This has been a very difficult post to write due to the sensitive subject matter that it contains. Sometimes there is a fine line between exploitation and information sharing and this is one of those times. After much prayer and consideration, I felt like this story was one that needed to be told. My prayer is that the harsh reality of what you see and read will break your heart and open your eyes to the plight of the widows and orphans in this world. These are real mothers who are hurting for their children. These are real children who are in physical pain due to lack of food.
In recent weeks, my dear friend, Pastor Ziblim Mohammed, has been surverying widows in several surrounding villages in order to assess their needs. He is serving on behalf of IHH to develop and implement a Widow Care Program that will be launched very soon. In the village of Zugu he found a young widow with 2 very sick children, both of whom could no longer walk due to severe malnutrition.
Without going into every detail, I will tell you that in a story that only God would write, those children were taken to a small private hospital in a nearby village to be taken care of. They arrived in critical condition and were immediately given liquid nutrition and medication for malaria and chest infections. After becoming stabilized, they were returned to their mud-hut village. Pastor Mohammed then traveled another 2 hours to get them some nutritional food from the local market. He will continue to monitor their progress and make sure they are fed.
These children, by the grace of God, are going to survive. Many others will not.
Please join me in praying for these children. They are Muslim, but now they have heard about Jesus. Thank you, Pastor Mohammed, for sharing God's love with them.
Adijah, age 1 1/2
Ishawu, age 4 yrs.
Widow Salamatu
This is pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father, to visit orphans and widows in their distress. James 1:27a
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