I Will Not Leave You As Orphans

"I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you." Jesus

My time in Uganda was so precious! One of the things we did was to help build a kitchen/guest house for the African Hearts boys; boys who once lived on the streets because they have no one to care for them.
The streets are a slum area - dirty, scary, full of drugs, prostitution, fights, hunger and abuse. This is where young children are living and dying. The only way they can escape such pain is to hide from it with the drugs.
No mother, no father, no family....

A few of us visited Open Door orphanage. This young lady cried several times because she doesn't have a mommy or daddy and anyone else. So young, so alone. I gave her my "mothers love" as much as I could and prayed with her. I pray that in her heart she will accept the truth that she has a Father who loves her.

"And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also." Jesus

When these boys first come to the home from the streets, their eyes are hopeless, their faces hard to cover the fear and anger.

Soon, their sweet hearts change and happiness and playfulness begins to replace that hopelessness. They can look forward to living life, instead of living death.

They began to trust that someone cares, that they will be protected, fed, schooled and helped - they began to trust that they are loved and will not be alone again.

Then they learn about the love of God and can began to trust the love of a Heavenly Father.

"This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you." Jesus

Jesus CAME to us so that we could have hope and life and know the TRUTH. If we do not GO, how will these little ones know that they are not orphans! How will they know the love of a father or a mother. The LORD encouraged me before I left that I would just do what I love to do here in my own home...be a mother. I can't adopt them all and bring them home...but I can mother them and tell them of SOMEONE who is their Father and is bring them home. They are no longer "orphans", it isn't "who" they are...who they, and all of us, are is "Children of God."

"But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God." John 1:12-13

If we don't go, how will they know?

As you can see, my post on Uganda will be very emotional because the trip and the people really touched my heart. I look forward to telling more about it....