Joshua literally means
“God is my salvation.” We know him from the Bible as a man of God serving the leadership of Moses and then himself leading the tribes of
Israel victoriously into the Promised Land, supervising the division of the tribes’ inheritance once there, and bringing the people to a renewal of their covenant with God.
“God is my salvation.” We know him from the Bible as a man of God serving the leadership of Moses and then himself leading the tribes of
Israel victoriously into the Promised Land, supervising the division of the tribes’ inheritance once there, and bringing the people to a renewal of their covenant with God.
He’s a mighty warrior in the natural world, as well as in the spiritual realm.
The Joshua I know is a small child in an
orphanage in Phnom Penh, Cambodia with deep brown, expressive eyes and
beautiful smile that appears just before another round of infectious
laughter.
orphanage in Phnom Penh, Cambodia with deep brown, expressive eyes and
beautiful smile that appears just before another round of infectious
laughter.
Another mighty warrior.
This little one arrived on the steps of Love in Action (LIA) in the arms of
an unknown man delivering him from a brothel just down the road where
his mother was a prostitute. According to the workers at LIA little
Joshua was bruised, malnourished and had “such bad thrush in his mouth
he could not keep in a bottle”. He literally had to fight for his life.
an unknown man delivering him from a brothel just down the road where
his mother was a prostitute. According to the workers at LIA little
Joshua was bruised, malnourished and had “such bad thrush in his mouth
he could not keep in a bottle”. He literally had to fight for his life.
When we were there in March 2009 he was
the happiest baby you have ever seen and we instantly fell in love.
the happiest baby you have ever seen and we instantly fell in love.
Joshua, a name implying great faith in God and a leader to the people.
That is what I trust this little one will grow up to be, a man of God
serving the nation of Cambodia and leading his people to Christ.
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged,
for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go” Joshua 1:9
