Desire is his name. He is perhaps more an idealist than a realist but maybe Burundi needs the idealists now. The dreamers. The enthusiasts and visionaries. The people of Faith and Hope. He shares with me his life story.
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30. Carolyn
Carolyn’s educational background is harsh. She spent 15 years without a Deaf education, and when she finally did start at the school, COVID hit, forcing her into remote learning.
28. Peter
Peter was told from an early age that the deaf were not worth educating, but he has a dream that turns that whole idea upside down.
23. Muhindo
Muhindo isn’t too shy to tell me he is the fastest runner in the school. I ask him if he is fast enough to make it to the Olympics…
22. Alphonsine
What an extraordinary testimony of love from one who experienced such unlove in her beginning.
21. Julius
It’s not surprising where this outpouring of love has led him, and he breaks into the biggest African smile I’ve ever seen.
17. Gerald
Some lives have unfathomably hard beginnings. When Gerald begins to tell me his story, I’m close to weeping.
16. Rhean
Rhean’s simple life and sincere faith move me very deeply, and challenge my own priorities.
15. Faith
Faith was born with a genetic anomaly. Yes, she was born deaf but that’s not the anomaly that was of primary concern to her.