or were kicked out of their homes (due to "being too old" to remain in the house with their mama). We have a safe apartment for some of our boys and they have become a little family together. It's wonderful to see them thrive in a safe place.