Thanksgiving, Part 2

Completely unrelated to the American holiday, Living Hope held its own version of Thanksgiving on Friday, an end-of-year chapel service to reflect and express gratitude to God for what He has done in 2009 and prior years.

Pastor John Thomas, chairman of Living Hope, spoke of how 10 years ago this week, the seed was planted for the ministry to begin. John had attended a meeting of local pastors, where he received information on the local HIV rate that moved him to begin seeking to help and share the Gospel of Christ with those infected. He also spoke of how five years ago, on this very day, the 22-bed Health Care Centre was officially opened. And he spoke of how the Living Hope umbrella has expanded to include a homeless ministry, Living Grace, and an economic empowerment ministry, Living Way.

Considering that 2009 has been a particularly challenging year for Living Hope – most notable was the loss of more than $300,000 in funding from the American government – it was really inspiring to hear the organization collectively proclaim, “God is good, all the time,” regardless of the circumstances.