The September Issue 2013 September 2013 | Page 191

The WHY behind the brand
Barnabas Clothing is inspired by the work the Living Room International organization continues to do in Kenya. We see their compassion, their dedication, and their commitment to hope, even in the face of suffering and death, as extraordinary. Their daily decision to live in solidarity with the outcasts and love those living on the margins, models to us a LIFE WORTH IMITATING. - See more at: http://www.barnabasclothing.com/pages/because-of-you#sthash.IOE1oBWu.dpuf Those infected are more often left orphaned or widowed because their loved ones have been killed by the sickness. Others experience severe rejection or abandonment from their families or communities due to long-held stigmas about the disease. The Living Room International is a non-profit organization based in Western Kenya that provides comprehensive care to those men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS or other life threatening illnesses. Their vision is to be a community that honors life and offers hope and they do so by becoming family to those that are dying. The organization has a 26 bed inpatient ??7?6Rf6??G?F?B???w2F?V?F?&?f?FR6??76???FR?VF?6??V??F?????B7?&?GV?7W?'Bf?"F?RF?V?B??F?V?"f???F?2?b?fR?F?RV?f?&???V?B?BF??7?W&R?2F?B?b???R?WfW'???R?2vV?6??R?WfW'???R?2??fVB??BWfW'???R&V???w2?????R?2?VgBF?f6RF?V?"???"fV'2???R??WG6?FR?bF?Rf6??G??F?R7Ffb?6???W2???Rf?6?G2?'&??v??r7&?F?6?6&R?B6??76???F???W6R?&?V?BF?V?G2???FF?F???F???7?6R6&R?F?R?f??r&????2G&????r??7F?GWFR????b??E2&WfV?F????B??6???&?&F???v?F??F?W"?&v?F???2&?f?FW2VGV6F????B&W6?W&6W2F?F?R7W'&?V?F??r6???V??G???