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    Sep172010

    I am personally asking you to please take a few minutes and read this newsletter.

    DateFriday, September 17, 2010 at 11:22AM

    We have experienced a great loss, and I would like to see her life continue to carry the message of hope.

    Click Here For Full PDF Newsletter: https://www.crisisaid.org/ICAPDF/Ethiopia/etaug10.pdf

     

    As I looked ahead, I noticed a shadow in the doorway. This was not unusual. It was a dark, moonless night in early February, 2007; my second visit to the red light district in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I had already passed hundreds of shadows in doorways, but I sensed something different about this one. 

    There was very little ambient light available and I had to use the light on my cell phone to walk through the uneven alleys littered with dirt, holes and sewage. At times, the stench was overwhelming. It is a place not suited for animals, much less humans. But there they are, every day, every night, without hope, the girls in the shadows. 

    As we walked, I decided to just keep going; after all, what could I possibly do to help her? We had no funds available as our current programs were stretching our meager budget.  

    I walked about 30 feet past the girl in the shadow when I had an overwhelming sensation that I should go back and strike up a conversation with her.  I came to learn that the shadow had a name; her name was Melesech, and she had a dream and a prayer.

    At the age of 11, she was on her own. 

    At the age of 14, she became trapped in a life of sexual slavery. 

    At the age of 23, she died from AIDS.  

    To continue reading her story, click here for full Newsletter: https://www.crisisaid.org/ICAPDF/Ethiopia/etaug10.pdf

     

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    March 22, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterRanye

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