I sit in church…..in China. Young girl interpreting beside me. And there are no stories. No introductions to conversations of man…. That corrupt this Holy Place. And before beginning. One sat down beside us. Hands folded. Head bowed. Mouth slowly mumbling prayers. And I wonder what petitions are about. Another in front of me with child. […]
Back from China. Here is a writing from day 1 in China. We have seen the children. Here. In an orphanage. …..God’s people. Disabled. Deformed. Blind. The Forgotten Ones…. Cleft lips. Babies left. Ants crawling on…..as they find…..infant left on the ground. Hands tied. To chairs….Potty chairs. Or beds. Or bottles. Babies rocking. Back and forth. […]
Hours. Leaving. Far away from…..the world I once put on a pedestal. And I see… God has been preparing me…. For this season. This day. Long ago. Begging…“Lord, let me be……used by you.” And with weeping. Pleading. Thinking all hope of being used….. Had already passed. Here I am. Waiting. To fly……to China. Holding out…..barren hands….like […]
When our family went to Guatemala, we got first hand experience of what it means to do missions. Our children….back then….helped raise funds. Collect vitamins. Shoes. Suitcases full for orphanage we stayed at. We even went to Spanish church beforehand. My husband Latin. Yet, the rest of us…could not understand….. Apart from the Spirit of God. […]
My prayer for you today…. That you leave the safe harbors of life….. And enter the open waters….. Washing. Waiting. Welcoming you….. And that grace….like a strong sea…. Would cover you….. Change you….. Call you deeper to things you never thought you would know or see….because….. “Twenty years from now…. You will be […]
One week. I am leaving…. To China. As I hear of…. Children sleeping… On plywood. No pillows. Handicapped children…. Without limbs. Cleft lips. Disabled. Babies…lying on the floor. Never picked up. Bottles strapped to their head by cloth. And I know I can’t step foot inside this orphanage… Without the grace of God. Because without Him… […]