We walk at least 4 miles a day to and from the center. We spend about 3 hours at the center, eat lunch then go home for a 2 and 12 hour break. We then return to the center for another 3 hours and then back home. Then its time to cook dinner, eat dinner, have family time and go to bed just to get up the next day to do it all over again. The days are long and tiring. At the end of the day its worth it because of what we are doing. I get to spend all day with older boys who have been abandonded who are not wanted by society here in China all because they are mentally and physicaly disabled. I get to come in and love them, play with them, give them hope, and bring joy to their day.
God has been opening my eyes this month. The first week here I was trying to do things on my own strength, I thought I can do this. WRONG! I couldn’t do anything. I was tired I had no energy I was aggrivated at things that didn’t really matter. I was a hot mess all because I thought I could do it on my own. I learned that I needed God, That God was, is and will forever be my strength. I can’t do things on my own I need the help and guidence from God.
Working with these boys has not been easy. Their Hygene is well, not so great, they have a constant stream of yellow coming out of their nose, teeth are rotting and their breath smells horrible. You want to talk about unconditional love. These boys are it. God has continued to open my heart to what it means to love unconditionally. These boys have played a huge part in that. Even if they stick their finger down their butt you still have to hold their hand. Even if they slobber or have snot running down their nose you still have to hug them. God has used these boys to teach me it doesn’t matter who you are, what you wear, how you smell, snot or slobber we are all loved by God. God doesn’t care about those things and neither should we.
I love because God first loved us by dying on the cross, sacrificing his life just so we could have life in the light and out of the darkness. I love because there are people who don’t know what love is, they have no hope or joy in thier life. I love the people that God loves but no one else wants to. God is love, love is God.
Me at the Great Wall of China
