Stories of Hope: Sarah
Sarah is raising her 8 siblings.
Age 20, Sarah (wearing the red hat) is taking care of 8 children. Through her two years in the Giving Hope Program, Sarah has experienced significant change in her life. On the day that a ZOE Team met her, she began the visit by singing praises to the Lord because she was so happy to receive guests in her home.
Sarah was very young when her parents died and did not know how to obtain food. Too young for people in her community to hire her, she had to travel far to find work. Giving Hope provided training and grant money and she used the money to purchase bean seed. Now, Sarah and her family have enough to eat and hire people to work for them.
An elected Working Group Leader, Sarah was able to save money from training transportation funds to buy a pig. Sarah’s partnership with the Pig Raising Project provided her with a second pig as well.From her Life Dream, Sarah shared that:
- She does not like it when people die hungry when they are young.
- She hopes to buy a sewing machine and to teach others sewing skills.
- Her guiding principle is love God and pray for other vulnerable orphans who are in conditions like she was in before.
Sarah has put her guiding principle into action. Not only is she raising 8 children from her family, she is helping to support 15 orphans through her work with The Ituze Restaurant.
As a ZOE team prepared to leave, Sarah shared a gift of corn and sorghum seed symbolizing the giving of a blessing. Her life is a true blessing, giving hope to many in her community.