Dear friends,

Another day of HIV testing at STAO has brought both challenges and joy. Today, fifty foster children sponsored by STAO were brought in for testing and with yesterday’s MIRACLE of 100% negatives, the team and I prayed for nothing less than another miraculous display of God’s power.

Only one of the fifty tested today was confirmed HIV-positive. The team hid our disappointment well as we prayed for 11-year-old Sofia and held her hand, not allowing our tears to worry her or even hint that her status was a death-sentence. And in reality, it’s not.

Sofia will go for further testing and will hopefully be put on ARVs immediately. With these drugs, she should be able to live a full and vibrant life. Pray with us for Sofia - that she would know God’s love and redemptive power in an undeniable way. Pray that though her body may be weak, Jesus will be strong in her and that He will strengthen her spirit. Pray too for access to scarce ARVs and that she’ll be able to go to school soon.

Praise Jesus with us too that of 150 kids tested, only 1 has been positive. Though it is difficult to grasp why our all-powerful God would allow even one positive result, I cling to fact that “as far as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are His ways our higher than our ways, and His thoughts higher than our own” (Isaiah 55:8-9).

Thank you all so much for praying for us and with us. We feel your prayers from here.

Love,
Melissa.

Melissa

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