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Burundi  
August 12–22, 2009 |
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Trip Cost: $3,200.00
Under an almost white sun, children play; scuffing up little clouds of dust from the red earth that dominates the heart shaped country of Burundi. Their dirt-worn clothes may be old and torn. Their small bodies may be rapt with hunger, but they are still children. There may only be a short time until their eyes—dark, yet sharp from drinking in the African sun—become dulled from the effects of malnutrition, and the despair that accompanies the obscurity of poverty. These are the children of the Twa, a tribe indigenous to Burundi, yet lost in the shuffle of politics & civil war.
The Twa—a minority group within Burundi – were once a self-sufficient hunting tribe, sustained by the game they hunted. With the nation’s independence, came an end to the Twa way of life, sinking them into a poverty so deep that in times of ethnic cleansing and genocide, they survived simply because they were poor and seemingly of no consequence. Though the Twa may have largely escaped the ravages of war, they have remained the poorest in a poor nation. For them hope is synonymous with the word miracle.
In the summer of 2007, Times Square Church travelled to Burundi with a message of reconciliation, and hope. This was God’s answer to a country split over ethnic identity, and handicapped by poverty. Return with us as we continue to reach out to not only the Twa, but the street children displaced by violence and orphaned by AIDS. Participate in medical and youth outreaches that will stir the winds of change and sow the seeds of revival in the heart of Africa.
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