Sophia.
An orphan. An Untouchable. A small child who has no mother to hold her. To sing to her. To love her.
But she does have a father. The best anyone could ever have. She is a princess because of who her father is. She is my sister because though we both have no earthly father investing in us, we share a father in God. He knows us better than we
know ourselves. I don’t know about you, but I have no clue how many hairs are on my head. God does. He knows how many fall out.
I know I think about myself a lot, but God thinks about me more. As selfish as we are as humans, God is even more focu
sed on us.
Crazy thought right? God thinks about us more than we think about ourselves!
So while Sophia is an orphan, she is loved. God says in John 14:18 “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.”
I believe God sent me to Sarah’s Covenant Homes to see this truth. He brought me there to love through me, to bless little Sophia, and to grow my heart for orphans and the disabled. But He also brought me there to see Him in the eyes of children. To see how much love can heal. To be blessed by the giggles and smiles I recieved in return. I didn’t want to say goodbye yet. It was too soon. Who would care for Sophia the way I did? Who would spin her around and bring joy to her? I was leaving India, going off to month 3 of the Race, continuing my journey. She was going to be left in the same place she was before. She was going to be left an orphan.
But as I thought about something I had said at the beginning of the month, I knew it wasn’t true. She would not be in the same place she was. She would not be left an orphan.
Sophia captured my heart this month. Though she started off being afraid of me in our first meetings, we ended with her becoming excited when she saw me, laughing when I picked her up and spun her around, and seeing her feel safe and loved in my arms.
Thank you for sending me to India. Your donations and prayers have been used in the kingdom.
At the beginning of this month my team and I were honestly a little scared about working at SCH. We knew our hearts would break after loving these children then leaving them. God reminded me that if we loved through his love, then it would be Him who stayed.
SCH is a great ministry for these kids, but what these kids really need is a forever home. They need parents who will love them, cherish them, and give them a home.
Much love,
Saraya
