Peace Birds

Do you ever wonder how people are touched by the sale of one object? When it comes to Rwanda peace birds.....many!! What starts as a simple piece of wood becomes a work of art. Peter learned that from his father and now carves them to support his young family. It is a family tradition.

As we sell the birds in the US the goodness continues to spread as the money raised will also support our education fund to send high school graduates to university or technical school. We have 6 planning on continuing their education Sept 2015 or Jan 2016. They took their National Exams in October and find out the results in March. Passing with high scores means they will secure a place at a good university. It is extremely competitive. But before starting school they must work for 3-6 months in the military or on a civil service project for their country.

Others touched are the students at Penn State that sold the birds as a service project. They plan to connect with one of the students that the funds will support and continue with an ongoing relationship.

Thanks to everyone that purchased birds for their Christmas tree or as a reminder of the ministry in Rwanda. So many stepped up and helped us raise $702.00 for the education fund. Outstanding!!!!

*Peter, the carver
*Lucie, planning on university in the ministry
*Alexander, university for computer science
*Sara and Riley, of Kappa Phi, selling the Peace Birds