Our World, Their World, The REAL World. The REAL Gospel
By Dawn Brown
The
world you & I live in is so very different than the world where the women
& children of Child Arise live. Our
American world, gives us a much distorted view of the REAL world, the world
where the majority of humanity lives.
Every
4 seconds in the REAL world, a child dies from a preventable cause. If you earn $40,000 per year, you make more
than 99% of the people in the world & if you make just $13,000 per year,
you are in the top 10%! My guess is that
most reading this are at least in the
top 10%.
Do
you follow the REAL Gospel? Many of us
in the United States call ourselves Christians because we’ve made a decision to
accept Christ as our Savior. That’s very
important, but there is so much more.
The REAL Gospel is not just “fire insurance” or a “sin management
program”. It’s the entire story of Jesus
given to us in the Bible. He showed us
how we are to live with His words & by being the example.
We are
to live our lives differently than how we lived before we trusted Jesus to be
our Savior. “Your will be done on
earth as it is in Heaven”, are the words He gave us in what we call The
Lord’s Prayer. God’s “will be done on
earth”. That means here &
now!
His
Word tells us that the rich are to share with the poor; being generous with our
money & our belongings. The healthy
will care for the sick. The strong will
protect the weak & seek justice for those who are marginalized &
treated poorly. God’s followers should
have character traits of compassion, mercy, justice & love above &
beyond those who do not have His Holy Spirit dwelling in them.
In their world, Ruth, a widowed elderly lady takes care of 3 children
whose parents have died. Two of the kids
are seriously disabled & can’t take care of themselves at all. They are older, but not potty trained, among
many other problems. How hard that must
be for her with no income, no public services, no running water.
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Ruth &
2 special needs orphans she cares for.
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Widows Group praising God.
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Ruth & Katheu, the child who is abled, say they praise God for
Child Arise. Katheu is thankful to be in
school now. Ruth says she gets so much
encouragement from the Widows Group, Bible studies & prayer times. This family has received food & blankets
from Child Arise too & they are grateful.
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Widowed woman explains to
American team how important the
Widows Group is to
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In their world, widows are not treated well at all. They are less than “second class citizens”. Rhoda, a widow, receives no material help from Child Arise, but says she is blessed abundantly by the difference Elizabeth Mativo has made in her life with the Widows Group teaching & fellowship.
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Beatrice
(right) is thankful for her goat.
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In
their world, there are very few jobs, if any.
Beatrice is one of the younger widows.
Her young husband died in his sleep many years ago. She raises their 17 year old son alone,
trying to find work to provide for them, but it’s never enough for 2 meals a
day & his school fees. Beatrice is
always at the church or Widows Group when there’s a time of prayer. She loves the Lord & praises Him for the
goat she received through Child Arise.
Has God filled you with love & concern for those living in
poverty? Does your heart break when you
hear about the needs of the poor widows & orphans in Mbooni? Has He given you a desire to help the women
& children of Child Arise? We need
YOU! THEY need YOU!
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Mia Reynolds & her
grandma made pot holders & sold them for Child Arise
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Children have helped Child Arise. A girl made
pot holders & sold them, donating it all to Child Arise. We’ve had kids sell their garden produce, do
bake sales, sell bottled water at garage sales & hold lemonade stands. They told others about the kids in Mbooni who
will be helped. Vacation Bible Schools have given their
offering. These kids are seeing
something greater than themselves. They
are caring about the needs of others.
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Sami, their friend, Mary
& Joe Dailing sold baked goods & bottled water at their mom’s garage
sale & made a display to explain the need for clean water, food &
education.
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The
5th Annual Bike Ride Fundraiser just took place. Riders ask for donations for riding, to
support this ministry. God put it on the
hearts of 3 women to start this fundraiser.
They had no idea how to do it, but they began. They followed God’s leading. They continue to be used by God & are
dedicated in DOING something for these women & children.
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| Lori Rice, Abby Benevidez & Kelene Henning head the Bike Ride fundraiser. |
We
need more who are willing to come along side us to raise awareness of the needs
of these precious ones & the work the Lord is doing through Elizabeth
Mativo. Pray & ask God how He wants
you to be involved.
Invite
friends to your house to hear about the needs?
What about your Bible study group, Sunday school class or
co-workers? Hold a dessert fund raiser
at your church? Host a yard sale with
proceeds going to Child Arise? Ask God
what your roll should be & call us to discuss it. The possibilities are endless!
Prayer Requests From Missionary Elizabeth Mativo
U The children are just getting back to school after the
trimester break. I am so thankful for
the donors who provide the funds for some of them to go to school.
U Pray for
Nzioka. He was top student in our entire
district on National exams. He is doing
well in his first year of high school.
He has to change buses many times & it’s very far away, so he
doesn’t get to come back to Mbooni to see his grandmother.
U Praise
God. The new high school students are
adjusting well & doing good in school.
The boy far away from Mbooni is doing fine.
U I have been
sick for 3 months. I had malaria &
now pneumonia. I have medicine, but it
is taking a long time to get well. I am
able to continue with the ministry because it is not bad enough to have to
stop. Praise God for that!
U
Pray for funds for a tanker truck to
carry the water from our borehole to all the schools, businesses and homes. There are people who need it, but it’s too
far from them and we have plenty of water, but no way to get it to there.
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Widows & Orphans
Ministry
827 5 Ave Dr W, Andalusia IL 61232
309-798-2596
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