Cast Off, But Not Forgotten

LHM—Ethiopia celebrated Easter, this year, with over 160 patients at the Gerfesa Rehabilitation center for the mentally challenged. The staff sang songs, and told the Easter story - message of hope to the patients. Many of whom have been cast aside by society.

 

“Although they felt helpless, we went there on Christ's behalf to show them that they are important to Jesus and they are not forgotten by Him,” said one staff member.

The "Prodigal Son": Puppet Edition

Approximately 570 people showed up to a puppet performance of “The Prodigal Son” at Phuc Am church in Vietnam. The show was put on by LHM staff with the help of members from the congregation. Leading up to the event, these church members went door-to-door to invite their friends, relatives, neighbors. And afterwards, 26 people in the audience expressed a desire to know more about Christ. The members of the congregation were joyful, saying that they had not had an evangelistic event of this kind in their area for a long time.

A Day Out for the Blind

On February 28 LHM—India, working in cooperation with The Prayer Fellowship of the Blind, held a gathering for a number of blind people living in the south Chennai area. People from all age groups, most of them non-Christians, and many blind from birth, gathered under a banyan tree at a church campus.

“The lives of these people are really hard, it’s unbelievable,” commented Rev. C. David, director of LHM—India. “Being an unprivileged and suffering section of the society they need some help for their livelihood.”

Each of the 80 blind people who attended the event received a little over 2 pounds of plastic wire (many of them earn a living weaving plastic garden chairs), as well a cassette tape of Gospel materials. Everyone enjoyed a full day of sharing songs, messages and testimonies.