Thy Kingdom Come: Revival for Ruth

About a week ago, we were blessed to bring in a beautiful little girl…her name is Ruth. Ruth is 20 months old and is living with the HIV virus. Her father passed awhile ago and on January 7th this year, her mother passed away from complications with her AIDS. Ruth’s mother has 5 children from 4 different fathers and all of her husbands have passed away from the virus and now it was her turn. Ruth was breast fed up until her mother passed away with some supplements of porridge and since then her aunt was only giving her porridge, no other type of nourishment. The family is already taking care of 5 other double orphans and with Ruth’s condition and her mother’s history, they decided to take her to the clinic to be tested. They found out Ruth was HIV positive and was extremely malnourished…she weighed 6.7 kgs. Well since Ruth has been under the care of our house mothers, mainly Rachel, she has been going down hill. Since the beginning of January, she has had 3 different homes and seems to lack the will to fight for her life. We are assuming that she is really missing her mother and it is effecting her ability to eat and become healthy.

We just weighed her this morning and she has lost weight…she now weighs 5.4 kgs. only 400 grams less than 8 week old Jeremiah. She will be going to the doctor tomorrow for her follow up appointment so we are praying he will know what to do and advice or medications he can give Ruth so that she can make it through this hard time.

Honestly, Ruth needs a lot more than any doctor can give her…she needs a revival of her spirit and a revival of her body. I am pleading that everyone reading this post will go to God on Ruth’s behalf and pray for a revival in her…that the Holy Spirit sweeps in and gives her strength to make it through each day, that He ignites a will for her to hang on to her life, and fight for a chance to see tomorrow. Please also pray that Jehovah Rophi (God the Healer) will physically revive her body…we know that our God is bigger than AIDS and he can heal without any medicine or treatments if be His will, so plead that He spares her life and gives her the opportunity to grow up as a women seeking after His heart. Most importantly please ask that God’s name be glorified in Ruth’s life; that He will receive acknowledgement and praise regardless of the outcome. We know and trust that God knows what is best for Ruth and He will take care of her and provide what she needs when she needs it…