Rejected by those who should have loved him, Papy rose to become a much-respected figure in his family, society and in DMI. But, oh my, what a journey to get here…
49. Tonny
Meet Tonny. At the age of 8 he lost his hearing in a period of 5 days and with it his education, church and friends. So how did he come to be our new Director in Uganda?
48. Bambanze
Some people are Deaf. Some are blind. Some are abused. Some face genocide. Some are rejected by their own family. And then there are some – just a few – poor souls who tick every damn one of these boxes. Bambanza is one of them. Is there any hope?
47. Masengesho
What if you went to bed with perfect hearing and woke up the next morning completely deaf? That is what happened to Masengesho.
46. Rwanda
After the confronting poverty of Burundi, I was bracing myself for Rwanda, yet was pleasantly surprised to find it a relatively clean, developed and engaging country. Once I got there, that was…
45. Thomas
Soldier, spy, carpenter, farmer, chairman, evangelist, assistant to the President of Burundi – who IS this guy?!
44. Burundi
The poverty here is so overwhelming, so consuming, that I feel at an utter loss. What can we possibly do here? Why am I even here? Our best efforts would be nothing more than a spit in the ocean.
But I find hope on the second day.
43. Rita
Rita beams at me like she has a secret – or maybe a secret power – that she wants to show me and the world. And then with only a little prodding, she blurts it out.
42. Magdelena
Now this is a turnaround. Usually, I hear testimonies of ministry to the Deaf. Today I find myself transfixed by a testimony of the Deaf ministering to the hearing. The world is changing!