Too often, we don’t take enough time to pause and celebrate the successes and the ways we can clearly see God working.

This month we want to do just that. Here’s an update from a project in Makueni, Kenya, where LIA has served alongside five church partners for more than two years. God has clearly worked through them to begin restoring health and hope to this community!

"Growing a Stronger Community"

In 2010, our staff began working with the leadership at five partner churches in Makueni, a rural community in Kenya, a few hours drive from Nairobi. They began equipping them with the knowledge, training, confidence and direction needed to support the most vulnerable individuals and families in their community in a sustainable way.

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This month, our LIA team in Ethiopia shares a touching story of one woman’s encounter with our church partner’s HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention program in Debre Birhan, Ethiopia. Enjoy!

“There is Hope”

Genet, a community health evangelist trained by LIA and its partner church, visits homes in Debre Birhan to care for sick families and to help raise awareness about HIV/AIDS, one of the most devastating, yet preventable diseases still wreaking havoc in African countries. Her strong passion to care for people suffering with HIV/AIDS is particularly captivating, as she too is living with the virus.

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With so many programs in progress and growth all around for Life In Abundance, we wanted to be sure to share with you some of the highlights, and at times, the plights experienced by the communities we serve. God is good and faithful!

Periodically, we’re asking members of our African teams to provides us updates from the field. We hope that you will find the stories they share to be inspirational and even educational. These people will surely move your heart.

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Early this month, LIA was invited to participate in Feed the Famine. A group of dynamic and inspiring women in Phoenix put together this multi-faceted event aimed at raising awareness about the crisis in East Africa, and to raise funds for organizations that are doing something about it.

Fortunately, LIA was selected as one of the beneficiaries of the event! On a warm Saturday in Arizona, we headed out to join the Feed the Famine volunteers in their efforts.

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Guest Blog Post by: Jeremy Jernigan

I recently finished David Platt’s book, Radical. I went into reading it with much fanfare and hype. To make it more fun, and to ensure a healthy conversation flowed from the book, I invited my small group to read it with me and discuss it for five weeks.

Let me begin with a disclaimer: I am the Worship Arts Pastor at a megachurch in America. I’m not a missionary and I haven’t sold everything I own to give to the poor. My perspective comes from this point of view.

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