Edward is on my mind...

I have been pouring through the information and photos of 75 families in rural Uganda.  I am rewriting the stories and putting them into a format we can utilize for marketing.

Today I have seen and read about women who are prostitutes, children who are orphans, men who are crippled and mentally ill children too.  I have seen their downcast faces and empty bellies.  I have walked on the dusty ground they walked and in the scarce fields they plow by hand.  I have seen once again the hopelessness that has creeped into their very souls.

As I was typing these stories, I became hungry.  I began to eat a bowl of soup and was struck by the fact that I had left one of the photos on my desktop open.  It was then that I became supremely uncomfortable.  Tears began to pour from my eyes as I ate sustenance while those less fortunate stared at me.  Surely even now they haven't eaten in days.

Below is the picture I couldn't stop looking at.  This is Edward.  He hasn't stood or walked for 3 years.  His wife left him with 3 children and he has no way to provide for them.  His 16 year old son Godfrey standing next to him is trying to provide for the family through working in a neighbors field but it isn't enough for them. Godfrey has 2 younger sisters to protect.

M004 Mitaawana Edward 

If you have eaten today, thank God for his provision.  If you have extra, please consider giving to those who will surely die without something soon.  Sponsorship of a widow or orphan family is available now!  For $70 a month, a family can eat, go to school, purchase clothing and even start a business for sustainability.  To give go to www.africafamilyrescue.org OR contact me directly at melody.pahlow@gmail.com and I can forward you a biography of a needy family that you can choose personally.