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   June 2010 Hope Centre Report

Since our last post Pastor Leonard and his wife Jolie have been blessed with a healthy baby called Rachel. The Local administrator (Jean Samandari) and his wife (holding Jolie's baby) visit to see the Hope Centre's latest member. It still amazes me to see just how blessed Pastor Leonard and his wife are compared to when we first met them and the conditions that they were living in with all their orphaned children. All the children are healthy and well cared for. This is as a direct result of your faithful and continuous giving:

Many other visitors come to welcome the new arrival:

I'm not sure what this little child's story is? I have asked the question and will add the reply here when I know more:

The children of Hope Centre playing in the undeveloped land along with other children from the local community:

A couple of the wheel barrows that we brought with us were used until they fell apart however the children can easily entertain themselves with what ever is lying around:

Any shoes are a luxury for most Burundians and these are the most common kind of footwear that you will see. They are sold by the thousands at the markets for only a pound or two. It looks as if they are proud to show us their new shoes still clipped together. I still have my very own blue pair that I will wear proudly on my return to Burundi later in August this year:

Fresh eggs in the morning. Perfect, especially when they have been laid by Hope Centre's very own hens:

Administrator Comment

Burundi Visit August 2010

We are off to Burundi again but this time as part of a small team. If you want to read more about who we all are, what we are going to be doing and how we get on then click on the image to find out more and leave your feedback.

Administrator Comment

Please Remember

We don't want to forget about Hope Centre and it's ongoing needs for funds to keep the building work going but now, more importantly, we need to make sure that having built the houses they have enough money to live in them and be able to employ the mamas and buy the necessary food etc.

Administrator Comment

Continued support still required:

Can I just say that it is great how many of you have donated or been involved with this project in some way however there is still much to be done and, even after the houses are complete, there is still the need for a vocational school and clinic in the Gatumba community. This, however, only scratches the surface of the problem here in Burundi so please encourage many more people to get on board and find ways to help where they can. This requires a lot of sacrifice with your time and money but every little bit of help goes a long way.

Please continue to give of your time and money to this project and other projects like this.

Our new contact details can be found below

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So how much is required now to complete the six houses

House no 1 = Completed

House no 2 = Completed

House no 3 = Completed

House no 4 = funds already in hand for completion

House no 5 = £18,000

House no 6 = £18,000


Total to Complete all of the Houses = £36,000

   The following is also required:

Water to the site: Completed

Electricity to the site: Completed

Workman's/Security Guard's Hut: Completed


Perimeter Walls:

At the moment we have a temporary building-site type fence surrounding the whole of Hope Centre. This has been very successful for providing some sort of security for the site however this can't be a permanent arrangement.

The total wall around the site will be 280m. We need to build a solid wall and the cost for this is estimated at £40,000. However this price is very high so we may need to look for cheaper options. Once we have agreed on the most cost effective option we will give you the specific opportunity to donate towards sections of the wall in a similar way to how we listed the tools.



Outside Cooking Area: Completed.


Outside Toilets:

Included within the area that we have built the houses on is a large piece of ground within which trees have been planted. This will be a great area for the children to play ball games etc in the relative safety of the Hope Centre grounds. Each of the houses will have a toilet but we have already put the foundations in, along with the required plumbing, for an outside toilet block with a shower. This will stop the children from traipsing in and out of the houses. Outside toilets are more commonly used here than inside toilets. The additional cost for this will be = Still to be confirmed.

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Non-GiftAid Donations:         

GiftAid Donations:

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Here are different ways to contact us in the UK

Email:

Val Carr = vcarr@HopeCentreBurundi.com

Charles Carr = ccarr@HopeCentreBurundi.com


New Mobile Phone Numbers:

Val Carr: 0781 365 8682

Charles Carr 0780 542 4558

Our New House Phone Number:

Phone: Lancaster (01524) 847917

Here is our house address:


6 Redwood Heights
Lancaster
LA1 3FG

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Pastor Leonard

Pastor Leonard's Story

Pastor Leonard was born in 1971, the youngest of five children. His parents were killed in a mass killing of their ethnic group in 1972. The children struggled to survive and look after each other for many years.

As a teenager Leonard was full of hatred and wanted to avenge the killing of his parents, but he became a Christian when he was 18 and was able to meet and forgive those who had killed his parents. He felt God told him clearly that he was to look after others who were orphaned as he had been.

At the time his circumstances did not allow him to do this, but he was ordained as a Pastor in 1996, and was able to take in his first orphan in 1997, just before he was married.

His wife partners him in this ministry and they now care for over 40 orphans in addition to their own three children.

Around about April this year Pastor Leonard's land-lord for the house that he was staying in asked Pastor Leonard and all the family and children to move out of the property which they were renting. Obviously this was an impossible situation for them. Latterly Pastor Leonard managed to negotiate a compromise with the land lord whereby his immediate family and a few of the orphans could stay in the property until his house was built. This meant that the remaining orphans had to be farmed out to friends that would be willing to take them. Pastor Leonard continues to provide food and clothing for these children which is now even more difficult for him. Thankfully though you have helped him greatly with your regular child support donations.