Kenya 2013. With Humphrey, Part 2.

NOTE: do to privacy laws in Kenya, you cannot “out” someone with HIV.  If the individual has not stated that they have HIV, then no one can speak openly about it.  This is to protect jobs and status in the community.  While the stigma of HIV is lessening, individuals are still shunned from communities and families if they contract the disease.  This is both a social and religious stigma, and the lack of education is a primary contributor to the problems that HIV patients face.  This is the ministry and world that Humphrey moves in every day.

 

Another family belongs to Alice.  Again, her husband gave her HIV, and then he died from the disease.  She is currently taking medication provided by the income she makes from her fruit stand.  And yes, she learned how to work the stand from Humphrey.  Her children also get food and clothing from her work.  She did not know what she was going to do, but Humphrey helped her to see how God could help her.  Again, Humphrey is a bridge from hopelessness to hope.

As a bonus, the young man in the black t-shirt had never been to church.  We shared the Gospel with him, and he came the next Sunday.  He is interested in the story of Jesus.  Pray that he will say Yes to Jesus!!