In
Zimbabwe
we were trying to get internet and so we ventured off to a church that had free
wi-fi. And a man named Marvin approached
me and said “Is your name Kim?� I
awkwardly responded “Yes.� And Marvin
proceeded to tell me that he was looking for someone who was good with kids and
he had asked my teammates and they suggested me! He asked if I would be willing to help and of
course I was. He proceeded to tell me a
story of a street kid named Jo-Jo who refused to go back home. He really liked being in town and ran away
from home to be there. Marvin said that
he even rode on a bus with him home and checked out the family and they were a
loving and respected family in the community. But no matter how many times Marvin took Jo-Jo back home he somehow
hitched a ride back to town.
Soon
after our talk I met Jo-Jo. He was a
giggly boy who I think was really shy around girls because he kept running away
from me. I chased him for a while just
to see what he would do. He just ran
future away having nothing to do with me. I brought my teammates Jenni and Jenn to talk to him and they tried
really hard to talk to him but he kept running away from us. We left him alone for a while so that he
could not be so overwhelmed by all of us. I just began to pray for him and then
God gave me an idea: passing notes! I
wrote him a note and he responded. The
notes continued and he continued to drop them off near me. It was awesome! I felt incredible that God use me to reach
this kid even though there were many people that He could have used. I really felt honored to be able to help.
Our notes read:
Hi how are you?
Fine
What is your favorite color?
Blue
Do you like football (soccer)?
Yes
Do you miss your family?
Yes
Do you like school?
Yes
Why don’t you go home and
finish school and hang out with your brother? You have your whole life to live in town but only a short time with your
family.
(no response)
After
a while our team had to leave and he stopped answering the notes. I figured he did not answer since the last
question was a tough one. A few days
later I received a phone call from Marvin and he thanked me for talking to
Jo-Jo and told me the good news that Jo-Jo decided to go back home!! I was in
shock!! Wow Praise God for using me to help Jo-Jo go back to his home so he can
continue school and be with his family!!
It was awesome to be
apart of that and to realize that God uses all of us in specific situations and
even though sometimes we think oh God can use someone else…that is not always
true. He has prepared good works for you
to do where you are at. Keep your eyes
open and always be ready to do those good works!! Love you guys!
