PEACE, JOY AND LOVE TO ALL Christmas is usually a joyous season wherever it is celebrated, but in many parts of Africa the focus of the holiday looks wonderfully different from the gift-heavy traditions we know in the UK. Instead of wrapped presents under the tree, Christmas is often centred on gratitude—thankfulness for life, for family, for community, and for God’s protection through another year. For many families, the most treasured gifts are simple, practical gifts such

The Joy of Giving … differently The act of giving a gift fills us with a special kind of joy — a quiet, immeasurable pleasure that often surpasses the happiness of receiving. Perhaps that’s because so many of the gifts we give, especially at Christmas, are not really about need, but about love. We choose colours, scents, and flavours with care, hoping they’ll bring a smile — even though most of our loved ones already have more than enough. And yet, in a world longing for simp

Food for thought … There is not local supermarket open all day, full of every type of food you could wish for, nor is there the money to...

If you can read, you can learn anything… The gift of education, of being able to read and write, is maybe one which we take too much for granted in the western world. Education is open to all, and the majority of children in the west learn to read and write to the best of their ability without their parents worrying about if they can afford to pay for that education, for the buildings they are educated in, for the teachers who do the educating. Parents do not have to worry

Just imagine going out to work for the day, locking your door and leaving your 3 year old behind, outside and alone. It must be a...

In Rwanda there is a quiet but powerful ministry happening behind locked doors - working in the prisons. Prisons which have become home...

The need for funding for so many projects in Rwanda and Uganda never slows down; Pastor training, church repairs, bikes and motorbikes...

In Victorian times young children were denied education and pushed to work to support their families. Sadly for many of the children we...

Gifts of livestock to the poorest in the communities, really help them to improve their lives in a manner they could not conceive...

This month we celebrate St Valentines Day, rumoured to be a Bishop martyred on 14 February AD269, who ministered to persecuted Christians....

We wish you God’s blessings for a bright, healthy, and peaceful new year.   We hope you have all enjoyed a restful Christmas break.  ...

As we go into November it is acceptable to be thinking about Christmas and the gifts we might give. Unlike the Wise Men who gave...

Schools and churches here in the UK will be celebrating the harvest festival this month with donations of food essentials, many of which...

Back to School, we pray ... Thank you to all our sponsors and supporters who help ensure that more young Rwandans and Ugandans are able...

Spreading God’s word is central to all the work of CHI, although some projects deliver the message in a far more obvious way than others....

Actually there is no news! The roof still leaks a little, and we cannot hear ourselves think when the heavens open, we overheat if the...

This is exactly what the gift of sponsorship does for a child in Africa. The CHI sponsorship program enables you to bring hope to the...

We are thrilled to be able to tell you a little bit more about Helen Yousaf, who has been patron of CHI since 2023.  Introduced to our...

The value of solar power, especially for lighting cannot be underestimated for those living in Africa. With the sun going down...

KWIBUKA 30 - banners saying this will be hung all over Rwanda this month. Kwibuka means ‘to remember’ in Kinyarwanda, and is the phrase...