Just a simple Wednesday in Goma

Today we started the morning bright and early at 5:00 am to be ready for our prayer meeting at 6. I have to tell you…..there is not a better way to start off the day then praising the Lord through prayer and worship. Where two or more are gathered He is there and trust me ….we can feel him every morning!


After prayer we came back to the house for breakfast and to make the game plan for the day. We headed over to the center to make some more progress on our project. The shelter is going to be so awesome when its done. The kids are going to be able to focus more on their learning being under a shelter rather then sitting on the hot rocks in the very hot sun! We moved well over our share of rocks. We formed a line and just passed the rocks along to set our foundation. It was a very tiring job and a few of us got some bumps and bruises but continued to press on and work through! We had some great team bonding not only with us but with some of our new friends!

After our work was finished we came back to the house took showers and headed to an Art Exhibit at one of the UN buildings. The paintings were beautiful as well as the carvings. We all walked away with a little something.

From there we headed to the women’s bible study at Heal Africa. It was my (Jess) night to share with the ladies. I shared a powerful testimony and shared about the changes in my life the Lord has done. It was amazing. After I shared the women got a chance to share back. None of us were able to hold back tears. Those women are absolutely amazing. We talked with one woman who shared with us her fears of leaving Heal Africa because of the family rejection that comes with the result of the sexual violence done to her.

When we finished there, we headed to Shoppers to get stuff for dinner. It was our night to cook so we decided we were going Mexican! We made tacos, rice, beans and fresh chips with the deep fryer. It was a crack up for all of us. We busted out an awesome meal that was loved by all.

The night is ending with a couple rounds of Catch Phrase…..girls against guys…..(the guys are going down) and movie night!


Keep checking back to see what we are all up to! Until then we all miss you!



Jess