This morning at 5:15am we get the phone call any person would dread. Molly answers the phone, and on the voice on the other end says-“I’m sorry, but baby Moses has passed away.” They said he just suddenly stopped breathing, and that was it. There were two girls from another AIM team there with him. Immediately after the phone call we wake up the rest of our teammates to tell them the news,and to pray about what must happen next. Tons of questions rushing through my mind. Why has this happened? What do we do now? What about his mother and siblings? Why this baby? Why us? After all the praying, prophesying and speaking life into him, why did he have to die?
My team and I went to the hospital where Moses was, and we got to see
him. I looked at him as if I stared at him long enough he would begin
breathing again. I thought, maybe if I stay here with him something
will change. I stood there looking at him through tears in my eyes.
“This doesn’t seem real” I said to my self. A few moments later I wiped the tears off my face, gave him a kiss and covered him back up. My heart sunk as I walked away from the table he was laying on knowing that I would never see his sweet little face again. Seeing his funny facial expressions and feel the softness of his skin. Never again would he lie on my chest and sleep so peacefully. I will never hear his funny little cry, or whimpering cough. I miss him all the time. But I have peace in knowing I will see him in heaven one day, and he will run up to me with his sweet smile and an amazing hug. He will be able to tell me how thankful he was for all of us taking care of him in his last two weeks on earth.
We are going to pick up the
death certificate, and then take him to his mother’s home in Nsoko
where the funeral will take place at 6am the next morning. Traci and Aaron went out
there this morning to tell his family the news. Please keep them in
your prayers. The mothers health is deteriorating,
and there will soon be four children with no home and no family.
After thinking about all these things this morning, I was reminded that the world is full of death and destruction. It is a world that God is wanting to save and have grace on. It’s like in Jeremiah 18:7-12, Jeremiah was sent to Judah and Jerusalem to warn them of what the Lord said. He said that if they don’t turn from their evil ways God is planning disaster against them instead of good, but if they turn from their evil ways and do what is right then the Lord will bless them. This is the point that the world is at-the Lord is asking us to turn from our evil ways so we can be blessed by Him. God is a god of grace, redemption and unconditional love for His children and all nations. We are all the same-Africa, America, Europe, Asia-where ever you are, God is the Father of this world. He has the same grace and redemption for us all. We are all dying nations. We all have the choice everyday to choose life over death through Jesus Christ.
Moses is just one baby out of millions that have died out of innocence. God will always have grace over Africa and His people. There are hundreds of children in Africa that have the calling on their lives to lead their nation into greatness. I believe that Moses was one of these children. And he still is. Now through his story he will take part in raising up great leaders and rulers in this land. His story has already reached so many people across the world-now it will be spread throughout the Kingdom of Africa.
This may not have been what God intended for Moses, but everything-good and bad-works together for good for those who follow Christ. I am praising God for the divine time God has placed us here in Nsoko, Africa to be blessed by this amazing child. He has brought peace among many, and joy like no other into our lives.
Moses’ sister
Thier home
Thank
you again for all your support and prayer. I will update you on how the
family is doing, and if anything happens with the other children.
