Love is a universal language
I now know and understand why they say love is a universal language. My trip to Thailand started with my son inviting me to PVT and my husband making it possible for me to go, knowing that our home would be his responsibility. As the WR parents traveled, with me by myself, I saw love as they including me as one of the group and the husbands helping me with my bags. This meant so much to me when this traveling over seas thing was all new to me. It continued as we made our way to Thailand with a culture of kind, respectful happy people who I become truly drawn to! Now came the time we would get to see our children. I could see in Mack’s eyes a changed man who really missed his mom. It had been a hard 7 months and boy was it great to see him.
Our ministry started on day 3 with the red light district. We wanted to get thru to these young girls how much we loved them and so did Jesus . We showed love by praying, talking, and even bought ice cream for a massage parlor full of girls. Through our language barrier I hope and pray they could see Jesus in our eyes.
The next day we would experience community with the Thai people as we walked thru a community to find kids to play with. As they started to trickle out of their homes we found bubbles to be as enticing as candy. This one little boy who was about 3 loved to blow and run thru the bubbles like he was a warrior. I was immediately drawn to this dear boy and was blessed with a hug as we left. I knew then that what Mack had in store for me next was going to be the perfect adventure day.
We left for sending hope on Saturday in a song tong( I have no idea how to spell it) This did not seem like a great idea for a two hour trip but I went with it. We arrived to close to 40 beautiful girl welcoming us with more hugs than I have ever had in my life. I was truly overwhelmed by their spirit and joy. We played volleyball, basketball, cards, we did each other’s hair, they sang and played instruments, and we ate together. They not only fixed us special meals they made us beautiful cards and gifts. I could have 3 girls at a time trying to hug me and I still couldn’t get enough. You would think that not being able to speak to each other would make our time together difficult but to be honest I never noticed. These girls know Jesus not just scripturally but deep in their hearts. They live it out everyday in the way the treated Mack and I but in the way they treat each other.
So to sum up my thoughts Love is a Universal Language. We don’t have to be able to communicate, fix a lifestyle like prostitution, take children from terrible living conditions or rescue every child from an orphanage.(even though I’m thinking about it) All we have to do is love.
