The Star School

These are some of the beautiful faces of joy and laughter that we got to visit at the Star School. Many of these kiddos are sponsored through World Help to go to school. 

 We were able to get microscopes and school supplies for the school to have an entire science lab. We also brought an autoclave to the clinic at the school so that instruments can be sterilized. We also visited a trauma center that was built alongside the school. Many children who suffer the effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder following the genocide can come here to receive counselling, therapy, and education on how to move forward. 

It was pretty heartbreaking to play and laugh with a little child, and then learn that they didn't have any family or anyone to sponsor them to go to school. Sometimes they would ask me with the sweetest eyes and most sincere earnest, if I would sponsor them to go to school. I wish I could pay for all of them to, like my own children. Its hard when you go to places where you see so much pain and suffering, and you just want to save the whole world. You look around at the scope of the problem, into the eyes of each sweet child, and feel utterly helpless. Cyrus, one of our leaders from the Dominican Republic of the Congo who serves as the Regional Director of Africa for World Help, said something about this that I believe is true. You can't save the whole world, but each of us can make a difference in the life of even one person, that can transform their entire world. And that is something beautiful. And so each day that we got to spend with some of these little ones, we hoped to let our actions be those that would make a difference in the lives of those that we met. We only got to spend a few days with these children, but as we continue these relationships from afar, and make our way home making relationships with those around us, I think this principle should be one that shines through us.