Of course, governments usually build roads and they need assurance that the destination point is worthy of the expense. In February, when HEAL built a new Kindergarten facility in Umuagwu village, the Nigerian government noticed and understood that our mission served both local villagers and refugees from other parts of Nigeria. So, they contracted for a road to be paved into our mission grounds from the Imo State highway. We became an accessible destination point!
By this road, future victims of extreme poverty, fatal disease, and sacrilegious terrorism will come to us. Our current abandoned children and widows come from such dire circumstances. With this increased accessibility, HEAL must provide even better services for the integral development of those who come in desperation.
Jesus said, “I am the way…” (John 14:6). The new road into our home school is truly a “way” for poor and oppressed widows and orphans to encounter God’s love in the care and work of the HEAL missionaries. With YOUR help in the areas HEAL must grow and improve, those who traverse this new road in hardship will be sure to find a refuge of love and hope at the end.