Treasures of Africa Children's Home is a ministry to AIDS orphans and vulnerable children in East Africa. Located in Moshi, Tanzania at the foot of beautiful Mt. Kilimanjaro, this home provides loving care, nutritious food, and education in a Christian family environment for orphaned and abandoned children. A project of Hidden With Christ Ministries,
www.hiddenwithchrist.com) a registered non-profit organization based in California, this home is supported solely by the donations of compassionate people who have a heart to help change the world...one precious life at a time!
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Jeremia's Story
By Lydia Schaeffer – TOA Director
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
Psalm 147:3 NIV
WHEN I first saw Jeremia, he was sitting in the dirt outside the Kilimanjaro Regional Welfare Office, wearing footsie pajamas that were several sizes too small for him. He was not wearing a diaper and his clothing was soiled. It appeared he had not been changed or bathed for at least a week. When he saw me gazing at him, he lifted up his arms with a look of intense longing on his face. He wanted to be picked up and held. My heart broke for him and in spite of his filthy condition I took him in my arms. He clung to me tightly as I carried him to our vehicle for the drive back to the orphanage.
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