March 9, 2008

Wow, I knew that I was very behind on my web page and blog updates but I had no idea that I had not posted any information since last July. So sorry for those of you wanting to keep up with all do.

2007 was a good year, hard because my family was not able to travel to the US for a time away. We all did rest, the youth spent the holidays at home with families. In December Beacon of Hope celebrated 5 years. That is amazing and quite an accomplishment!

January of this year we have a total of 14 youth. Growing is always a good thing and we are growing, yet times are tough all over the world, fuel, food, and most everything are more expensive than ever.

We are grateful for your prayers and I will try and do better at blogging!

Pictures of the youth soon!

Many blessings,
Angie Wheeler

Where does the time go?

It is hard to believe that we are completing July 2007!

God is so good and has blessed each of us here at the Hope House! The youth are at present visiting their families. School is out until August 20th and this has been good for all of us. I have been working hard to get reports done and the staff working hard as well.


I wanted to let you know that we are all OK and working hard to keep you informed!

Blessing and thanks for your patience!

Angie and Staff at the Hope House

Blessings Everyone!

I am so sorry that I have not written anything new on our sites for awhile. I have been very busy and for a time we had no Internet connection.

Things are going well here at the Hope House and very soon I will have things updated and lots of information for you with all God is doing here at the Hope House!!!!!

Many Blessings,
Angie Wheeler

Pedro dos Santos Zibia, Jr

Hello to everyone who reads this!

I want to thank you for your prayers and support. Your support to our ministry is truly a blessing. For me it is a joy to be a part of the youth's lives. I am still a youth but how Beacon of Hope helped me I am a part of helping other youths lives.

Your prayers and financial support are making a difference in lives. We need your prayers and support of the functioning and growth of the Hope House. Without Jesus we have nothing. Jesus is using many to help the youth of Mozambique. I want them to know Jesus. Thank you for being a part of giving me that chance, the youth, and our staff and workers.

We need your prayers daily. Mozambique needs your prayers right now. The flooding in the north, the cyclone that hit and now the explosions are devastating. There has not been anything we can to to help in the northern parts as we are so far away but we could help here Maputo.

First we have to care for the needs of the youth and then others. We want them to learn how to help others. Please pray for us all and God's provisions! We really need your prayers. It is so hard and sad to see my country with so much disaster and so many lives lost, homes gone, people with nothing after working so hard for what they did have.

I am proud of our President Armando Gebuza for his work and compassion for Mozambique and many people who lost lives and homes. Pray for him!

God Bless!
Pedro dos Santos Zibia, Jr.

Vice President

Beacon of Hope - Africa

From Chico

Blessings to all!

I went yesterday with fellow staff member Armando Chichango and two of our youth. I was overwhelmed at how many people were out in the streets with no where to go. If they had somewhere to go they had not transport or money to get there.

Many peoples homes were destroyed and many who have worked so hard to build up their lives and homes and family now have nothing. The only think I lack is tears, yet that would solve nothing. My heart is sad to see the people in my country suffer. WE here of the suffering up north and it is hard but when you see it first hand so close to you...

Thanks for your prayers. Thanks for your help. Chico Zibia

More pictures

You can see the damage to these buildings

March 24, 2007 UPDATE

Here you see people leaving their homes with what they can leave with or what they have left as they are told to evacuate. Many are unsure of where to go.

I want to thank each of you for your prayers for Mozambique and ask that you continue!

Today it is not to hot, a nice breeze Praise God! Many are returning home to begin cleaning up what is left of their homes and belongings. Many are still fearful and others are planning funerals. It was a blessings to see President Armando Guebuza and other government officials visiting those affected by the bombing. He visited several in the hospitals, as well as many homes and areas of destruction.

If you are interested in seeing other pictures of what has occurred here I suggest surfing the web, BBC, CNN, CBS are a few of the places I have seen pictures of what we are seeing here on our local TV stations. Here is one website to check out www.einnews.com

I found out yesterday that one of the missiles actually hit a home or landed at a home here in Machava, which is our small town. We are about 30 minutes away from where the explosions originated.

Thanks again for your prayers!

Angie and Staff