I had a great nights sleep last night for the first time since getting here! Praise God for that!!
Jake has been very busy the last 2 days teaching the guys about car maintenance and trying to fix 2 of the vehicles at the church. You will have to read his blog for some of the details....all I know is that I prayed for God to watch over him so that he would not die of a heat stroke because he was out in the heat nonstop for about 12 hours each day. The guys are really learning alot and Jake is LOVING it. It is really good for them to see a man working so hard as they dont have that as a role model that often.
Read Debbie's post today to see what all she and I did today. I will add that I loved going with Bambi into the neighborhoods today and meeting with all the women; praying for them and their families. Met a young 10 year old girl, Janalyn, just as sweet as she could be....was not in school because her father does not allow her to go. She can not read or write. As she was leaving us Bambi called her back and got very quiet with her, asking her some questions. Bambi showed us her leg that was very bruised and swollen and told us that her father had beaten her last night. No reason for it and this isn't the first time this has happened. In fact, the mother has left the home due to him beating her. We prayed over her. Later on she appeared again and came and sat with us while we talked with another family. I gave her lots of hugs and she had a smile on her face as we left her. Please pray for this precious, innocent child....that God will intervene in her life.
Such a touching story...its hard to process. I know we are all wishing we could just take Janalyn home with us, so frustrating. For now PRAYER is what we can do for her. Love, love, love... that you can give her hugs and smiles!
ReplyDeleteThat poor sweet girl!! I am sure there are hundreds just like her that need hugs and prayers. Thank you for showering her today!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you slept - continue to pray for that & for Janalyn.
ReplyDeleteI am so thankful for all of you there, and I am thankful to hear that people are responding to the work that our Heavenly Father is doing in that part of the world to reach the lost.
ReplyDeleteA verse that has been on my mind and heart this week is Ecclesiastes 9:4, "Anyone who is among the living has hope - even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!"
I love that. Anyone who is alive has hope because of God.
I continue to pray for you as you share the love of Christ with those who believe that they are hopeless.
All My Love - In Christ Jesus,
Ian Drucker