This post is a summary of needs and thoughts from my day with Humphrey.
Humphrey also told me that all of his clients are in need of
Bibles in Kikuyu, Swahili, and also English.
We will use some of our SHBC funds to get him the Bibles he needs.
He has another ministry with young mothers who have
HIV. Most of these mothers do not find
out about their sickness until they are pregnant. So they often get the news that they have the
disease and also that they are pregnant.
And they pray that their child does not have HIV when they are
born. The Kenyan government also advises
that nursing mothers (the majority of Kenyan mothers) only nurse their child
for 6 months. After that, the chance of
passing HIV to their children through nursing increases. Thus, the mothers cease to breastfeed their
babies. And if the baby will not take
regular food, then the baby may die from starvation. So, Humphrey buys milk for the mothers as a
part of his ministry. And again, there
is a bridge from hopelessness to HOPE.
As I walked with Humphrey, I met family after family in the
same type of condition. Extreme
poverty. Sickness. Brokenness.
Hunger. Hopelessness. And I was amazed and extremely humbled by the
ministry of Living Proof and Humphrey.
They have made it a point to go into the most extreme circumstances and
allow the Gospel of hope inside of them to shine light into the darkness of
others. And many are crossing the bridge
from hopelessness to HOPE in Christ.
This is beautiful illustration of what the Gospel can do. And an image that I personally needed to see
up close.
Lord, make me a bridge to hope. I want to give an account of the hope that is
in me, so that others might find hope in you and walk out of the darkness of
hopelessness.
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