June 25, 2025 – Update from Mt Moriah: Days Full of Life and Light

The past two days at Mt Moriah have been incredibly moving as we’ve immersed ourselves in the community. Here, 115 children attend the care point, each identified as among the most vulnerable due to their home circumstances. It’s hard to put into words what it’s like to step into their world, but we’ve been welcomed with wide smiles, curious eyes, and open hearts.

Each day begins with a simple breakfast of porridge, followed by hours filled with worship, laughter, play, and learning. These children are cared for by 13 local volunteers—amazing care workers who give of themselves so generously. Despite the hardships in their own lives, they pour out love, consistency, and joy. At lunchtime, the children receive a meal of maize, vegetables, and a protein—likely their only other meal of the day. Yet what we’ve seen in their eyes and felt in their presence is abundance.

Mt Moriah itself has a powerful story. The community was originally formed between two prisons, built by ex-convicts. For many years, it was a place people went to disappear—a place overshadowed by brokenness: early marriages, alcohol abuse, prostitution, and witchcraft. But now, thanks to the faithful work of Hands at Work Africa and the local church, we are witnessing a radical transformation.

Someone shared, “It used to be said you go to Mt Moriah to disappear. Now it’s said, you go to Mt Moriah to be blessed.” This community is slowly but steadily changing from a place of death to a place of life.

We’ve had the privilege of playing games, learning names, singing songs, and doing our best to pour out love to each child, each care worker, and each primary caregiver we’ve met.

Today was particularly profound. Our team split into four groups—three went out into the surrounding homes while one group stayed at the care point. These visits, called “Holy Home Visits,” immediately revealed why they are so named. Walking into these homes, hearing families’ stories, praying, and simply sitting with them in their reality—it truly felt like holy ground. It was humbling, confronting, and yet filled with hope.

We are incredibly grateful for your prayers and support. Please continue to pray—for the care workers, the children, the community leaders, and for the ongoing healing and renewal of Mt Moriah. God is at work here, and it is beautiful to witness.

With love, Akika, Alice, Andrew, Aleisha, Ash, Candy, Curtis, Julia, Lauren, Georgina, Matt, Ses

Watch the Kingdom Culture documentary here to experience our journey visiting and serving Hands at Work Africa, who partner with local African and international churches to care for vulnerable children, widows, and the dying.