.... God brought together men and women from far apart geographically yet so close in purpose and vision. Two people from different countries of Africa, Andrew Ochieno Odoke from Kisumu County in Kenya and Ernest MUKITI BANANKENGE from Goma (Ruthshuru territory) of Democratic Republic of Congo caught the vision that is determined to take wholistic good news to the destitute brethren.

Andrew Ochieno Odoke

I have all along had compassion on my less fortunate brethren. Little did I know that one day I will stare in the face of deep poverty and hopelessness like the one I saw when I visited Burundi. In December 2012 East Africa’s informal sector that makes products without necessarily having big machines organized an exhibition in Bujumbura Burundi. I was among the exhibitors with my beauty soaps and jelly made from natural fruits and herbs. I was made to understand that there is no such innovations in Burundi and the only soap factory in entire country do not have the products such as the ones I had. All such soaps and creams sold very expensively as they were being imported from far countries and the taxes were high. The most exciting revelation was the availability of red palm oil in Burundi which offers the best nutrients and vital enzymes good for beauty products. Realizing that most of the products I produce need the palm oil that is in plenty in Burundi, I decided to come back and set up a cottage industry. Being a servant of God with a call to serve I decided it to be church-based movement that will not only feed God’s people with the Word but also with the hope to live a better life as they wait for the coming of the Lord. Having come alone from Kenya and due to the fact that God only commands blessings to where there is unity, I prayed for the likeminded.

Ernest MUKITI BANANKENGE

Nothing makes me happy as seeing God’s people living a life full of satisfaction and hope. Having been born in a land rich in minerals but ravaged with poverty due to civil war, I made it a burden to make a change no matter how insignificant. And this is why I am on this path. Being a residence of East Congo DRC where the war is hotter, I decided to seek refuge to the closest country Burundi because I could not have afforded fare for my family, mother and my sister with her children. It was like running from a lion only to find yourself in the bear’s mouth. Though there was peace in Burundi when I entered but there was deep poverty that the residents expected foods and providence from me. Having nowhere to turn back to, because the rebels had burned down all my community’s houses, I had to look for means of survival in this poor but now peaceful country. Now trials and error means of survival come to my attempts until when I as God’s servant decided to share the very little I made with my poor hosts and that is when the Idea was born in me and founded ministry of spiritual compassion. Being from a foreign land I asked God to connect me with the natives of the same spirit of compassion. I met a group of women who were struggling to survive and prayed with them for God to send us His angel who can train them into the making of products that they can sell to live on. And this was answered so fast than we expected.

NTONSIGAYE Alexis

I will never discourage a dreamer. Faith is truly a substance of things hoped for and it’s the one that hopes that realizes the dreams if he or she does not loose heart. It looked like it will take forever but I was wrong, God’s help was nearer than I imagined. I am a Burundian who personally witnessed the crude event of 1993 and a victim of its devastating scars. I blamed God for enlightening my spiritual eyes and creating in me a spirit of compassion in this economically distorted nation. Never was I at peace with the little I could make as a welder when surrounded with such neighborhood of hungry orphans and widows. I longed for a day when God will bring a savior of whatever form. I can not fully explain how two men from nations far apart met in my country and formed a compassion organization that is wholly an answer to my prayers. They heard of the little support I had given to some of their new converts sometimes back and thus asked to meet me. That was the beginning of bigger dreams that only God knows the end thereof. I no longer regret the call of compassion in my life and have decided to join hands with all those who bear the call and ask them from wherever they may be to come and help us strengthen the weak hands of my people. This ministry came with a better strategy of training us to work instead of ordinary encouragement of our pastors that the Lord is watching and one day He will bless us. This ministry teaches us that we were blessed when Jesus went to the likeminded.

Andrew, Ernest and Alexis resolved to working together for a common goal of giving hope to those that are bound by the chains of afflictions (economically) and sit in shadow of death( spiritually).

Mwenebanga Ibrahim and his wife Munyololo Elfride Miriam with their two sons Victoire the elder one and Gloire the younger one.

When God called me to serve him in my war torn Country of Congo DRC, it was a mission I would have not chosen if it was my part to choose. I was involved in small illegal mining that put something to eat on my table. With serving God I was not going to do anything illegal and I did not know of any other means of survival. This opened a chapter in my life that I must follow. I had no choice but to obey the calling of God and begun a small church in a place called Baraka in South Kivu province of Congo DRC. Getting information from Burundi about the need for spiritual matters my local assembly decided to send me to that country which had just recovered from ethnic war and was now going through reconciliation process. The situation in my new work station was so bad that most of the people I visited in their homes first needed something to put in their bellies before they could settle down to hear the word of hope. Yes I have ever encountered poverty, lack and hunger but not to this magnitude. My poor little church back home decided to recall me back when they heard that I myself went some days without eating but it was too late some people had just started coming to my fellowship and were being built spiritually. I soldered on prayerfully hoping that one day God will bring help in whatever form. It was just in August 2013 that I enrolled as a student in this ministry's school of Theology, Business and English that the Lord put it in the ministry leaders' hearts to absorb me in their church department. I am currently the pastor of the church in Bujumbura the capital city of Burundi. It is longer I alone struggling to carry forth the word of God but working together with the compassionate for God's Glory.

All the three have two things in common, poor financial background and rich spiritual expectations. It is the knowledge of God and the readiness to go against the odds that have taken this ministry to come this far.

It will be the unity in purpose and goal with our fellow compassionate brethren from across the world that will make us realize our MISSION!

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