For years we have been hearing about global suffering, disease, and poverty.  Some of us choose not to believe the reality; some of us choose to consider the suffering “their own fault”; some of us may even believe that the value of the lives of those suffernig is somehow less valuable than our own.  But many of us care and are filled with compassion for those with a brutal standard of living and a life expectancy half of ours…. but the issue is that we haven’t known what to do about it.  How do we get involved in something so huge?  How do we make a difference?

It is out of these questions that Our Response was launched.  As we look at so much of the world living in a constant state of emergency and our capacity to help, we have this question… what is Our Response?  East Central Minnesota has partnered with World Vision to come together as a community and make a significant impact in the lives of the residents of Kivuruga, Rwanda in eastern Africa.  We invite you to look through this website; learn about the issues, Rwanda, and Our Response.  To contact us with questions or concerns.  And to consider getting involved through sponsorship, other financial support, or volunteering.  At minimmum, we hope that you become more informed and more spurred on toward compassion for a world that desperately needs it.  Thanks for taking the time to check this out.