ZOE Ministry
ZOE Prayer Update - January 25, 2010
Basic Needs for Zambia
A ZOE Medical Team worked in the Misisi slum area of Lusaka, Zambia last summer. On their first day, they saw more than 250 people, most of them children. A team member wrote:
“The line of patients moved from the check-in table, to the nurses’ station, to one of three doctor's stations, and finally to the pharmacy where team members furiously cranked out prescription after prescription of Tylenol, anti-fungals, anti-biotics and more anti-malarials than one would hope to dispense."
At the end of the day, a small group from the team was asked to make several clinical home visits. They set out on foot through Misisi to a home where four of the five family members is HIV positive. Three of them (mother and two children) suffer with serious co-existing infections. Thanks to the generosity of a charity organization in the area, the mother and children have received expensive medications that are very difficult to come by. Yet the mission team's blog noted the heartbreaking irony:
“None of the three could take the medication because it must be taken with food and there was no food to be found.”
Prayer Points:
- Pray for the children in ZOE’s project in Zambia that they may have their basic needs met.
- Pray for children who have no support network that they may receive the care they need.
- Pray for the family suffering with HIV as they struggle with co-existing conditions and lack of adequate food.
- Pray that God may use your life to serve the lives of those in need.
Creative Ways to Support ZOE
Join ZOE for an evening with author, speaker, HIV/AIDS advocate Kay Warren on March 19. Kay Warren is the wife of pastor Rick Warren and travels the globe encouraging HIV-positive men, women, and vulnerable children, calling everyone, especially the church, into action on their behalf. Learn more about An Evening with Kay Warren.
Members of the ZOE Medical Team whose observations are shared here have created a Portraits of Zambia Fundraiser Project. View and purchase from this collection of powerful photographs (including the photo in this email) and support ZOE's work. The photo galleries are available at http://willbynum.smugmug.com/<wbr></wbr>Journalism/
Two Special Events Coming March 19
- Join ZOE on March 19 for An Evening with Kay Warren,
author, speaker, and HIV/AIDS advocate. Kay Warren is the wife of pastor Rick Warren and travels the globe encouraging HIV-positive men, women, and vulnerable children, calling everyone, especially the church, into action on their behalf. Learn more about Kay's presentation and purchase tickets online at An Evening with Kay Warren. 100% of ticket sales and donations support ZOE Ministry's work with vulnerable children in Africa. - On the afternoon of March 19, ZOE is hosting a Mission Symposium featuring Rev. Shane Stanford. Rev. Stanford will be in Durham, NC to introduce Kay Warren and speak about his journey as an HIV+ hemophiliac and Christian minister who was infected during a blood transfusion. The author of many books, Stanford’s latest, A Positive Life, is set for release in February. The event is free and open to public. Learn more about ZOE Ministry’s Mission Symposium featuring Rev. Shane Stanford.
Churches: Download the Church Media Kit for March 19 and help ZOE share these opportunities with your congregation!
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Portraits of Zambia
Three members of a recent ZOE Medical Team have created a Portraits of Zambia Fundraiser Project. View and purchase from this collection of powerful photographs (including the photo at the top of this email) and support ZOE's work. The photo galleries are available at http://willbynum.smugmug.com/<wbr></wbr>Journalism/
