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 On Monday, December 19, many of the volunteers who have visited the United Methodist Mission at Nyadire awoke to the news that Sister Rut Lindgren, who founded the Home of Hope orphanage and was a mainstay of the mission community, had collapsed and died that morning. Rut raised hundreds of orphans in her own home, made the lives of thousands of orphans better, and was a constant advocate for those who had the least.  Reports of Rut’s death come by email and Facebook messages – a woman who was important because of the great good she did. Her death also brings anxiety.

 Diane Miller suggests sharing some time with children during the holiday season, but not merely showering them with gifts. Take time to tell them about children in other lands who have so little. Consider helping a child you love pack a backpack of supplies for an orphan in Zimbabwe. Sponsor and build a relationship with a child there.  

 In late July, Volunteers in Mission Coordinator Diane Miller will travel with a team of volunteers to the Nyadire United Methodist Mission in Zimbabwe. She'll work with Mary Beth Zollars, who heads the Home of Hope Outreach program for The Nyadire Connection and each year leads a team that works primarily with the orphans there. Mary Beth has dreamed of taking the Home of Hope orphans on a field trip and this year that dream may come true. You can help.