One of the days here at the orphanage we all went outside to do different activities with the kids. I did chalk, some did dancing, and we did games too. I was watching one of the little babies try to climb a slide but he kept sliding down. After the 4th time he’d had enough and starting crying. I ran to his rescue and swooped him up into my arms. He stopped crying and settled in my arms. He’d been pretty upset all day. I heard him crying a lot more than usual. Some of the kids were giving him a hard time and mocking him throughout the day. I don’t know what was causing his fussiness but he wasn’t having a good day.
While I was holding him I could tell he was very tired so I started rocking him back and forth and he quickly fell asleep. Some of the kids kept trying to get him to wake up and I would quickly say shhhh he needs some sleep and they would leave him alone. I don’t see this little guy smile much. I was looking at him asking the Lord to heal His heart from whatever it’s experienced in the past. He’s only 2 years old I believe but I don’t know what he’s been through or experienced in such a short amount of time. I smile at him all the time and so do the older girls here that help take care of him. But I’ve never seen him smile back. I’m not used to seeing someone so young hardly ever smile. I think to myself what happened to his smile? What has this little one experienced? Only the heavenly Father knows. So as I held Him I prayed for peace and joy to come into his heart. That his future would be blessed and happy. And for protection as he grows. That he grow to know the heavenly as his savior.
As he was sleeping and I was sitting on the back patio while everyone was playing and dancing the Lord brought other children in the orphanage to my mind to pray for. I saw a few children off by themselves not interacting with the others. I prayed for healing of past wounds, past exposures to things children should never be exposed to let alone an adult. I prayed they would find the healing they need through Jesus Christ and experience the love of Christ.
I believe the Lord had the little one fall asleep in my arms to cause me to take a little time to really open my eyes and hear and see the big picture. Sometimes what we need to do is sit back and reflect to see the whole picture. If we are constantly focused on what is just in front of us we could miss out on the things that aren’t as apparent and hidden from plain view.
