Three-year-old AIDS Orphan at Medical Crossroads

In Durban, little Seth is 3 years old, and was brought to Tabitha Ministries’ orphanage as an infant after his mother, mentally deranged in the last stages of AIDS, buried him alive.  An alert neighbor dug him up and caregivers at Tabitha have raised him. Because he is HIV-positive, he has battled with illness after illness, and recently was hospitalized with meningitis.  He has taken the first round of Anti-Retroviral (ARVs) and they have not been effective in stopping the virus’ effect on Seth’s little body. Doctors are hesitant to give him the second round of ARVs as they are much stronger than the first and are concerned that he won’t be able to handle the drugs.  If they decide not to give him the second ARVs, they will take him off all medications and he will most likely die within a month.  PRAY that he would be strong enough to take the meds and they will work to bring him back to health.