Children in Lifeline Christian Mission School
Grand Goave, Haiti
So, last Friday, the SILK ministry sent: 140 handmade dresses, 20 pairs boys shorts, 50 knitted/crocheted baby hats and 12 layette gift bags (6 fille, 6 garçon) for new moms - stuffed into two duffel bags bound for Haiti; arrival this Saturday! God has blessed our efforts in abundance! Merci Jesu!
Then, on Saturday, I had some moments of introspection --
It's a bittersweet thing to take someone you love to a meeting place (in this case BCC) and tell them good bye for what's really not a long time while they fly across the world to a far off land - and so want to jump into their duffel and stowaway!!
My place is here at this point in time - I know that and I get it. I will go again (hopefully soon) when God makes it clear to me that i'm supposed to. But am I struggling with envy? Wanting to be in Haiti - they've arrived by this point - where in the midst of terrific hardship, God is alive and working fully. Do I want to be one of those whom God has called to share His love? To grab "our" little girl and her Mom with the arms of Jesus? You bet I do!!!
But for now I'll be content to be God's servant here at home - knowing he has placed a ministry on my heart that will share His love as the items are removed one by one from the duffels where they were packed with love and joy. Knowing that "our" girl will see my family and feel the love we have for her. That's where I will rest for this next week until my family comes back home from the other side of the world - and it truly is God's World.
My place is here at this point in time - I know that and I get it. I will go again (hopefully soon) when God makes it clear to me that i'm supposed to. But am I struggling with envy? Wanting to be in Haiti - they've arrived by this point - where in the midst of terrific hardship, God is alive and working fully. Do I want to be one of those whom God has called to share His love? To grab "our" little girl and her Mom with the arms of Jesus? You bet I do!!!
But for now I'll be content to be God's servant here at home - knowing he has placed a ministry on my heart that will share His love as the items are removed one by one from the duffels where they were packed with love and joy. Knowing that "our" girl will see my family and feel the love we have for her. That's where I will rest for this next week until my family comes back home from the other side of the world - and it truly is God's World.
Thanks for partnering with us!
Jan and the SILK Ladies
