My name is Ange Adouwhekonou.  I was born in a poor family.

My desire since I was a child was to become somebody in our society, but due to difficulty I was not able to go too far in my schooling.  Then my parents sent me to learn carpentry because they could not afford to pay school fees.

When I got the approval from my former boss to open my own business I was looking for help to buy tools.  I started doing jobs by going into homes to make repairs to tables and anything else that needed repairing.  During that time I got to know Christ which gave me a new perspective for life.  But I was carrying my difficulties and then one day I heard about Gemach.  I was fortunate to be selected among so many people to get loans.  With the loan I bought tools and opened my carpentry shop.

Then I had a turnover in my life and in my business.  As I had the shop more people came to see my products and then many people started asking for my services.  I was able to pay back the loan and even save.  I bought my first moped.  I then received the loan for a second term and was able to open a restaurant.   But, the restaurant did not do well and thieves broke in and stole my equipment.  I have now opened a fish shop and have hired one lady to work in the shop.  It is going well and hopefully by God’s grace I will open another business selling groceries.

All of this has been possible because you gave us not only a hand of help, but you really blesses us and became a blessing to our families, our churches and our country.  May the Lord bless you.

Ange's fish shop and his new employee.

Ange's carpentry.