Growing up in Zimbabwe, in a struggling family of nine, she never dreamed she would find herself living in the land of snow and the red maple leaf. (more…)
Bob JonesMarch 3, 2022
“I wrote this in response to a World Vision gift my sister gave on my behalf—a goat. The story is my imagined result of that gift. And, my intent is to help people imagine what the gift might do.” Are you able to feel the cool floor through your sleeping mat, drifting there on the red dirt? Soon the mat will be rolled up and the day will start with a pot of water to boil on a small fire, and you walking to get more water. It will take an hour. Read more here... BACKGROUND ON NKAYI, ZIMBABWE North Pointe is partnering with World Vision in Nkayi, Zimbabwe to help give children a future. Just over 190 children are…
Bob JonesNovember 18, 2014
At one time I believed that money, education and certainly love, could change the world. Now don't get me wrong, love and money are certainly important, but without hope, even love and money aren't enough. Hope convinces you that tomorrow will be better than today. When you give a child hope, you can change the world. Orphans in Zimbabwe My wife, Jocelyn and I traveled to Harare, Zimbabwe in March, 2003 to see the “Village of Hope” - a fledgling response to the HIV/AIDS crisis. The Village was just a few months old - two buildings on a rural parcel of land. We met the first person being cared for at the Village of Hope. Her name was "Precious" -…
Bob JonesFebruary 16, 2014