Following the nationwide television special on the tragedies being faced by albino children in Tanzania, our organization, Every Child Ministries, has received many inquiries about our work with albino children in Africa. Praise God, we have also gained child sponsorships to enable several albino children to go to school!
As I think about the experience of Every Child Ministries in serving albino children, I realize that the first things albino children need are love and acceptance. They need to know that although they may look different than other children around them, they are valuable human beings like everyone else. It is easier for them to understand that God loves them when they know that others love them, too. Our gifts of sunglasses and sunscreen to protec their sensitive eyes and skin are just tokens to show them our love and acceptance by offering them something truly helpful to them.
The first two steps of our program for albino children are well underway. We have developed teaching for the children, their parents, their friends, and their schools, and begun distributing it by email. We've begun making contacts with albino children and their families and distributing the sunglasses and sunscreen. Our next step will be to place some media pieces to help move the public perception of albino children in a more positive direction. We realize that people's perceptions change slowly, so please pray for this effort!
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God Bless you for all that you do for these precious children. It's been a year since I opened up my msn.com page and saw a picture of a beautiful little face looking up at the camera holding his little hands in prayer and looking so fearful. Since then I havn't been able to get that image from my mind, it's heartbreaking. Is there anything we can do to help? Do they still need sunscreen & sunglasses?
ReplyDeleteThank the Lord for you and other's that help these beautiful children.
May God keep blessing you and your ministries.