Testimonies

As you read in Dr. Gilbert's last blog, the needs of the four HIV positive children are enormous! We know that God loves and cares about Sandra, Sharon, Nicholas, and Keith!!! They just need someone to come alongside them to help them. Dr. Gilbert laid out pretty specific plans as to what needs to be done to make a difference in their lives. So how can we help? What can we do? If we do not help them, who will? Would you be willing to join our cause and help fight for these children’s future or for any other African's future?

To help you understand the needs of these children and many other Africans, I have asked some of those sponsoring someone in Africa, as well as, some of our new found friends in Africa to share some of their experiences in our new venture. I think they each have their own true story to tell!  I would like to begin by telling a little bit about one of mine.

While I was in Uganda last September, I became good friends with a very special family. When I arrived there, they were flooded out of their home (which, by the way, was torn down after I returned back to the US), lost most of their belongings, and did not have any food to eat. Besides that, the husband had severely injured his hand a year or two before and had not been able to work to support his family. Imagine the situation I found them in!!! I felt such love for this family and knew that God was calling me to make a difference in their lives.

When I returned home, I shared my burden for them with some of my family members and church family, and together we pooled our money together and helped pay the husband's way through mechanical training (he graduated in May 2012), is now in school to learn to read, write, and speak English, and hopefully has a job waiting for him when he completes his schooling in April 2013.  

I went to Africa to be a blessing, but my life is the one that has been blessed by them!!!  But not only by them!  Also with some of my newer found African friends, like Dr. Gilbert!  They all have become like family to me!!!! 

I like something Max Lucado said in his book "Outlive Your Life" that things work better when you work together as a team.  I, myself, may be able to do a little, but as a team, we can do a lot!!! Would you be willing to join our team and help make a difference in Africa?  If you are interested in helping, please feel free to contact me at fortheluvofafrica@gmail.com.

I hope you will read the upcoming blog testimonies from sponsors and ones that have been or are the recipients of our love.

REMEMBER, TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!

God bless,
Mary