Greetings from all of us at Ruth’s Shawl.
Welcome to the Ruth’s Shawl website. We give all praise and glory to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for His word to us and for calling us to this ministry.
All of the great expectations we have had over the past year are nothing compared to the work God plans to do for the most cherished and the most helpless of His creation – widows and orphans. “Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.” James 1:27 (NKJ)
Over the past decade, African families have been ravaged by the HIV/AIDs virus. We learn that thousands of children are orphaned each day across Africa, that thousands of men and women are widowed each day, that orphanages are either non-existent or overflowing and can take no more, and that children are caring for children by any means possible. The sheer human suffering by the poorest and the least would overwhelm us if not for the knowledge that none of this is too great for our God to overcome.
In a very small way, Ruth’s Shawl has been drawn by the Lord to a particular community of widows and orphans in Lilongwe, Malawi. With a vision, partially veiled by God, we are sending a team of three to Malawi, in mid-August, to assess the needs of this one community and to hear the rest of God’s vision to us. It seems so small an effort in the face of such huge suffering across Africa. Yet we know that God calls people to Himself, to do what they can, when they can, and most importantly to do it in the way God wants it done.
We love the widows and orphans in Lilongwe, even though we have not met them. We do not know yet what God wants us to do for them, but we know that He loves them, that He sees their suffering and He wants to bring them out of it – something He can do through each person answering the call He places on their heart.
We look forward to sharing God’s vision with you over the coming months and years. Please access our website on a regular basis and watch for frequent updates from the Malawi team over the next month.
We covet your prayers and your support, for this ministry and for this trip, and may God bless you in it.
Robin Hughes
Chairman of the Board
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