Hello everyone!
I have been in Ecuador for about 5 days now! I started working the day after I got here and settled. I’ve been taking care of many babies and toddlers, as you know they need so much attention and care all the time! I have also helped with a “class” that is for some of the preschoolers before they enter school.
I am amazed at how this place is run. The children are taken care of and loved all the time, they receive schooling, all physical needs are met. The Allan family has committed their entire lives to this home, and the love for these children is evident. Some of the children are in and out, they either go back to their families or they are adopted. Two are leaving this week to new homes! God is at work here, and I feel honored to be a part of something bigger than myself. I want to continue to be broken for the things that break the heart of God. The stories of these little ones are incredibly sad, and just remind me how broken our world is.
I will admit that I’ve missed my family a lot! I love them, and it has been a challenge not seeing them every day. Skype is amazing, and I have talked to them often! It is difficult for me to put my weakness out there and say that it is a difficult transition, but I am choosing to be open and honest in these blogs!
More details to come!
Great to hear from you! It sounds like there is some great work going on down there.
ReplyDeleteYou say, "I want to continue to be broken for the things that break the heart of God." Somehow, I doubt that your heart will cease to be broken by the hurting and injustice that you see. It's quite easy for me to get "compassion fatigue" when I hear about orphans (some of these children are orphans?) in, say, Ecuador, but when there is a needy child in front of me -- well, then they're much harder to ignore. Thanks for putting yourself out there for God!
And just in case you didn't have this in mind when you wrote, a reminder of Paul's view of weakness:
But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. -- 2 Cor. 12:9
Keep the posts coming! :) "Happy" Holy Week!