Okay, so its been a really LONG time since I wrote a blog. Last month was an amazing month spent in C#!^@. I’m not trying to be cryptic and I assume most of you know where I was and that it is a closed country. I hear its been in the news recently, people detained for public prayer. We weren’t allowed internet access, so that is partially responsible for my long absence.
It was an amazing month. My team worked with disabled orphans. To summarize the month is impossible, but let’s just say if I had $20,000 to adopt and a way to support a child I would have started the process already.
We worked with an amazing Christian family from the states. It was great to have worship at their home and fellowship with them. They don’t have many other Christians nearby to support and encourage them.
One of my favorite things we got to do was take the kids on outings. One day we took 2 kids out to the park, I will call them Jane and Ella. Jane, the older girl, has epilepsy and some behavioral problems. Ella, the younger girl, has Apert syndrome, a congenital disorder characterized by malformations of the skull, face, hands and feet.
At the park we watched the many people flying kites, we ran and played. Jane wanted pineapple on a stick, but Ella cannot eat solid foods. Jane has a very sweet nature and I smiled over and over as she would pick very small pieces off her pineapple and feed them to Ella. To see her caring for Ella so gently and to see Ella smile with delight each time was a treat. It was an opportunity for our girls to be regular kids for a while, to share, to love, to be carefree.
I miss those little ones and the family we were privileged to serve along side.
