BACKGROUND
Over the past eight years, we have developed a ministry led and run by Burundians called Living Hope Communities. They serve in three communities of wounded Soldiers (12, 20, and 40 families) who live in small, three-room houses. The communities are located outside the nearest towns, and this creates further isolation for the disabled Soldiers. These Soldiers and their families live with less than they need, isolated from the larger nearby community. You can read more below about one of these communities, the Cadence Mpanda Wounded Soldier Ministry.
Each ministry has a local ministry leader who serves the wounded Soldiers and their families throughout the week through Bible study, worship, prayer, practical care, practical needs, and economic opportunities. We also have farming and cattle programs and have built small chapels, which are primary gathering places for these families. Additionally, one of the ministry leaders visits Soldiers from these communities who are in the hospital, several of whom are there permanently. (The conditions in these hospitals are heartbreakingly dismal.)
To read our latest update click here; you may also click here to watch our most recent video.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Brian.Kleager@Cadence.org Duncan.Sprague@Cadence.org
Tour du Burundi 2025
From Brian Kleager
VP for Strategic Partnerships and Public Relations
Thanks for considering how you can be a part of my bike ride with the goal to raise $20,000-$25,000 for Cadence’s ministry serving Burundi’s wounded Soldiers. Burundi is one of the poorest countries in the world, if not the poorest. Our ministry partners are serving people who are disabled and impoverished, and the need is great.
Funds raised during this year’s ride will provide for our staff’s salaries and weekly ministry expenses. Their current budget is $1325 per month, which is $15,900 annually. A little goes a long way in Burundi! If $20,000 is donated, we can increase their pay and budgeted expenses, which would greatly bless them. If $25,000 is donated, we can expand the ministry to another wounded Soldier community.
I believe in these ministries so much that I’m willing to be away from my family for two weeks to ride for seven days, an average of 70 miles, and 7,000 feet of climbing per day in the Burundian heat! Thank you in advance for giving generously. You can click the link above to donate.
I would also appreciate your prayers for God to be glorified in every aspect of this event, for our faith to be strengthened by His presence, for the ministries we serve, safety on the ride (from drivers on the road, as we ride down steep hills, no crashes), and all the logistics (travel, bikes to arrive, no flats, no mechanical problems). Thank you!
Stay connected to the bike ride by following me on Instagram.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Brian.Kleager@Cadence.org Duncan.Sprague@Cadence.orgTour du Burundi 2025
From Brian Kleager
VP for Strategic Partnerships and Public Relations
Thanks for considering how you can be a part of my bike ride with the goal to raise $20,000-$25,000 for Cadence’s ministry serving Burundi’s wounded Soldiers. Burundi is one of the poorest countries in the world, if not the poorest. Our ministry partners are serving people who are disabled and impoverished, and the need is great.
Funds raised during this year’s ride will provide for our staff’s salaries and weekly ministry expenses. Their current budget is $1325 per month, which is $15,900 annually. A little goes a long way in Burundi! If $20,000 is donated, we can increase their pay and budgeted expenses, which would greatly bless them. If $25,000 is donated, we can expand the ministry to another wounded Soldier community.
I believe in these ministries so much that I’m willing to be away from my family for two weeks to ride for seven days, an average of 70 miles, and 7,000 feet of climbing per day in the Burundian heat! Thank you in advance for giving generously. You can click the link above to donate.
I would also appreciate your prayers for God to be glorified in every aspect of this event, for our faith to be strengthened by His presence, for the ministries we serve, safety on the ride (from drivers on the road, as we ride down steep hills, no crashes), and all the logistics (travel, bikes to arrive, no flats, no mechanical problems). Thank you!
Stay connected to the bike ride by following me on Instagram.
BACKGROUND
Over the past eight years, we have developed a ministry led and run by Burundians called Living Hope Communities. They serve in three communities of wounded Soldiers (12, 20, and 40 families) who live in small, three-room houses. The communities are located outside the nearest towns, and this creates further isolation for the disabled Soldiers. These Soldiers and their families live with less than they need, isolated from the larger nearby community. You can read more below about one of these communities, the Cadence Mpanda Wounded Soldier Ministry.
Each ministry has a local ministry leader who serves the wounded Soldiers and their families throughout the week through Bible study, worship, prayer, practical care, practical needs, and economic opportunities. We also have farming and cattle programs and have built small chapels, which are primary gathering places for these families. Additionally, one of the ministry leaders visits Soldiers from these communities who are in the hospital, several of whom are there permanently. (The conditions in these hospitals are heartbreakingly dismal.)
To read our latest update click here; you may also click here to watch our most recent video.