I am an avid reader of all things Kolfe... that just happens when God grips your heart about something, and you can't turn away. Today, I stumbled upon a blog of another American/Kolfe family. What I read there made my heart ache. Emnatu is very good at keeping life "happy" for us, we can easily begin to forget where he is and think of him as a kid away at college. He never asks for anything, and when John and I determine that he has a need that we need to meet, we have to force it on him. So, it is easy to get a rosy view of his life, and forget all the terrible things about his life at Kolfe that he neglects to mention.
Below is just some of what made me cry for my boys today. It is a quote from the president of Children's HopeChest, after he first visited the precious young men...
"Kolfe orphanage is an incredible place filled with 130 boys outside Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. After spending just a few hours with the young men there, I was struck by how polite, engaging and smart they are. They are so conversational I almost didn't realize that this orphanage is situated on a dumping ground. Every window is broken out of every building except the office (this quote is from a couple of years ago... many of the windows appear to be fixed?) and the only thing more prominent than garbage and glass on the ground is the red dust that covers every square inch of this horrible place. I see two possible roads for these boys. Down the first I see future husbands, fathers, and leaders of Ethiopia. Down the second I see death. I will occasionally use hyperbole to make a point but be clear that this not one of those times." ~ Tom Davis, president of Children's HopeChest
Is God speaking to your heart?
What can you do to help give love and care to these young men?
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Will you show them that God HAS NOT FORGOTTEN them?!
If God is calling you to tangibly care for these 130 of the 147 MILLION orphans, then go to JOY's Blog to see the current list of items we are collecting to take to Kolfe.
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