Hello my sweet friends and family! I hope this finds you each in peace. It’s the beginning of our last week at the Haven! Every day I am more and more excited to share Jesus’ words with these kids! He is constantly telling me about his love for each one! Sometimes I will watch one child and just wish I could take him home with me!
Some exciting things to share:
Jefta has read his first words! We finally figured out his best learning style. Writing in the sand with a stick! You can imagine how often I think about the time Jesus was knelt down in the street doing the same!
Maria: on the way to church I asked her if she knew why she was going to be baptised next week (all children get baptised here, even when they have no idea about it). So she said, ”No.” I asked her if she believes that Jesus Christ is her Lord and has saved forgiven her all her sins. And asked if she chooses to serve Him as God. To each of these her reply was a bold “Yes!” Please pray for Maria. She wants to follow God and yet, as any wild child, is still learning the basics of obedience and kindness....the fruits of the Spirit!
Desiree: She was one who had been so cold to me and angry during last Friday’s episode. Now she is one of my most pensive ones during Bible study. She is sad because her mother is dead and father is not around. She really wants to be with her grandmother, but unfortunately her grandmother does not want to keep her other than for a few days a couple times in the year. She has been soo sad and I think it has a lot to do with her being sick all the time... but praise God! He is really showing this girl that He loves her and wants to be everything to her!
Alexia: Today we learned about prayer. We wrote prayers and each one had their own box to place them in. Alexia writes: Jesus, please pray for me. I want that you will forgive me all my sins. I want that you will help me so that I will pray everyday. God, please help me to become a nurse and to get a job.
On Friday we taught the kids about Jesus healing the man who had been lowered into the center of the house on a mat, carried by his friends. The mat represented what this man and his friends were trusting God for. Each child was sitting on a mat and was asked to think about what they were trusting God for. I didn’t expect them to all share! One by one they raised their hands saying things like, “I want God to wash all my sins.” “I want to trust God.” “I want God to help me to not fight.” “I want God to help me not be sad.”
Please pray for Mandy, she has been especially angry and short tempered lately. On Sunday she went forward for prayer at church and I prayed for her, but she hasn’t spoken about it yet.
Please pray for our lesson tomorrow. It is when we will be sharing about the death of Christ and all that it means. There will also be a house meeting involving all housemothers and volunteers. I do not want to be nervous about it or fearful. Please pray for peace and unity. Please pray for a calm spirit for Mandy.
I love these kids so much! I want good things for them! I want them to know and experience the Triune God as I have, and more than I have! Every part of Him is altogether enough! The Holy Spirit has His work cut out for him! He’s is able!
Hebrews 10:10 “we have been made perfect through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ once and for all.”
2 comments:
Well I'd say there is a 50% chance of us coming home once before we come home for Christmas. I have a cold and I have had a crazy day. I locked my keys in my house just before it was time to take mama to the airport. I am happy to know that it is very hard to break into my house, the screens do not want to pop outward, only inward, I had to stand on an end table from my garage and push a screw driver between the screen and other glass to push on the frame to slide it open, fortunatley one window was unlocked because it got cold in the middle of the night and I closed it without locking it and then forgot about it, but it was a tight sqweeze for the screwdriver and I ended up cracking the glass and I worry that it will shatter once it gets cold. While all of this was taking place Eva was in the front seat turning on the blinkers, the windsheild wipers, and four wheel drive. Which apparently causes the car to lock up. I did not know what was wrong, the gas wouldn't work and the break was hard to push and I just kept rolling back, one more go and I would be stuck in the street. I called Harvey and even he didn't know what to do. So mama got a Taxi and had to say goodbye to us all in two seconds, I went inside and cried. I think it was sadder than usual because we don't get to hang out like that very often and who knows when again, and the girls miss her so and she misses them, plus all the drama and I have to explain this one to Sean, no accidents right. Then my neighbor came over and explained that I just needed to restart the car! Then this girl called me that Alicia's online teacher introduced me to and we had the craziest conversation, she might think I'm crazy and I am slightly freaked out by her as well. She proclaims peganism. we talked about everything from homosexuality and abortion, to politics. She is from the north so I felt like I was talking to Lindsay, real the way I used to. It seems we have met an accord, agreeing that people have free will, except I told her why I didn't think abortion is the same because of silent screams, because I beleive the baby is a people to.
Then I put the ladies to bed without a hitch and I have been procrastinateing bed once again as I always do when I'm alone. Sean will be home in five days, I can't wait! I put up some great pics on myspace if you get a chance.
I love you, keep those spirits high! Tricia
Hey Amanda!
We're praying for you at MidTown. When are you scheduled to come home? Let us know. Love, Deb
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