Jewel for Jesus opens heart and home...

Join with me in praying for our born-again Christian sister, Carolyne Kerubu. Carolyne is a single mother who has on her heart to support and care for orphans who are affected or who are infected by HIV/Aids.

Carolyne opened New Hope Faith Centre earlier this year in her community of Kisumu, in western Kenya. She provides orphans with a safe and loving home environment, education and a future. This jewel for Jesus is also showing God's love to other disabled persons in her area and wants to provide health and nutrition to thousands.

She is a believer in “Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy.” Psalm 82:3 (NIV). That scripture means something different to me now that I know someone who has taken a stand to do exactly what it says..."defend the poor and fatherless".

Carolyne says that when a father of a family dies of AIDS, the mother is also often living with HIV/Aids and dies shortly thereafter, leaving the children as orphans. Usually the parents do not make any alternative living arrangements for their children, eventhough their know their lives are ending very soon.

The children are left behind in the households with limited, or no, resources. This deprives their childhood and opportunity to get an education. This leads the children into child labor, substance abuse, sex work and their vulnerability to HIV infection increases.

Carolyne is a vegetable seller and is in need of food, beds and beddings, cloths, books, pens and sanitary pads for the older children. She currently has 40 orphans but can accommodate only 30 children.

She is another example of God using odinary people to do great things. She has moved off of the dime and has taken on a huge project which is touching many of God's dear children.

"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10 (NIV)

Carolyne is living on faith that God will strengthen and help her. She believes this scripture to be true and knows God will uphold her as she is the hands and feet of our LORD.

I encourage you to pray for her and for her non-profit organization, New Hope Faith Centre. If you would like to help her more, you can contact her on facebook or visit her blog at http://newhopefaithcentre-kisumu.blogspot.com/

Serving A Living God,

Rick Hawbaker
Praying 4-U Ministries