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As I write you today, I have the great privilege of being in Ethiopia teaching at the Evangelical Theological College of Addis Ababa. Although I sincerely hope my students learn much from my classes, I know I have much to learn from them as well.
As I attended church services here, I was thoroughly impressed by the intensity of their prayer, their unrestrained joy in worship, their fervent response to the Word, and their passion for sharing the gospel.
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The HIV/AIDS pandemic in Botswana has left thousands of children orphaned. But because of your generous support, a Christ-centered program called Tumelong--which means where faith is-is now ministering to these vulnerable children.
Every day, your gifts are touching hurting, young lives, like that of 6-year-old Thusa Basikere. Young Thusa never met his father, and his mother died in childbirth. His 13-year-old brother dropped out of school to take care of him, but food was always scarce and Thusa knew nothing in life except poverty and hunger.
Finally the police called the Tumelong project, and Antony, one of the counselors, brought Thusa back to Tumelong. There Thusa went from being a frightened, hungry boy who couldn’t speak to being a well-fed, happy child who enjoys people. |
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In addition, Antony developed a relationship with Thusa’s older brother and encouraged him to go back to school.
Thusa’s story is just a small picture of how your gifts help demonstrate the love of Christ in the midst of suffering. Every day Tumelong feeds lunch to more than 50 children-often their best, if not only, meal of the day. In addition, Tumelong provides daily care for 22 preschool children, as well as after-school and weekend programs for up to 67 older children.
You may never meet Thusa, Antony, or any of the others in the Tumelong project, but your gifts have helped and blessed them all. Thank you for your support!
Project Number 097079092
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