“ Is
there hope for an orphan child born with HIV/AIDS from a very poor family back
ground to live?”
When we
talk about someone coming from a very poor family back ground some people may
not fully understand what this means. I am referring to a situation where having
something to eat, drink or dress is through struggle. It is very hard to
describe this state but one can simply describe it as a complete lack of basic
needs to live. The biggest percentages of Africans live in such a state.
Very few
people have the faith that such children born with HIV/AIDS can also make it in
life and live a normal life. It is very easy to believe that such children were
meant to suffer due to their condition and hence giving a wrong impression of
the God who created them among some people. This is the sole dream of the
devil, our adversary, to make the people believe that our God does not care nor
does He have good plan for such people. These children also have a right to
live, to acquire education, good shelter, good food and medical care because
God loves all people equally.
The word
of God is very clear about His purposes for our lives and there is nothing that
can limit his ability to achieve his plans for our lives. HIV/AIDS, poverty, illiteracy
cannot stand in the way of the Lord to achieve plans
for His people because He loves them. Then, why is it too hard to convince the
parents of such children born with HIV that God has a good plan for them and
their children? I think this is because they have believed the report of the
devil that there is nothing that can be done to their situation and thus they
become hopeless. Do you know what it means to have a child that you are just
expecting to die any time? Believe me, it is a horrible feeling!
It is
high time to give another report to these people that God
loves them, cares about them and that He has good plans for them. This report
will make a difference in their lives forever. There is nothing impossible with
the Lord. And actually, God is very ready waiting for any one that is ready to
be sent to take that report. That is you and me that believe in His word. Isa 6:8 Also
I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for
us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
God is
not limited by someone’s back ground, disease nor lack. There for HIV/AIDS or poverty is
nothing to him and actually we have seen some people who have grown up with HIV/AIDS and have become very important people in the society. These are just a few cases that are
from well to do families. We therefore believe that if such children born with
HIV/AIDS are taken care of, there is a great chance of restoring their
hope to live for tomorrow.
These children
are in a compromised state which means that their immunity is low and are
reliable to opportunistic infections that mostly kill them. This means that if
proper nutritional and medical care is given to them, this will
greatly improve their immunity thus giving them a good health.
Together
we can make a difference in the lives of these children that are born with
HIV/AIDS ,For the love of Africa.
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In our
next post, we shall be sharing some of the African children that are in such a
state of poverty, neglected and living with HIV/AIDS.
There is
hope in Jesus Christ.
Dr.Gilbert
Africa,Uganda
