“I ate the soil for three years due to my hunger”

 

Costaziya endured profound suffering.

 

After her husband left her, she faced years of extreme poverty alone, to the point where she had to eat soil to survive. The rain leaked through her roof, a constant reminder of her vulnerability and isolation.

 

“Even though I prayed to God, the hunger would bring me back to unbelief.”

 

Costaziya's life changed forever through a local Christian church supported by ICM, that was built in her Rwandan community of Bugumira.

 

Through the compassion of the local pastor, Michael, the church members, and ICM, Costaziya received a new home and the support system she desperately needed.

 

This wasn't just about providing a roof over her head or food on her table; it was about restoring her dignity, offering her a community, and giving her hope for the future.

 

 

“I would have been forgotten about. I would have died.

But God’s people remembered me.”

It’s been 10 years since ICM investors helped fund the construction of this church for the Bugumira community. In that time countless lives have been changed by the gospel of Jesus and the presence of His people.

 

The ripple effects of this church are unbelievable:

 

• A starving single mother getting a new home and support.
• An alcoholic dad who stopped beating his wife and started reading the Bible with his family.
• A growing school that now reaches over 1,000 kids.
• A lonely village becoming a strong community.
• People who felt “forgotten” ... now finding family.

 

This is the power of God and a healthy church.

 

But there are many villages and cities around the world where there is not one single church. They desperately need the life-changing hope of Christ.

 

At ICM, our goal is to see a healthy church within walking distance of everyone in the world.

 

ICM investors are helping thousands of communities like this one to build healthy churches that will impact many with the gospel and change lives forever.

 

Will you join us?

 

A donation of any size, whether $5 or $5,000, provides discipleship and direct support to international congregations waiting for their own church buildings.

 

When you give, you join a special group of world-changers who are not just building churches — but are building hope and a future in Christ.

 

Click here to give $5 or more today.

 

Blessings,

 

-Nate

 

P.S. Remember — God can use every gift, no matter the size, to significantly impact the lives of people. I hope you’ll join us in giving what you can to make a Kingdom impact today.

  

Nate Rittenhouse

Sr. Director of Marketing