I sought the LORD, and He answered me;
He delivered me from all me fears.
Those who look to Him are radiant;
their faces will never be covered with shame.
Psalm 34:4-5
The fate that awaits girls born into poverty in Ethiopia is something that is always with us.
In 2009,when Elle went to Ethiopia, she met Alem. Our sweet Pochi introduced her to Alem, who was being discipled by Covenant Church. Her story is the inspiration for a home that will now provide HOPE for girls like herself.
When my Mercy watched the video below, she was overcome with grief and sorrow for the girls that she knows are suffering right now. She sees herself.
She said, "You would want to die, too Mom. I wanted to die all the time."
How can I hear my child say those words and not be wrecked for the ones who have no mama to share their hearts with?....who live in constant terror?....who see death as the only way out?
Watch what can happen when we answer their cry.
after all.....Christ has no hands on this earth but yours.--Mother Teresa
Will you help them?
In Ethiopian society, the girl child is discriminated from birth. Culture teaches their inferiority. This leads to a lack of education and self-value, in fact, 66% of Ethiopian women cannot read and 88% of them believe that their husband has the right to beat them. Lack of education, resources or opportunity can often lead to being forced into a very early marriage (sometimes as young as 7 or 8 years old). Prostitution, slavery, sex trafficking, abuse and HIV/AIDS are much too common factors leading to more orphaned children. In our research, we have found that the most vulnerable demographic in Ethiopia are girls between the ages of 12 to 18.
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