How one woman's end-of-year visits to widows and orphans became Yahowa Care Initiative.
In 2013 Mrs Yosi Baboshia Ibrahim received a vision to care for widows, orphans and vulnerable people. She was not sure how to go about it, so she began with what she had: at the end of every year, she reached out to a few of them in her own little way.
She made it a yearly project and kept it going, however little she could give.
A confirmation
In 2023 a revelation came in one of her prayer groups: God desired to use someone among them to reach the poor, the vulnerable, widows and orphans. It was traced to her, though she was not at the meeting that day. Even so, the task felt too big to take on.
A team
In 2025, led by the Holy Spirit, she approached six people. On 16 February 2025 they opened a WhatsApp platform; they met online, prayed together and held a physical meeting to share out responsibilities. After some quiet months, she brought everyone together again on 16 February 2026 — now with two more members, a team of eight.
“For the revelation awaits an appointed time… Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.”
On 7 March 2026 the wait ended with our pioneer outreach. Read about that day.
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