Joselyne came onto the Comfort Babies Rwanda project after the birth of her 4th child, Prince. Six years later, she has now graduated from the project, having reached a point of independence and self-sustainability following the support she has received from the project and the faithful provision of her sponsor, Rona. She wrote a letter, summarising the journey she has been on over this time, and the life-changing effect that Comfort has had upon her life, and speaking about the excitement for life and opportunities that she now has, because of the support she has received and the skills she has built.
“I am writing this letter with tears of joy for what God has done in my life through the Comfort Babies project. Truly, I have learned more about God’s existence. Life is really not easy here where many people are suffering from hunger and lack of basic needs. Accessing support from the project restored hope in my heart for the future. I grew up in a poor condition of living until I met my husband Jean (John). We loved each other and we later on got married, even though we knew that we didn’t have enough money, but we trusted the Lord. My husband is not educated and I dropped out of primary school many many years ago. When Prince was born we got worried about all he would need for living. We realized that it was going to be difficult for us when I could not even get enough to eat during pregnancy or other basic needs, but being admitted to the project changed everything including me and my family.”
“Prince grew into having an amazing life, more than any of my other children, because he has you (our sponsor) and the project. So many things were provided for him, and helped his growth and development. And now, after business training, I was able to start my small business of selling cassava leaves after being ground for vegetables. It is a really common food here, especially for mothers after giving birth. Doctors recommend eating it. In Kinyarwanda we call it isombe. I am now able to earn money through the business where I can use the profit I get to buy food and save up little by little for our future development.”
Joselyn finishes the letter by saying, “As I am now graduating and coming off of the project, I hope someone else can get the opportunity to take my space as so many other people like me are still out there with no help. I also wish the best to the rest of the moms on the project in their plans towards independent living. “
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