Here at the Kid’s home I have found my mind a little boggled. In the past, I have been able to tell myself that there is nothing wrong with the “disabled”. That just as I was genetically blonde and average height, that they were just genetically different as well.
As I have been helping here, I have had moments where I am conversing with a brilliant child on their Ipad speech program, or seeing them bust out laughing at a movie, or have them dance with me with all their heart. At these moments these are normal kids to me. Then, at other times, when they struggle to tell me what they need, or are tired of being strapped in their wheelchair, or can’t seem to keep their food in their mouths without choking…it’s moments at these when I wonder if I was wrong.
In all honesty, it would be so much easier to just believe that since we live in a fallen world, that bad things happen, and these kids were born with a deficiency…but I still can’t make myself believe that. I can’t accept that anyone was knit together “wrong” in their mother’s womb by the hands of our loving creator-father.
So now…I just stay a little confused, and admit that it’s okay that I don’t know everything. I love these kid’s here like He does, and trust that He has the best things in store for them.
Above is the view of the volcano Cotopaxi from our back porch. And we are heading after work tomorrow to a volcanic hot-springs and Amazon rain-forest tour. Thank you Lord for days off!
A thank you video for all my new friends can be found here: http://carolinesadventuresinlife.blogspot.com/2014/12/a-video-to-say-thanks.html
