So there is this policy that the World Race has that from the time you decide to go on the race till you get home you are to not start any new relationships with the opposite sex. This is a great rule as these 11 months are supposed to be about your personal growth with the Lord, not a new boyfriend or girlfriend. However in my search for deepening my relationship with the Lord I found myself falling in love….
Let me introduce you to the girl that stole my heart….Her name is Winnie
Winnie has an intellectual disability, is restricted to lying in bed all day due to underdeveloped muscles and she absolutely stole my heart this month. On the race I have developed relationships with children, contacts and others we have met along the way, however there has yet to be a person(s) with whom it feels like I am leaving a part of myself behind when I move onto the next country. I know a lot of people month after month grow attached to children or contacts and it rips their heart apart when we have to leave….
Now I know what that feels like.
Who’s going to make her laugh and smile when I’m gone, who is going to pick her up and walk around with her, play with her, give her some sort of stimulation instead of letting her lie in bed all day long staring at the ceiling, occasionally rolling to one side or the other because that is all she can manage to do. I have loved on this girl during my time here, pouring God’s love out on her, singing worship songs to her, praying over her, caring for her and in doing so she has stolen a part of my heart. I prayed that God let me see these children as He sees them…Well they say be careful what you pray for, because God definitely gave me his heart for these children and I know that at the end of this month I will be broken leaving these children behind….especially Winnie.
Sarah’s Covenant Home is currently in a campaign to sponsor the 105 children at SCH in 105 days through a ‘105 in 105’ campaign. Each day a different child will be featured on their website. It takes a lot of money to care for children without handicaps(diapers, food, clothing etc) but for children with Physical and Mental handicaps it is even more expensive. These kids need more diapers, special food supplements, medical care and supervision than the average child, which is why it costs $200/month to house, feed and care for a child here at SCH. I ask that you please prayerfully consider fully or partially sponsoring a child at SCH.
If you are interested in helping to support Winnie please go here: http://www.schindia.com/ChildSponsor/winnie/ and choose a sponsorship option. You can fully fund her with a monthly donation of $200/month, or partially sponsor her for $100/month or $40/month.
If you want to get know and/or sponsor any child at SCH then please go here: http://www.schindia.com/get-involved/sponsorship/
