Please pray for Africa when you wash your hands again today for the millionth time.

How the discomfort of chapped hands is getting old, I am sure!

And what a blessing to have fresh water that you didn’t carry on your head back to your home.

What a blessing to have soap. Any soap at all! Let alone ones that smell so lovely.

Ask God for mercy to protect the poor who would wash their hands with soap if they could.

(some local “toilets”)

 

Please pray for Africa when you take your extra vitamin C and daily vitamins.

I know we’re all doing what we can to avoid sickness.

And what a blessing to be able to avoid HIV and tuberculosis as a baseline before this virus.

What if HIV weren’t a choice? What if vaccine access was inconsistent?

Ask God for mercy for the immunocompromised people.

Please pray for Africa when you avoid public places.

Going from busy days to quiet hours can be maddening, I understand and have been there. It takes time to adjust and find new purpose in the quiet.

And what a blessing to be able to avoid crammed public transport – the very transport to get to the hospital after walking an hour to get to the pick-up spot.

Ask God for mercy for fellow Africans to be able to get to COVID-19 testing facilities, that the facilities would be equipped, and that those sick would not infect the entire transport vehicle.

America, my words are sincere.

I understand the legitimate challenges of this virus. This inconvenience and even this fear.

The beauty I have seen as you all make the sacrifices to protect the vulnerable is admirable.

Our African brothers and sisters are praying for your sick and your vulnerable populations.

Please pray for Africa too. Ask God for mercy.

No one gets to pick where they’re born. Ask God for mercy.

My heart is broken for you, brothers and sisters, there in America.

And my heart is broken for our brothers and sisters waiting here in Africa.

Viruses aren’t population selective.

The challenge is different and strong all over the world.

We’re praying for you, America.

Please pray for Africa.

Ask God for mercy.

 

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