This articles appeared in our quarterly magazine, Xpress, in 2005
By E & E, Regional leaders, Mid Asia
“Moloko…” (“Milk…” for sale), “Smetana… (“Sour cream…)” -- the chants of early morning vendors rang out as they walked up and down the dusty streets of the neighborhood. Their voices blended with the many noises and bustle of a typical Central Asian morning. A little more noise added to the medley shouldn’t be a bother, but for “Rick and Elizabeth” this proved to be untrue.
As Elizabeth got up that morning and began thinking through the plans for her day, the arrest of her husband was certainly not on the ‘to do’ list. But, unknown to them, their neighbors had called the police in response to an early-morning outdoor prayer meeting they had held in the courtyard of their home. |
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This article appeared in our quarterly magazine, Xpress, in June 2007
Fiona J - Pioneers team member in Nigeria
Rahilla collapses back onto the thatched mat overcome with pain and exhaustion as the sweat runs down her body before soaking into her dirty clothes. Her limbs are shaking with fatigue and her body is burning with fever as malaria (and possibly typhoid) compounds the effects of her labouring for over 40 hours.
The encouraging coaxing of the Tribal Birth Assistant (grandma of the village) is growing weaker as her concern starts to show. They need to get Rahilla to a hospital before it is too late. Her sister and neighbour help lift her into a rickety bush taxi. Rahilla can now barely lift her head between each contraction. A tear runs down her cheek as she dreads the possibility of losing yet another baby in childbirth. Her groans are drowned by the revving engine and rattle of the car as it bumps down the dusty dirt track. Women from the village gather to pray for God to give her the strength to make it through the labour. This is her fifth pregnancy in four years with only two surviving children
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Give hope to children in Lesotho |
In a country with an HIV infection rate of over 40%, we are involved in 'Love in Action', a church based NGO with a vision to transform communities through the tangible and powerful expression of God's Love. We do this through health education, training and community development as well as caring for children affected by poverty and AIDS. Ministering to over 80 children from child headed households, we feed them, disciple them and train them in income generation schemes. We offer crisis care to street children, those suffering abuse, and orphans…will you? |
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