Hapa Kenya, Here in Kenya...

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I am writing from my room, overlooking the nature reserve.
Hello praying friends!  In the three weeks since my arrival in Kenya God has lead me to some extraordinary people.
Theresa, the director of a local HIV/AIDS clinic, shared with me her story of tragedy to triumph.  Years ago she found out she was HIV/AIDS positive after her unfaithful husband had abused her.  Not only did she find herself deathly ill but suffered from anger and bitterness from the injustice.
As with most AIDS patients, she contracted tuberculosis.  No longer able to care for her only child it broke her heart to have to give him to an orphanage.  When she went into town to buy food, the local vendors would shout,
“Here comes that woman with AIDS!” 
As a result, everyone shunned her and she could no longer buy food.  She believes it was God’s mercy that lead her to an American Missionary Hospital where they nursed her back to health with antivirals.
Now Theresa has dedicated her life to rebuilding the lives of women just like her who have lost everything because of HIV/AIDS.
Theresa is a beautiful, vibrant woman with a huge heart. 
With tears in her eyes, Theresa wanted me to tell you that without the help and support of Americans, she would not have been alive today.  “Please Christy; let them know that their sacrifice to the helpless are saving lives in Kenya.  Please tell them that God uses their big hearts and that their giving is not in vain.”

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