Testimonies - Students

"I always desired to join a theological college to train for the ordained ministry, but funding was a big problem. I attended interviews and passed but the church was not able to sponsor me to theological college. I was introduced to the Li Tim-Oi Foundation. Today I can afford a smile since I feel that my vision of serving the church of Christ especially in empowering all women has been fulfilled."

"I am not ashamed to say that Li Tim-Oi gathered my shreds of sorrow, pain, tears and frustrations for not getting funding to study and provided me with an opportunity to study and become an advocate for other woken."

"Life is always unbearable for most African women who have no education and depend on their families for support. Those who are married remain poor and are subjected to domestic violence. I was one of those, having completed high school and had no money to continue with education or training. Were it not for the Li Tim-Oi Foundation, I would not have escaped my misery. Through the Li Tim-Oi scholarship I am today theologically equipped, enlightened, inspired and liberated. I am now able to serve God and humanity unlike before when I lived in total ignorance without even discovering my rights as a human being."

"I was introduced to the Li Tim-Oi Foundation by a sister who is now no more. I joined the college with the hope that the Foundation will sponsor me. Before the news of the scholarship, I dreaded to meet with the college Principle, or accountant. I feared any letter addressed to me from the college because I knew I was being asked to pay what I owed the college and I did not have. But one day I received news that the Li Tim-Oi Foundation had given me a grant of One thousand pounds per year. The news of this scholarship changed my life."

  • "With this news, my stress disappeared.
  • With this news, I was never served any memo on fees again.
  • With this news, I never dreaded coming across the college principal or the accountant again because my fees had been paid.
  • With this news, I cleared my studies without a hitch.
  • With this news, I attained my Bachelor of Divinity degree.
  • By this news I am serving as an archdeacon in my diocese.
  • Long live Li Tim-Oi."

"I don't have enough words to express my heartfelt gratitude to everyone who is involved in this ministry of Li Tim-Oi Foundation. They sacrificed a lot for my sake and accepted me to be God's instrument. May God reward you abundantly. The Li Tim-Oi Foundation scholarship marked the turning point of my life. I am no longer the same person. I used to be like broken piece of metal but now I am a whole."

"I left Rwanda during the Genocide. Like other Rwandese people, the aftermath of the 1994 curtailed my training. I found myself a refugee in another country. I had served as an accountant in a diocese and wished to continue helping the church in managing funds. But this was no more. As a refugee I was introduced to the Foundation and after application, I was granted a scholarship to study. I completed the required courses in August 2006, I graduated on 4 October 2006 with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Management. Special thanks to the Almighty who took me through this period!"

Read the stories of some of the 300+ women helped by the Foundation who have shown that It Takes ONE Woman

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