What Will We Do?
He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, And He will pay back what he has given.
___Proverbs 19:17
___Proverbs 19:17
The bible states that the poor will always be with us. The question is, what will we we do, how will we address this issue.
Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, (1 Timothy 6:17-18)
I recently met someone who has a vision of feeding the poor in Ethiopia, and in fact, has been doing so for a number of years. Shiferaw Gobezie and family have been supporting several families in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, out of their own family resources. Knowing firsthand the devastation that is currently taking place the Gobezies felt a need to step up to the challenge of meeting that need.
Faced with a prolonged drought, increasingly expensive supplies in the market place, few resources and sky high food prices, it's no wonder that many people have nothing, literally nothing to eat.
Shiferaw recently founded the International Covenant for Elder Care in Ethiopia, a not for profit organization with the hope of providing food and other necessities to the people of Ethiopia.
Currently, there are around 4.6 million people are at risk. The government has acknowledged the crisis and has made an appeal for humanitarian assistance.
This video, produced by UNICEF, gives a glimpse of devastation caused by hunger and although conditions are bad, they will grow worse if help isn't forthcoming. ICECE would like to enlist your help in the ongoing effort to meet the needs of an impoverished people. First, please PRAY for this ministry. Pray that they would persevere and continue to 'knock, seek, and ask'. Pray that resources would flow into the ministry: skilled and passionate people, organizations willing to invest time and money and for the future recipients who will be blessed through the efforts of this organization.
For more information go to: iceceinc.org
Faced with a prolonged drought, increasingly expensive supplies in the market place, few resources and sky high food prices, it's no wonder that many people have nothing, literally nothing to eat.
Shiferaw recently founded the International Covenant for Elder Care in Ethiopia, a not for profit organization with the hope of providing food and other necessities to the people of Ethiopia.
Currently, there are around 4.6 million people are at risk. The government has acknowledged the crisis and has made an appeal for humanitarian assistance.
This video, produced by UNICEF, gives a glimpse of devastation caused by hunger and although conditions are bad, they will grow worse if help isn't forthcoming. ICECE would like to enlist your help in the ongoing effort to meet the needs of an impoverished people. First, please PRAY for this ministry. Pray that they would persevere and continue to 'knock, seek, and ask'. Pray that resources would flow into the ministry: skilled and passionate people, organizations willing to invest time and money and for the future recipients who will be blessed through the efforts of this organization.
For more information go to: iceceinc.org
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