One of the things I love most about being a girl is that we
have the ability to both laugh and cry at the same time.
On Friday, Team Radiance and Crossover Ministry put on a
Beauty for Ashes party for the girls we have been ministering to these past few
weeks. We desired an opportunity for
them to discover their beauty, value, and identity in Christ. We offered them a day filled with laughter, chica-chica
(girl talk), dancing, beauty treatments, photo shoots, and of course, great
food. Our friendship and trust level
with them grew during these three hours and I felt honored to have the
experience of witnessing the girls act the young age that they are while they
allowed themselves even for just a short period of time to simply let go and
have some fun.
testimonies. Angie spoke in Tagalag and
shared with the girls that she had been where they are at and understands their
pain. Angie has a story that I would
love to share in a later blog once I get her permission. She
was able to touch the girls in a deep, meaningful way and my heart broke as I watched
them circle around Angie pleading for prayer in the midst of their sobs. It was heart-wrenching and amazing all at
once to experience God working in such a powerful way as He began to break down
walls and work in the midst of their pain. We circled the girls and prayed over them and with them. We held them tightly and all we could do was cry. And cry. And cry.
I have never before have had the experience on such a deep level
of physically taking on someone’s pain but I did that day. I can’t explain it. I have been praying, “Lord break my heart for
what breaks Yours” and in that moment, my prayer was answered. As we gathered
around the girls, my heart felt like it was bursting and all I could do was cry
with them and for them. 
I couldn’t hold them tightly enough. I couldn’t cry hard
enough.
I just wanted them to know how loved they are.
