Category: GLO
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Appearing in a Lady’s Dream, and then in Real Life!
Yesterday we joined GLO’s newest partner UCE for an outreach event in the bush at a place called Bugendana. It was wild! These guys have been running for a decade on a shoestring budget without any external support, relying on their own sacrificial contributions. Recently we committed to backing them, as their track record was…
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(Not) the Scum of the Earth
They were the poorest of the poorest on the planet. Life expectancy was 27-years-old. Under-5s died every month. Then this… BEAUTIFUL! We hear so many negative stories from Africa and Burundi in particular, so all the more let’s celebrate the stunning successes. Well done team!
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(Re)Launching a TV Station in Burundi!
It’s like we’ve been gifted a TV station with all the huge potential influence that brings, without having to spend $1million setting it up – incredible! This post is basically just wanting to share the joy and say a MASSIVE THANK YOU for those of you who helped us clinch the deal. It’s a beautiful…
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Freddy Burns…
And he did graduate with distinction! And he found a lovely woman to marry! And he’s now a Dad! * I just came across this and realised we hadn’t posted it, having filmed it a couple of years ago. Still worth seeing! He’s still trying to set up a pharmacy, but maintaining his integrity in…
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Doubling Sophie’s Choices in Burundi…
Have you seen that film or read that very moving story – Sophie’s Choice? A mother has to choose which of her two children to save. I can’t imagine anything more heart-breaking, can you? Yet, our teams in Burundi face choices like this every day. When I’m in Burundi, like I will be next week,…
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Learning to Dream…
“Before I came to this school, I didn’t know I could have this dream… or any dream.” This is simply beautiful. Can you imagine walking two hours each way to and from school, as well as fetching water, cooking, etc and being so grateful for the opportunity…? So why don’t you sit down with a…
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Resurrecting Hope in Burundi…
In the back of beyond, in what many might consider a ‘no-go’ area in Northern Burundi, nestles a special remote community. Here the Kingdom of God is quietly growing against the tragic backdrop of the trauma and bereavement of years of conflict. Very, very few visitors venture here, but one young man’s prayers and tears…
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Multiple Power Encounters in Burundi!
Greetings! Our massive summer outreach is always fiercely contested and hugely fruitful. This (the 14th) year was no exception. Some of the teams faced real opposition, and needed breakthroughs to operate at all. In any case, I’m pleased to be able to feedback to you that 700 people went out in 35 areas for 2…
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10 Top Lessons from 20 Years in Burundi…
TED/MAP talk in North Carolina at New Wineskins Conference Hello, my name is Simon Guillebaud. I’ve recently completed 20 years working in Burundi, a conflict zone in Central Africa, and one of the most beautiful but broken countries on the planet. That’ll do on introduction, time is short. This TED/MAP talk is just 15 minutes…
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Big Smiles in Burundi…
Just a few weeks ago, 1200 parents in Burundi were wondering where the money would come from to get their children back to school. Thanks to your generosity and swift response, we’ve been able to help keep around 3600 children in education for the coming year. Thank you SO much! We distributed £30/$40 to each…
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Desperate to Learn in Burundi…
“Simon, we can’t send our children back to school this Monday because we have no money to buy the uniform and school book and pencil. We go without food, sanitary towels, everything, but still can’t make it. It’s often the children of parents in ministry who are the first to drop out. Please, please help…
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Bleeding Beautiful…
I never thought I would be writing a blog about sanitary towels and now it has happened twice (the first is here). Thousands of girls in Burundi give up school every year because they don’t have any sanitary towels. They are simply too ashamed and embarrassed to go to school anymore, so they give up.…
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Easter Bunnies in Burundi!
HAPPY EASTER! Sorry if you’ve already seen this, we’ve had some horrible technical glitches over the last few days. I’d like to invite you to join with us today in answering the prayer request of a little boy in Burundi called Theogene. Theogene is an orphan who lives with his brother in a makeshift shack…
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Kicked out of home…
…but still joyfully willing to pay the price. In the West, in nations not obviously faced with severe constraints on freedom of religion, people can easily trot out the glib pronouncements that all religions are the same, that your truth is whatever works for you, that Islam is a religion of peace, etc. But our experience on…
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Calling All Cyclists for Your Best Ride Ever!
Do you want to take part in the ride of a lifetime? Join the 7th GLO African Cycling Fundraiser Tour in Rwanda. Fly in on the 23rd May, ride 25th to 31st May, and fly home 1st June. We aim to give you the best ten days of your last five years, and many agree…