Redeemer Kids recently adopted a child, Aminata Sawadogo, from Burkina Faso. She lives on the plains of Zangwetin, home to approximately 12,000 residents. Typical houses are constructed of dirt floors, mud brick or concrete brick walls and tin roofs. The primary ethnic group is Mossi and the most commonly spoken language is Moore. The regional diet consists of maize, beans, chicken, fish, bread, beef, rice, goat and millet. Common health problems in this area include malaria, meningitis and diarrhea. Most adults are unemployed but some work as day laborers and earn the equivalent of $20 per month. This community needs more public schools, income generating activities and employment opportunities. Our sponsorship allows the staff of Apostolic Church Kaya Child Development Center to provide Aminata with Bible teaching, games, hygiene education, social clubs, health activities, tuition and field trips. In addition, reading and writing skills teaching is available for non-schooled children. Twenty-eight percent of the children in this project are not attending school because they lack economic resources. The center staff will also provide monthly meetings for the parents or guardians of Aminata.
Our goals in this sponsorship is to help the kids of Redeemer understand more of the world that God has created, to help them to learn compassion, and ultimately to teach them to give God their “first Fruits” as they learned a few weeks ago from the bible story of Cain and Abel (Genesis 4) because we know that “God will supply every need of (ours) according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:19)
So please join us as we sponsor Aminata and encourage your child to bring an offering for her each week.
