A little girl sits alone in a restricted area. No one knows her thoughts. No one! I know what awaits her. But I can't tell. It wouldn't be right to tell her a family is filling out papers, paying money, praying to God, all to get her into their family. What if some paper is not filled out correctly and there is another delay? It is not safe to tell her until they are there, in her country, walking through her door, legally her parents.
On this last trip to East Asia we saw alot of kids with little or no hope. The reality is overwhelming. But for one 10 year old girl, there is Hope. That's going to be her new name: HOPE. She doesn't know that. So how does God's compassion play out in the lives of the hopeless? He promises never to put on us more than we can bear. So how exactly does He comfort an orphan whose days are bleak and without hope?
Ahhh...by giving her a new name. Recall how He did that in scripture. When God bestowed a new name on a person, they were changed. They lived up to that name. And so it will be with this child whose very life is unknown to all but a handful of people.
I believe he is comforting this precious girl. She is prayed for by countless people and they speak her name: Hope. How I wish I was allowed to post her picture here for you to see. Her picture is taped to my desk. In this picture, her hands are folded and drawn up to her forehead. She is praying with a teacher in her classroom. I have been told she prays for God to releive her pain.
Please pray for Hope this year? Afterall, isn't it hope that compels us to pray?
3 comments:
BEAUTIFUL! Thank you friend for loving her! I'm blown away by this child's heart and soul, she is so beautiful inside and out! We found out yesterday that one very important form was not included in our paperwork so we have yet another delay. We are not giving up hope and will keep moving on until she is with us!
Cindy... I just read a few of your posts. Your blog was forwarded to me by my daughter Ashley C. I read your post regarding that sweet child called Hope and tears came to my eyes. My wife and I have been praying for Hope and her new family since we first heard about them! How beautifully your words expressed what others feel for this child and the love of our Lord and Savior!
Post more, I love reading your words - what an inspriation you are!
J.C.
Beautiful and powerful post, hon.
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