This is my friend Rukeribuga, whom I met two years ago when he contacted me though my website. I have had the pleasure of staying in contact with him almost weekly since we met and have seen the work he has done to help his family and neighbors to survive in a very poor village in Kigali, Rwanda. This family has lived through the horror of genocide, the devastation of seeing their house fall down and the heartbreak of draught that killed the few crops they used to make money for their survival. They were asked to leave their grandmother's small farm when there was no longer food to feed all of them.  Rukeribuga's  family has been separated for over a year when they had nowhere to go as a family.

While getting to know Rukeribuga, I found out about his calling from God to spread the word about Jesus to his fellow countrymen. He became Christian after this call from God and started to find financial help to go to school to study the Bible, English and Computer so that he could spread God's word to all people in his country. He had to move to the city for school and began to contact Christian Churches on the internet for help and support. Rukeribuga lived in one room while he went to school, with one bed and one chair,  and during this time he took in his mother and cousin who had no other place to live. 

This remarkable young man has tried to contact many people around the world for help for his own family and the families in his area.  His faith in Jesus and in those who follow Christ, made him believe that his help would come through those who honor The Lord and act on their beliefs.  Most people turned him down because he is not an organization and they fear he is not truthful in his request for help, even though he invited them to come to Kigali to witness the suffering of many for themselves. But some good souls from England and the USA have sent him money to survive, to help his mother who suffers from Malaria and to help his family get food and shelter. This help stopped in the fall of 2010, when the minister who organized the help, had financial problems of his own.

This family has many times gone without food or good water in their struggle to survive. As Rukeribuga asks for help, it is always done in the most humble manner and with joy of knowing God will help them. He has given all honor and praise to God for all they have and prays for all the people who have helped them. I have not once heard this young man cry of his state in life, because he sees his life wrapped in God's love.

He has my love and respect for all that he does to help those who need someone like him to be their champion. These people have no way to pull themselves out of their poverty, but this one man has spent over two years doing all he could to learn to speak English, and using that to contact many people all over the world for help. He needs more help than he has the ability to ask for. He is limited in the time he can be on the internet because the cost is more than he can afford.

I would like to ask, on his behalf, that you donate to this unorganized cause and instead of reaping your rewards on Earth by taking a tax deduction, for your gracious act of mercy to these poor people, that you let God give you his grace and blessings and fill your Heavenly purse for taking care of His children who so desperately need your help.

All your donations will be sent to Rukeribuga to be distributed to help not only this family, but also his neighbors. It is my pleasure to help them and to honor God by using all He has given to me to be of assistance to those who God loves.  Read about the economy in Kigali, Rwanda  Articles from Business New, and the United Nations.