30,000. That is a big, scary number. It gets even bigger and scarier when you put a dollar sign in front of it. $30,000. Satan tries to scare me with this number a lot. He tries to convince me that it can't be done. He tries to tell me its not worth it. But today I'm convinced there are a lot bigger and scarier numbers.
There are approximately 143 million orphans worldwide.
Ethiopia accounts for 5 million of those orphans (5,000,000!).
That is more than any other individual country.
In Ethiopia 1 in 10 children die before their first birthday.
1 in 6 die before their fifth birthday.
Over 15% of orphans are orphaned because of HIV/AIDS.
47% of the population lives below the poverty rate.
There are lots of big, scary numbers, but every day I am reminded I serve a big, awesome God. He walks with me. He has gone before me. I am not alone. And neither are my children. God has called us to this for a reason. He will not leave us. He will not forsake us. While $30,000 is a big, scary number for us, it is only a drop in the bucket for God. He will provide.
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