Around 5:30am on Sunday morning one of the youth group boys sent Matt a text message telling him that they were leaving for Casa. When Matt tried to respond, he accidentally sent it to me instead. No matter how hard I tried, I could NOT get back to sleep. All I could think about were the kids at Casa and how much I longed to be there with them. When I talked to Matt the next morning he said he was thinking about them a lot too. We both have a special feeling in our hearts when we think about Casa and the love that we have for them all and the passion to do the work of the Lord in that kind of ministry.
If you remember, there was one kid in particular that I just really fell in love with while we were there. His name is Saul. This whole week I find myself thinking about him, and all of the other kids at Casa and how much my heart yearns to help them and, if nothing else, just to be there to love them. Matt kind of teased me tonight because when I started talking about Saul and how much I just want to be there to play with him and to love him, I got a little teary eyed! I tried my best to hide it, but he still caught me. There is a very special place in my heart for Saul and every other amazing kid at that orphanage.
Wes has been sending update emails throughout the week, so I requested a picture of Saul if he could get one. If I happen to get a new picture of him, I will be sure to post it. For now, here is a picture that I took with him last summer during our visit...
Keep all of the children at Casa de la Esperanza in your prayers, along with the Park Avenue youth group. This has been something that has really been on my heart and mind lately. Pray that the youth group can focus on what they are doing and why they are there, that they can work hard on whatever projects they've been given, and that they can touch the lives of the people at Casa de la Esperanza and be touched in return. Pray for the orphans at Casa. Pray that they see and appreciate the amazing things that Gil & Becky and the other staff there are doing for them. Pray that they never give up HOPE, and that they see and realize that God has big things in store for them.
Alone and unwanted she's never known love. A young girl arrives with less than enough; not enough sweet dreams or tuck ins late at night, not enough "I love you's" as they turn out the lights. She's taken from abuse, she's taken from the streets, taken from a world that never met her needs. She walks through the doors with tears in her eyes. Could this be the place to rebuild her broken life? She's helpless, she's hopeless, but in this House of Hope she's beautiful! In this Place of Peace she's love! She'll find ONE HOPE, she'll find ONE GOD, she'll find painted nails and fairy tales and more than those sweet dreams could ever bring.
(you can go listen to Matt's song "Esperanza" if you click HERE)
Alone and unwanted she's never known love. A young girl arrives with less than enough; not enough sweet dreams or tuck ins late at night, not enough "I love you's" as they turn out the lights. She's taken from abuse, she's taken from the streets, taken from a world that never met her needs. She walks through the doors with tears in her eyes. Could this be the place to rebuild her broken life? She's helpless, she's hopeless, but in this House of Hope she's beautiful! In this Place of Peace she's love! She'll find ONE HOPE, she'll find ONE GOD, she'll find painted nails and fairy tales and more than those sweet dreams could ever bring.
(you can go listen to Matt's song "Esperanza" if you click HERE)
1 comment:
That is EXACTLY how Jason and I feel about Camp of the Hills...and it feels like home to us when we are there. Can't wait to see you!
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