While we were in Ethiopia we met many children whose stories have impacted our lives greatly. Some of them we have tried to portray to you through our words and still pictures. Hopefully these stories have stirred your heart and maybe even challenged you on occasions.
We have not done justice to the amazing work that God is doing through Compassion in Ethiopia, neither have we been able to instill the sense of urgency and desperate plight of our brothers and sisters in this beautiful country.
One girl we met right back at the beginning of our tour was Salamawit. A young lady whose short life has been full of tragedy and who now is the 'guardian' for herself and her younger brother. Below is a link to a short film clip that was made earlier this year by Compassion International about this amazing woman of God. This film is very powerful and don't be surprised if it breaks your heart, our hearts were broken over and over again in Ethiopia. This is understandable as it breaks God's heart too. We need to have our hearts broken for what breaks His so that we can become more like Him.
The challenge is that it doesn't stop with our hearts being broken, it is up to us to put them back together through worship, service, love and compassion!
Matthew 22:36-39 (New International Version)
"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'
"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'
1 John 3:16-18 (New Living Translation)
We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters. If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person? Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.
We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters. If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person? Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.
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