They were despised, they were spat out, they were persecuted, treated like they were of no value.

And the amazing thing is God is really restoring dignity to them.

We've had army generals, agronomists, government people, local leaders on our fields,

asking people that were the poorest of the poor how can I farm like this will you teach me which is just a phenomenal turnaround and that they've now got skills that are being sought after in the hungriest nation in the world and you know she turned round and she said, as for me and my family, we've said goodbye to hunger.

Welcome, everybody. This is Simon Gilbo with Inspired. So good to be back for another fantastic week.

I'm really excited. I mean, I'm excited at each week, but this one, because I know already that it's

going to be absolutely superb. Listen, if you're new to us,

inspired, is all about meeting different mates of mine

from all across the spectrum of different kind of careers

and life experiences,

and it's people that have overcome sucker punches

that have got lovely stories,

I've got at work in them,

and it's basically to counteract the relentless negativity

that we bombard with in the mainstream

media and it's just like all that stuff just induces fear and cynicism and anxiety and so we need to

be encouraged and I know you're going to be encouraged and stirred and leave inspired in an

hour's time or so because we've got with us this week my my dear friend, Donna Bloomfield. Welcome, Donna.

Thank you. Great to be here. So good to have you. So you're on the Isle of White right now.

You're sort of based between there and Burundi. You're the founder of Hope for Tomorrow Global.

And that involves, what we're going to talk about, which is foundations of farming, involved in education, crisis support, health and nutrition, children, families, ministries. We first met, we're just tracking about 25 years ago, when actually then you were a headmistress of the King School, which is a school that's founded for orphans in Burundi by the legendary Chrissy Chapman who's now in glory that gives me the

chance just to share i mean i'm going to put in the blurb guys because it is such an

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