Each year about this time, a small group of women travel to Ethiopia to share the love of Jesus, touching the lives of HIV/AIDS patients in a small rural village outside of Addis Ababa. They work together as a team to raise the money to pay for the trip and there is a sweet and beautiful fellowship that grows through that time. As they arrive they connect with our Ethiopian team who introduces them to single moms, orphans, and others who are suffering from hunger, neglect and extremely poor living conditions. One by one they reach out and minister to these dear people to express gentle kindness and to pray for them. They also help distribute vitamins to the children, encourage families and distribute needed shoes and clothes.
There are so many opportunities to share Jesus’ love and to be a practical, real representation of Jesus in these homes. We at Living Word are truly ‘blessed to be a blessing’ and the six women who are there right now are doing just that.