My heart is heavy this morning as I have found out that the main market in the capital of Burundi has burnt to the ground. This is where Alisha and I had the privilege of visiting a few women who had been given loans and seeing how they were working.
"Today, 27th January, as the whole central market of
Bujumbura has gone up in smoke, it is a national disaster. We are
mourning with thousands of others. Many have lost hope. Some have
committed suicide by jumping into the flames as their livelihoods burnt
before them. Others died trying to rescue what they could. Many are
hospitalized. Tens of thousands of mouths will not be able to eat as
they have lost everything."
I want to be in the place where Open Hand can see something of this magnitude and have the 'extra money' to send to our friends in Burundi for the widows and others who will obviously need help. It's hard for me to grasp how little our Burundian friends have and now this. It is unspeakably sad.
If you want to help, please do. Here are the options:
Click here if in the UK and the rest of the world:
https://my.give.net/BurundiChristmas2012
Click here if in the USA:
http://www.razoo.com/story/Greatlakesoutreach
Click here if in Canada:
http://www.youthunlimitededmonton.com/index.php/en/donations/make-a-donation
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