We got a chance to do hospital ministry. We went to a hospital where mothers just had their babies. It was the best ministry I’ve done yet. The building was small, the rooms were hot. Two mothers to a bed and their babies… almost 20 mothers to one small room in recovery from just having a baby. It blows my mind to realize just how blessed I am for living in the states. To have air conditioning when I want it. To have fresh water when I need it. To have my own bed when I desire to go to sleep. God is allowing me to see how the other half lives. This is not normal to me, in my mind this is not how people are suppose to live because it is not what I am use to seeing. It really humbles me to see just how I take everything for granted in America. It is suppose to be all about me. If I need something it is literally at the tip of my fingers.
When I look at these women who just gave birth to new life, not looking happy or excited to be mothers but looking terrified because they don’t have food, water, clothes or the means to raise this child. To them their is no hope.
That is why we are here, God called me out of my comfort zone to give others hope. We are their hope. I realized just how important it is to speak up and speak faith into the lives of the ones who feel hopeless. This might be every missionaries struggle, trusting that God is speaking through you to that specific person. At this point it doesn’t matter anymore if we are right or wrong take that step of faith and trust in Jesus to lead you.
I met a woman who was 17 that just gave birth to her first child. She was scared and said she really does not want this baby. At 2 months along she drank poison and tried to kill the baby… It did not work. She told us she was sexually abused by her step father and did not want this baby because of the reminder. She began to cry… cry because she knew this baby was a miracle baby. God wanted to redeem her situation. I can only imagine how she felt. I got to hold her hand and tell her about my testimony, how God redeemed me. How if we trust in God even when it seems impossible to do so, how He wants to hold us individually in the palm of His hand. How this creator wants you, me, all to Himself. He wouldn’t fail us. He wouldn’t just leave us or abuse our love.
I prayed for this woman and I truly believe something resonated in her mind that day as she laid there crying. We gave her hope that day. Jesus’ presence was there and it was real.
Thank you Jesus for your love.
