Wait 4 Me

Saturday was a big day for Living Hope. More than 600 children (from grade 5 and up) were transported to King of Kings Baptist Church to experience Wait 4 Me, an abstinence promotion program that Living Hope developed in partnership with Pathway Church in Southern California. The high-energy event included skits, a fashion show and song and dance performances by children from each community that LH works in.

Mixed in with all the fun stuff were several personal testimonies and the message that God loves every individual and wants the best for him or her. In a region where the HIV rate is about 1 in 5 and unplanned pregnancies are common, kids don’t always hear that at home. The power of the message was evident when, at the end, children were invited to move to an adjoining room if they wanted to talk to an adult about abstinence, problems at home, their relationship with God or anything else that was on their minds. Dozens of kids poured into that room and were met by people who were ready to listen and love them unconditionally.

It was a great day that underscored the need among these kids and the positive impact that Living Hope is having on them. Unfortunately, there is a possibility that Living Hope’s Prevention program (of which Wait 4 Me is a part) could be shut down by year’s end, due to a lack of funding. If you believe in this cause and want to know how you can help by giving just $1 a day for a year, please check out the short video at this link: http://www.livinghope.co.za/images/video/Living_Hope_1min_USA.mov

And for more details, see http://www.livinghope.co.za/