The stories Ian shared on Sunday were amazing and heart-wrenching…

Ian Fawcett, Director of Casa Hogar Vida, was at Elevate this past weekend and had received some news just last week regarding a young lady to whom Casa Hogar Vida had just begun to reach out. Her husband infected her after visiting prostitutes and consequently her child was born with HIV too. After learning he was infected, her husband took his own life. Last week, the young lady took her life and that of her child by ingesting rat poison. Unfortunately, this is common among those who discover they’re infected with HIV/AIDS due to the social persecution and hopelessness they feel.

Then there’s Luce, who is infected with HIV and has a young son that isn’t. The church she attended at the time she was infected, brought her forward and began to treat her as if she was untouchable.  Now she is living in Casa Hogar Vida and serving others who are infected. She has a home, a purpose, she’s helping others and most importantly she knows Jesus.

It’s an incredible opportunity we have to help more stories turn out like Luce’s and less like the unfortunate cases mentioned above. That’s exactly why Casa Hogar Vida exists and why we’re building a home for a family affected by HIV/AIDS through The Big Give.

What we’re finding is The Big Give is more about responding to what God has already given to us through Jesus – than what we give to anyone.