Hope for Children Ministries

Ministry support helps to provide funds for administrative costs and wire transfer fees which help to facilitate the ministry that occurs in Rwanda supporting 1000 plus children and families. These services also include the administration of the Child Sponsorship and Mission Trip Programs construction and operation of the Hope for Children International Christian School Hope Shop and the Tailoring Course. Ministry Support also helps 30 plus street children to attend public school and also provides safe room meals and board at the Hope For Children International Christian School. Opportunities are also provided for the parents to earn money as well as receive additional support.

We train and bring teams from the USA for short-term mission trips to Rwanda to teach and train over 1000 children and their families including 400 plus parents. They bring lesson materials to disciple educate and care for them as we build relationships. Life skills are taught such as learning the importance of good hygiene understanding the dangers of drugs proper nutrition simple farming sexual purity to reduce teen pregnancy parenting best practices early childhood development practices and family planning. Discipleship is designed to help develop and grow the children and their parents in their relationship with Jesus Christ. Lessons are reinforced with visual aids art projects games songs and puppets. In 2023 there were five separate mission trips including one that brought water purification filtration to eliminate the need to boil water. Teams often bring donated items to bless the children and families who are held in the grip of poverty. These include clothes shoes soccer balls and nets and other fun items.

In 2023 the Child Sponsorship Program brought quality school education to approximately 171 children in three pre-school classes as well as grades one thru five. This program helps each child to grow and develop mentally physically and spiritually. School fees transportation school day meals uniforms school supplies and hygiene supplies are provided for each child as well as health insurance for their entire family. Sponsorship also covers the administrative costs of the program including one full-time employee of HFCM-Rwanda who oversees and coordinates the program in Rwanda. In additional nine full-time teachers are hired for the school as well as school office personnel providing employment for native Rwandans. Associated with this program are opportunities for child sponsors to provide support for the child's family and one-time gifts such as birthday cakes and presents clothing and shoes food for the family art supplies soccer balls chickens goats cows solar lighting mattresses blankets towels and many other items.