I have never heard more giggles, been given more hugs, or felt more loved, than I have in the past two weeks. And let me tell you, it has been nothing short of amazing! This month I have been given the privilege to work with 30 young ladies (ages 10-26) that have either mental or physical disabilities. Children that in this country, would be named the ‘untouchables’.
On our first visit to the house we are working at, I was a little overwhelmed, as I have never directly worked with students with special needs before, and they all came running at my team and I at once. I didn’t know the right way to interact with them when they would go right in for a hug, or how to communicate with the girls that can’t communicate back. I wanted to love them well, but was feeling unqualified, and to be honest, a little scared.
This was all so new to me, and we were being thrown right in. But, the more I got to know these girls, the more I fell in love with them. They have made me laugh so hard, and have brought so much joy to my every day. As I sit there with these girls, that are constantly amazing me, I wonder how anyone could ever abandon them. To be honest, I want to take them all home.
How God, could any person not see how wonderful they are? And why God, do they have to struggle, like they do. What is the purpose in their sickness? I have cried many tears for these girls, and questioned God a lot.
But I have realized, that I may never know the answer to these questions, and that okay. I know that these girls have served a beautiful purpose in my own life, so I can only imagine the God-Given purpose they serve to many others. How they will radically change lives of so many through the unconditional, and abundant love they bring to everyone they meet. They are the perfect example of what Gods love looks like.
And all I can think to say, is ‘Thank You’. Thank you Jesus, for trusting me with these girls. For calling the unqualified, and for using these children to be an example of your love to so many. Thank you, for calling me to this wild journey!
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