I wasn’t too excited to go back to the orphanage because my first experience there was somber, dark and cold. I will be honest in saying that I was not excited to go back there today but to my surprise it was completely different.
Before we got there we had all already decided that we were going to change the atmosphere of this place and we did. The first time we went to this place I walked away feeling defeated and upset because there seemed to be no life or glow to this place; there seemed to be no one loving on these children. I felt myself frustrated because I felt like there was nothing that I could do to help or change the situation. But, when we went back today God’s Holy Spirit filled the room and I was filled with an overwhelming sense of comfort…God is there loving on them everyday even in their darkness, loneliness and desperation. The orphanage came alive today. We loved on these kids. We made fools of ourselves dancing wildly for these kids. It is amazing what a simple game of limbo or jump rope can do for the soul.
The sense of joy that God brought into this place today was just unbelieveable. God is teaching me how He cares for His children no matter what their circumstance. I cannot wait to go back to this place. To hug, chase and love these children.
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