Another HopeBuilder gone home!

At the start of the day!

On the 27th November 2011 our Heavenly Father called home our good friend Bert Van Weeghel. Bert was a member of our third team to Uganda that was instrumental in completing the first two houses of the Village of Hope. Bert worked hard and didint mind "getting dirty for Christ?" While being one of the older members of the team, it didint stop him and he did his fair share and more.


Worshipping in Uganda



After returning from Uganda Bert did not stop, his love for the work in Uganda rubbed off on Coby and together they started campaigning amongst their camping friends and organised a number of opportunities for me to share the HopeBuilders story. This resulted in the raising of funds and awareness, of the orphans and widows in Uganda.

Whilst sitting on top of "The Rock" at the Village of Hope which now has 6 homes with 6 widows (mothers) and 49 children, I was fondly remembering the hard work of the teams and the investment of many like Bert who made the sacrifice and came to Uganda to "Help Break the Cycle of Poverty". Bert was a quiet guy who just went about doing what he did, he always said "I dont have much to give", but he gave of his all, from his heart and this was huge. To see these children laughing and playing and singing and praising God, is a true testament to the generosity of Bert and the many other supporters of HopeBuilders.

The HopeBuilders International board together with our friends in Uganda and all the children and mothers from the Village of Hope, THANK God for our friend Bert. To Coby you will be in our prayers and we also thank God for you and your support of our work. We will always remember Uncle Bert - A HopeBuilder - we will see you again soon in GLORY!