Another day has begun! Praise God for giving me breath,
praise him for putting me in this place. I have a few minutes before I head
down to school for another long day.
This month I am going to focus on allowing God to nurture
patience, kindness and gentleness in me. I think I have a lot to learn in this
place. I feel confident here in the way that I know God has blessed me with
gifitings that come in good use here… but I know that I have a lot to learn
from what feels like the short comings I do have. My mercy has kicked in full
gear. My heart melts and burns and breaks for these kids. I look at 14 year old
girls who get up at 5 am to cook their other 58 sisters and brothers breakfast.
These girls are stronger than I am in many ways. They have so much to learn from
me, through both school and knowledge but also about how to treat others and
how to love one another and live in community but I find it ironic that our
goals here are to teach these girls things that even I struggle with. There is
a certain beauty to the vulnerability and humbleness that has to happen in
order to do that well. All I can do is give them all of me… and continue to
rely on the testimonies that God continues to bless me with. I am giving all I
have here, my heart, my soul, my mind and my body… to love these kids… but I
have to remember to let Gods love flow through me… because I know that what
Rachel, me, I have to give is not enough… but what the Lord can do through me
is. God renew me for this day… help me be all I can be for your glory and for
these babies.
Rach
Love you and miss you all!
