Pastor and Deaconess Meeker Helping More AIDS Orphans

Kawangware Slums - Lutheran School and Orphanage Need Help For Displaced Families and Orphans

Acts of mercy by Pr. and Dcns. Meeker (below, on the right) reach out to families in need. In a phone interview with them this afternoon, Pr. Meeker was updating me about the civil conditions in Kenya when he began to tell me about how his church, Springs of Life, others from the ELCK are also trying to help the people of the Kawangware slum.

This school and orphanage was one of the many our mercy partners from St. John's, Rochester, MI visited last October. Kawangware is in the Nairobi area as is Kibera.

Meekers have once again reached out personally to show christ's love to the AIDS orphans. Pr. Meeker explained how he and Dcns. Lorna had to step up and provide care for and find homes for 6 of the young children whose parents are notable to care for them. Several of the children are ill with AIDs.

The Meekers have taken a child themselves into their home, Veronica (above and below right). They fear Veronica is "sick." They patiently await the results from the HIV test to learn if this is "sick" or just sick. When they speak of "sick," they mean that the HIV virus has blown up into AIDS.

As you know from previous posts, the Meekers are supported by the ELCK

by allowing them to live in the GuestHouse in Nairobi. However, their financial support is based upon gifts from friends in the U.S. Now, they are looking for financial help for the six children they recently agreed to support.

There are so many children who need help. It could easily get you down. The daily constant flow into your life of hurt, pain, sickness, and death would push many of us out of Kenya as soon as we had a chance to leave. However, Pr. Meeker and his wife are committed to serve where the Lord placed them.

Please keep them in your prayers along with all of the churchworkers of the ELCK. There are about 64 deaconnesses throughout the country who are doing the same thing as Dcns. Lorna. There many more pastors and evangelists who are working to proclaim the gospel and care for the sheep the Lord gave to them.

Please consider helping. Donate to Friends of Mercy and support the work we do to help AIDS Widows, AIDS Orphans, and the church workers of the ELCK.

Online donations accepted or send a check to (made out to Friends of Mercy),

Please keep them in your prayers along with all of the churchworkers of the ELCK. There are about 64 deaconnesses throughout the country who are doing the same thing as Dcns. Lorna. There many more pastors and evangelists who are working to proclaim the gospel and care for the sheep the Lord gave to them.

Please consider helping. Donate to Friends of Mercy and support the work we do to help AIDS Widows, AIDS Orphans, and the church workers of the ELCK.

Online donations accepted or send a check to (made out to Friends of Mercy),

Friends of Mercy
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