Just as trash is collected and sent to a city dump, the children in the story below have also been tossed around and are now living in the city landfill. This “city” within the dump is a very dark and depressing place to live, but for the children who call this place home, a bright light has been seen.

SGA storyteller Diana and her team have been visiting the children since an initial visit last summer. Now, they are faithfully meeting with the children every Saturday and teaching a Sunday school lesson. Since the very first visit, Diana has not forgotten the shocking stories she heard while there, and in all the days between visits she could not forget the little faces with whom she had spent time.

“Their hungry eyes stood before us every day. A craving for simple communication and attention that they do not receive from parents or guardians. Physical hunger for nutritious food.”

Thankfully, Diana didn’t just remember those faces, but instead she acted upon the need. Now, there is the bright light of Christ being spoken to these children. There is hope for a future. “We know for sure that these meetings greatly please God. We believe that generous sowing will bring a bountiful harvest to people devoted to God.” Please pray for these children, and for their parents or guardians. Pray that all will hear and believe in the Gospel of Christ.

From SGA Storyteller Diana:

“This village is located on a large city landfill. A city in a landfill. People live there because they don’t have their own home. There is a women’s prison nearby.

Often, when the women are released from prison, they have nowhere to live, and they settle in this village. The picture is very depressing. But there are so many children there.

Last summer, at the end of the camp season, my team and I decided to visit this village. We were with them for several days. Everything was as usual with games, delicious food, and friendly atmosphere. All in order to ‘earn the right to be heard.’ And we have earned this right. The children listened with great interest to the good Bible stories. These were unforgettable days. We left them, but they never left our hearts. Their hungry eyes stood before us every day. A craving for simple communication and attention that they do not receive from parents or guardians. Physical hunger for nutritious food. All these children live the life of a street child. Parents don’t care about them. Some of them work as shepherds. Most children walk through the dump looking for items that can be sold or exchanged for food.

Our hearts cry for these children. These children are social orphans. Their stories are shocking. It seemed to us that orphans in orphanages are the most unfortunate children. It’s right. But at least they have a place to stay and something to eat. These same children have to survive. They look like the dregs of society. But God comes to the most inaccessible and unpopular places. He gives love, care and concern to everyone left behind. It is our great honor and privilege that we can be His hands for all these children living in the trash city.

Christmas became a reason to come back again. Lots of gifts of delicious food and communication. And since then, we have come here every Saturday to give this time to everyone who comes. For three months now we have been teaching Sunday school for children living in a landfill. This small group began to grow more and more. More and more children are being added.

One kind woman kindly opened her old house to us. With the arrival of spring, we want to start cleaning up the yard so that in the summer we can have meetings outside and cook over a fire. This is our first experience opening a home community without adults. This is a Sunday school for children and teenagers. We spend hours with them talking and studying the Bible. We pray to God that through this fellowship we will meet the parents and guardians of these children and introduce them to God as well.

Please look at the photos and look at each child’s face. Outwardly, they look like little criminals (yes, maybe that’s how it is. They play little pranks). But we see in them future shepherds, preachers, evangelists, teachers, and prophets. During spring break, some of the kids stayed at our house for football camp. This was the very first camp in their lives. They were indescribably happy. It is a great joy to see how happy they are in the Christian community. We know for sure that these meetings greatly please God. We believe that generous sowing will bring a bountiful harvest to people devoted to God.

Please remember in your prayers the children living in the city dump.