When we were in Ukraine my heart would just break everyday when we went to the orphanage. I came to love all these kids so much and I just couldn't shake the fact that we couldn't help all of them. I couldn't understand why I was so drawn to them and why I couldn't just focus on the two children we were there for. I have thought about and prayed for these kids everyday.
Today as I was driving down the road listening to the radio, I heard Brandon Heath being interviewd about his new song Jesus in Disguise. He explained that Mother Teresa had said when serving the poor in Calcutta that each one of them was Jesus in disguise. Wow, that really hit me. These orphans that my heart breaks for are Jesus in disguise. They are the ones that Jesus talks about in Matthew 25:35-40 -
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.
“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ "
“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ "
The reason why I was so drawn to the others and couldn't focus on the two children we were there for is because these two are no longer the "least of these", they have a family and a place they belong. The other children are still waiting and need us to love them and shout out for them. I am praying that the director of this orphanage will allow us to advocate for these children. Please get on your knees and join us in praying for these children and that the director's heart and mind would be open to allowing us to help find their families. These children deserve to be in loving families and I just don't know how to explain what it is like looking in to the eyes of an orphan.
~Tina
I will pray, Tina.
ReplyDeleteWhat a blessing it is that you were able to see them and spend time with them so that Love could grow in your heart for them. The Holy Spirit uses that love to motivate us to intercede for others. Their lives will be blessed by having someone to pray for them and someone who is willing to advocate for them.
I will pray for the director and the children too.
Thank you Sabrina.
DeleteTina,
ReplyDeleteI share your heart. Ignorance really is bliss. Now that I have been to an orphanage and, like you, after looking in their eyes, I am a broken.
Your message today resonates with me. Yes, I think these little guys are Jesus in Disguise. Sometimes, and I mean this sincerely, I wonder if our daughter is an angel that we get to take care of?
I say this with a chuckle, and in seriousness, as long as you and Gary have spent in Ukraine, perhaps God is calling you to Ukraine, long-term, for this work.
Blessings, Kelly
You are funny Kelly but to be honest the thought has crossed my mind.
ReplyDelete~Tina
Well...
DeleteOne never knows.
We would come visit you :)