For the month of April I was in Jalaca, Honduras at a childrens home.
I’m not going to lie to you, I love kids but my level of excitement was a solid 3.
Especially when we got to our ministry sight and found out there were mice invading our living space. Which was by no means ok with me. But you do what you can.
At the beginning of the month I really struggled. Because of the living conditions I didn’t get much sleep which made it hard to choose joy.
But as the month went on and I began to be more intentional with the kids at the childrens home, ,y perspective changed.
I wasn’t thrilled about this month, at all. But love changes things.
I met some of the most precious kids ever, and they very quickly had a special place in my heart.
Because of their backgrounds and where they had come from, some of them took longer to open up and want to talk to me, but I loved them anyways.
I never thought I could have so much love for people that I barely knew, but I do.
Each of those kids has a story that had a huge part in making them who they are, it also explained the way a lot of them acted too.
But loving them regardless of the way they treated me was not only so beautiful to experience and so rewarding but also a perfect picture of Gods heart toward us.
So many times we reject God or turn away thinking we can handle things on our own or even feel that we aren’t worth loving, but God is there to gently remind us that He loves us no matter what, because we are his children.
It was such a blessing to love those kids and even though I was only there for a month, give them a small glimpse of Gods love.
April was a great month and goodbyes were hard, I literally cried a river as I drove away from the kids who had so quickly stolen my heart.
I also realized that people so often come and go for these kids, to them love is just a word.
In that moment as I drove away I suddenly had a huge desire to not only prove my love for those kids but everyone I meet in my life. Love isn’t a word, its an action.
