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February 15th, 2012
Meet Martin
Meet Martin - Ndola, Zambia
Martin lost both his parents around the tender age of 7. He saw his father die before his eyes in the room where they slept, and was the one to report to neighbors that his father was gone.
After the funeral, Martin was taken in by an uncle living in Ndola and introduced to the ministry of Ndeke Evangelical Church of Zambia. Despite the trauma he experienced as a young child, Martin is now thriving in many ways, thanks, in part, to his local church. Pastor Vincent at Ndeke reports,
“it was hard for Martin to go to school. We thank God that through the partnership that Ndeke ECZ has with Forgotten Voices International, Martin is in school doing Grade 7. Martin is a good runner and footballer [soccer]. His talent has impressed everybody including the headteacher. Martin was this year in January appointed as school prefect. Imagine if Martin was not in school. All his talents could have been wasted.”
Ellen Shaffer – Director of Project Management
Tags: children, education, hope, orphans, sports, zambia
Filed under: General Blog
Powerful story, really encouraging to hear he’s doing well!