Christian
School Answers the Prayer of a Dying Woman
Last October, I was invited to accompany Vickie Winkler,
founder and President of HEART when she spoke at Appleton Christian
School. This is a small private elementary school here
in Wisconsin where I had subbed for the first and second graders.
We had about a half an hour to share stories about all the wonderful
things that HEART is doing in Kenya, Africa. After the
presentation Mrs. Gerstl, a teacher there and a dear friend
of mine, coordinated a fun fundraiser with the students to raise money
for the goats and uniforms project. Less than a hundred students
and staff raised $900.00!
When I went to Kenya in February of this year to
work with HEART teaching in the schools, we were able to
schedule a day in the Mathare slums. We worked with
a young man named Nick and the Community Transformers who care
for the sick there. We visited Julia, an HIV positive
woman who was bedridden in her home. I was shocked to
hear that she was 35 years old. AIDS had so consumed her
little body and she looked as though she were 90 years old!
We visited with her and asked how we could pray for
her. She whispered in such a small voice it was hard to
hear but her heart's desire was that God would provide
uniforms for her little girls so that they could go to
school! We were elated! It is an awesome thing to
realize that together we can be answers to prayer. We
had the funds from the children here in my hometown and we able
to bless two girls in Africa and grant their dying mother's
last request! Wow! What a wonderful God we serve!
What wild ways He uses to answer prayer! Upon returning
home, I learned that Julia died, but that her girls did
receive uniforms. I was able to go back to Appleton
Christian School and share with the students that their giving
was used by God to bless a dying women and her children. |
