Serendipity is a small business that had its beginnings this
November. The heart of the business is to provide employment for teens
transitioning out of orphanages. The unemployment rate in Zimbabwe is 95%. With
this number taken into consideration the heart of Serendipity is to combat and
reduce that. However, the truly driving number is that 85% of teens that leave
orphanages, within a year find themselves, begging or selling their bodies on
the streets of Harare. This statistic is very real and evident around the city
of Harare and is one that truly breaks my heart.
Being back in Zimbabwe and seeing the struggles that the
young people I have grown to get to know over the years in the orphanages and
their challenges in transitioning out of the homes and finding jobs, has been
heart-wrenching. I began to feel stirred to find practical ways to assist my
friends. I wasn’t truly sure how that would happen or what I could do. Then one
day I bought a canvas and painted a small little something for our home, as well
as a wooden palette. A friend of mine saw and asked if I would make some for
her and she would pay. Thus began Serendipity. Serendipity means accidental
fate. Although I don’t really believe in fate, I do believe that Jesus Christ
has a plan and a purpose always. So although I sort of bumped into the
opportunity of creating things for people to buy, I believe that the Lord knew
that this would come about and that He went before me in preparing the way.
So began the small business called Serendipity. My hope and
dream is that within the next few months we would be able to find investors in
order to be able to start off with employing two teens from the homes that are
about to transition out. As we venture out in this new small business, I truly
hope that you will join with us in whichever way you can, especially partnering
with us in prayer. This business is truly about combating the struggles that
face young people within the nation of Zimbabwe, while being able to create
crafts that bring great joy and happiness to the consumers of Serendipity’s
products.
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