Located in a valley some 30 miles from Addis Ababa
Today we visited the Compassion Project in Debre Zeit, which is about 45 km from where we are staying. We met with five mothers that have HIV / AIDS. They each have one child that is sponsored through Compassion International. All but one of the women are Christians. The one thing we noticed in the difference between her and the others; she was not happy at all and the Christians are very happy because they know that they have God on their side. We prayed with them and visited them in their homes. They praise God for what He has done and do not blame Him for what they are going through. They each worry about their children possibly growing up without their mother. But they are taking one day at a time. To look at them you would never know they are sick. They do not want us to let anyone know in Ethiopia, because of the way they would be looked at and treated if people knew. They would be like an outcast, not only to their neighbors and friends, but even by their own family. They each have wonderful hearts and are so very loving.
"But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was.
And when he saw him, he had compassion"
Luke 10:33
Cindy Davis (WBFJ)
LIVE from Addis Abba, Ethiopia (Africa)
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