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dropped off at different churches in the villages of Lodwar. Excitedly I was
paired up with Shiloh Schneider, a firecracker from my team. We were sent to
Cornerstone Assembly with Pastor Daniel and his wife, Gladys.
Upon arriving at the church around 9:30 we greeted Pastor
Daniel and his wife. I then proceeded to ask him the question, “When does
church start?” He replied, “It should have already started.” Being in Africa I have sure learned that things start when they
start, not necessarily when they are advertised to start.
There was about triple the amount of children at the service
compared to the amount of adults; the reason being that most of the children
are orphans and come to church alone. I picked up one of the little girls at
church during the worship time. Never ever in my life have I ever had a child
hold onto me so tightly. I couldn’t believe the death grip she had on me – at
first I couldn’t decide if she didn’t trust me or if she never wanted to be let
go. My heart broke! How could this precious little girl dressed in rags from
the previous week be so lost and lonely to be held? Shouldn’t ever child
deserve to be held and loved?
I began to think about it more and asked myself the questions,
“Am I longing to be held by the Lord as much as this little girl is longing to
be held by me? How tight is my grip to the Father? Am I longing to be held and
loved by my Abba, Father?”
Thank you Lord for teaching me baby steps through a beautiful
orphan girl in Kenya!
