Pray for This Precious Little One

 I would like to introduce you to a special little girl, i
cant give her name at this time. . . but God knows who she is. . . i met her at an orphanage this week and her story has gripped, and broken my heart.

as i share some of the details of her life, i ask that you please join me in praying and trusting for a miracle for her. i have seen God on countless occasions move miraculously on behalf of these abandoned souls. . .and i know HE IS MORE THAN ABLE AND MORE THAN WILLING!

She is roughly 2 years old and has only very recently been given to the orphanage.

Her mom died while giving birth to her.

She was born almost completely deaf.

She was born with epilepsy.

The people who raised her were on the street as beggars, and she lay face up in a pram all day. . . as a result of continuously looking up into the sun, she                                                                                       has become blind.

She is malnourished and very weak.

They say she doesnt like to eat, IF they can get
her to eat, it is only food with sugar in it. she wont
eat anything that isnt sweetened.


they say she fights food time and spits it out.

She is too weak to sit up properly for feeding and has to be cradled like a baby and spoon fed.


I managed to feed her on my last visit and she did ok.

She lay peacefully in my arms and ate well for me.

They say she is sick, but wont tell me with what.

They say she will die. That its a matter of time, maybe
one month or two...maybe a year.

because of this they wont put her on the list to be
                                                                                    available for adoption.

All seem to have accepted her death as inevitable, and are just waiting for it to happen.

i hear what they say, i do... it breaks my heart. i hold her and she cries and it shatters me emotionally. . . but at the same time i know the God i serve and have seen HIM DO MIRACLES SO OFTEN...so i hear what they say, but i choose to believe what my GOD CAN DO!

and all i ask, is that you join along side me, in faith, trusting GOD TO INTERVENE in this little one's life.

now showing on heaven's big screen . . .

You know you read about this huge life changing events in someone's life... where it seems like time stands still or the planets shift... and life as you knew it would never be the same again.... imagine an event with more impact than that...one that literally shifts eternity...not just the here and now, not just life as we know it... but where eternity itself is impacted and changed.... now imagine missing out on that event. . . because that is what i did this week... i missed out on one of the biggest events that could ever happen.

True story. . . I missed it. I didnt miss it by choice. . .i just happened to be thousands of miles away from the event. . . but none the less...i missed it.

so what was this monumental occasion . . .my precious father got baptised! There are no words, and if I even try express my emotions would suffocate it out. . . so I am not going to try. I am so proud of him and the decisions he has made. . . and I am telling anyone who even glances in my direction all about him. . . but sadly I wasnt physically present for the occasion. . .my brother got the honor of not only being there, but also of helping baptise our dad and I can honestly say that makes me grin from ear to ear... I am so so so glad that my brother was part of it.

So here is a picture of the occasion...i am so grateful that technology allows for us to catch glimpses of special moments in our loved ones lives even though we might be separated by distance. Skyping with a dear friend today, yet another perk of technology, dropped an amazing insight tonight and I cant hold back but write about it. . .

She said that she knew I was probably a bit disappointed that I was not physically present for this occasion. And it would be a normal emotion to have amidst the great joy. But that one day, when we are in heaven, I would get to see it in a “replay” except far better. Instead of seeing an image or video like on a tv screen, I would get to see it in vivid colour, 3D and probably larger than life, watching the experience of my dad's baptism. to be able to enjoy all the sights and sounds of the occasion.... BUT wait there is more... I would not just get to see the moment but I would get to see the spiritual impact of it, the angels celebrating in joy etc etc... the whole package would be revealed to me. And that even though it feels like I missed out on it now, when in reality I will get to embrace the fullness of it. and that i would not only see all of this... it gets even better. i would get to see the whole picture, the journey leading up to the point of baptism and every little thing along the way that impacted my dad and drew him closer to God. . . WOW! i can barely comprehend how awesome that moment will be. 

It reminded me of that scripture in 1 Cor 13 where it says, “Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely.”

the day will come... when I will see and know the whole picture not just the glimpses I see today. at this rate eternity is going to be anything but boring. . . i can hardly wait. i am so glad that my friend shared her insight with me... and how it encouraged me... i am so glad at the goodness of the God we serve and that this life is not all we have... but that eternity awaits and its so much better than anything i could ever have asked, hoped for or imagined.

so for those of you struggling out there, with time and distance and missing loved ones....remember in this life they, and we, get the benefits of living a fasted life as we give up our countries and loved ones to serve God. [look at Isaiah 58 for a glimpse into some of the benefits of a fasted life] but we have so much more to look forward to in eternity...so keep on keeping on.... keep on pursuing Him and His Will and know that we will taste and see that our Lord is good....keep those eyes, and hearts fixed on the Hope of eternity.