This week Zimbabwe celebrates 32 years of independence. This is an incredibly beautiful country with an abundance of varieties of trees, plants and foliage. The climate is ideal. The Zimbabweans are warm, gentle people with big hearts. But the challenges of this country are huge: economically, it is depressed although it appears to be on the upswing; there is a dearth of good leadership as more than a quarter of the population, many professionals, emigrated during the past decade; the education system has deteriorated drastically due to lack of funding and qualified teachers; estimations are that one quarter of the …

Give thanks to the Lord for He is good! His faithful love endures forever. Who can list the glorious miracles of the Lord? Who can ever praise Him enough? Psalm 106:1,2
 We arrived back in Zimbabwe on February 27th after a few weeks in Canada. It was an enjoyable time for us, and a profitable time for the Village of Hope as we were able to get sponsors for all our remaining children and had the opportunity to promote this ministry in five churches. We marvel at the wonderful response of churches to the need here…. (read more in …

“my cup overflows, surely goodness and mercy shall follow me . .” Psalm 23. This was part of the focus for our spiritual emphasis week the beginning of 2012. What a positive note to begin the new year on! We are first-hand witnesses to the favor of the Lord as it relates to the Village of Hope Zimbabwe. His goodness and mercy has enhanced the lives of over 550 children and many workers who spend much of their time there… (read more in the .pdf below)

For unto us a Child is born; unto us a Son is given And His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6

Although Jesus, the Son of God, existed from all eternity He came to earth as a child 2000 years ago. Because He came as a child to a life of poverty, He understands what our children experience. Because He understands and cares, He comes to them, and to us, as -…

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Around the world education is generally valued but here in Zimbabwe it appears to have an even higher ranking. Every parent wants to see their child have the opportunity for an education and every child dreams of going to school. Because many families cannot afford a uniform and school fees, for many children it remains a dream only.

Here at the Village of Hope Zimbabwe our school is a major part of our Village. It consists of our Preschool with 3 teachers and 88 children ages 3 to 5; our Primary-School (CHAPS – Cornelius Hope Academy Primary School) Grades 1 – 7 with 14 teachers and …

Give thanks to Him and praise His name for the Lord is good.  His unfailing love continues forever and His faithfulness continues to each generation.
Psalm 100:4, 5
While Canadians are celebrating Thanksgiving, we here at the Village of Hope have been celebrating and giving thanks also. Our greatest reason for celebrating is always the children – we see first-hand the difference that this Village is making in the lives of hundreds of little ones. Celebrate with us!

This weekend we also celebrated for four days the 10th Anniversary of Hope Community Church – in so many ways the hub of the Village of Hope Zimbabwe. …

We live our life in seasons!

To each portion, God has set time and days of His choosing. What better example than from Jeremiah speaking with the captive Israelites in Babylon,
 “When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my gracious promise to bring you back to this place. For I know the plans I have for you” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future….” (Jer. 29:10-11)
Or can it be put more plainly than in Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven…”

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Altars were created at significant moments in Israel’s past when God spoke, visited or made promises to His people! Today we can symbolically call those same significant moments, our own altars.

Not so long ago, a dear friend, VOH Board Member and Hope Community Church’s Associate Pastor K. Chipise, preached on ‘revisiting the altars in our life’. Revisiting gives us an opportunity to remind God – the way Moses (Deut. 9), Nehemiah (Neh. 1) , Aaron (Exodus 24) and other ‘old Faithfull’s did – of His promises along the way… (read more via the .pdf below)