I am sure that many of you have heard the song, "One of Us" if you have not heard the song, well you need to take the time and go to You Tube and listen. I bring this up, because, remember Jesus walked this earth as a carpenter's son for the first thirty years that He was here. He walked as "one of us". Who is to say that He doesn't walk among us today. Who is to say that He is not the child that is being beaten , that instead of interfering, we turn our heads and look away because, we do not want to get involved... who is to say that he is not the homeless vet sitting on the corner living with demons from what he has seen and endured, and when we walk by we turn away or cross the street so as not to get near that person? Do you know if he is an Aids orphan who eats only a few times a week on what can be scrounged up, hauling water for miles each day, trying to take care of His younger siblings, trying to find a way to go to school so that he can help his family more, but not being able to come up with the money for the uniform and the fees.. and we turn away.. because "its a drop in the bucket, it wont help.. my little bit wont matter, it wont change anything.." well guess what? you are wrong
Maybe your small assistance will not change the world, but if each of us does our small part then we will see a tidal wave of change slowly sweep through Africa and through the world.
I am not a fan of just giving hand outs, but I am a huge fan of giving hands up. Giving people the means to raise themselves up out of the situation that they are in, the exception, children. Children have no control of their lives. They do not ask to be born, they do not ask to come into this world, but once here they must endure many things, the least of which is not death, as sometimes that is a blessed relief, no they endure hunger, cold, disease, hard work at a very young age ( can you as an american or european imagine that your 3-4 year old must walk 1-2 miles 2-3 times a day to bring safe drinking water to your home.. and there are wild animals that can make the trip even more dangerous.. )now imagine that both of the child's parents have died from AIDS, the child may or may not be HIV + as well, their situation went from bad to dire in a very short period of time.
WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
No you and I alone can not save the masses... but do we walk by the one, do we ignore the one? or do we help the one child.. then hope that the one child grows up and does the same thing and then it spreads. Now how can we help. We can help through organizations , like this one, Mafubira United Aids Ministry- which runs an orphanage, church, outreach for those that are homebound, providing IGP's for widowers so that they can contribute to the community and provide for their families.. This organization is helping lots of people. They are doing it on the ground in Uganda, day in and day out. They need our help.
If you help one child, what does it matter? it matters to that child, it matters to their family, it matters to their friends.. IT MATTERS. If you help a child to receive an education then they will have the means to get a job, to provide their own support and not have to depend on other people. EDUCATION we can help these people get an education which is the key to lifting them out of poverty.. I will be posting a series of pictures and information. While there is not a sponsorship program in place, we are asking for support to help these children with school They all live full time at the orphanage, some of them have lost both of their parents so they are truly alone in the world. Several of them have actually managed to still maintain exceptional grades and test well and made it into senior secondary. IF you are not familiar with the educational system, school starts around 7 years old in primary 1 ( first grade) and primary goes through seventh grade, then eigth and ninth grade are in secondary school. When a child finishes ninth grade then they take a mandated test and if they pass it at whatever level then they can go on to senior secondary. Senior secondary is an honor and a privledge that lets a student have a chance at a good job because that is how you get into a technical school program or into university.. but the children must pay for senior secondary school, how does an orphan pay for school..
I have rambled far too long.. but consider this, is He walking among us now, is He one of us.. are you going to be proud of your actions or non-actions? are you going to know in your heart that you have done the right thing?
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