Yesterday I spent a good part of the day preparing food for a feeding we were going to do at the hospital. I helped Belin seperate packets of food and peeled, snapped and cut veggies. I was prepared to go in, scoop food for people who were visiting their friends and family at the hospital. I was prepared to smile and ask people how they were. I was prepared for that.
Once we got there, we realized that 12 people with two scoopers was not that effective. Some of us decided that we would go into the hospital to see if we could pray for anyone. I decided to be bold and go with them.
We went upstairs and guess what two rooms were first? Yep, the new mom and baby rooms. Now imagine a room the size of a like two kitchens? I don’t know, not huge, not small. There were just rows of beds with new moms and their new babies laying out, oh, it was so sweet.
Fast forward Leyna and I were praying for a lady named Izsa and her baby Lian when we were trying to leave we had to wait becasue they were bringing in a lady, and her stretcher was taking up the way out. As we were waiting my hands suddenly got extremly hot, Leyna confirmed when I asked her.
The lady did not speak more than two words of English and just looked so empty, not sad, happy, just empty and void of emotion. I figured she was tired. Leyna started coversation and asked “Oh so did you just have your baby?”
She shakes her head yes
We wait a few seconds
“It died”
Ok, my breath is short, eyes are watering up, hard to breathe. I am so thankful Leyna spoke up and said “can we pray for you?” She just said “fine.”
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4
I pray that we can all remember that too.
xoxo
