His Love is Stronger

July 1, Day 9

Today was a really fun day. Jen and I got to watch the babies while the girls were in class with Mercedes. I was on kitchen duty so I helped Miriam (one of the other cooks/nannies) make pancakes from lunch. (Who would have thought I would be having pancakes for lunch in Honduras? Haha!) After lunch we had a family meeting to go over some reminders and the weekly schedule since we are going to start classes with the girls. I wasn’t expecting it to get intense, but it did for a little while. Gracie decided to let everyone know that she knew everything that was going on including everything Karla had been planning behind her back. I don’t think that was initially part of her agenda, but somehow that’s where her spirit led her. She also asked Jennifer to share her story with the girls. Jen was a bit caught by surprise but she was very brave and I think her story was a great testimony to the girls. Now that they know her story, I think she will have a greater impact on them as she teaches the healing class. A little background information, Jen is also a victim of abuse so she is able to relate to the girls on a more personal level.

I was really touched when I saw Gracie go up to the girls and give them hugs after she had reprimanded them. She told them that she wasn’t doing any of this out of anger, but because she loved them and cared about them. She treats them as she would her own daughters and that’s one of the things that makes this ministry special and different from just your typical government-run orphanage or refuge center.

        The rest of the afternoon I was in the kitchen cooking dinner for Gracie and Heydi’s birthday party. I made Chicken Adobo and a cabbage dish (Filipino food). Jen made the birthday cake. Evelin’s family had dinner with us too. Everyone had a great time and the girls had a blast taking pictures. I think today was a really good reminder of what a family really is and what it means to be part of one. God’s opening doors and working on their hearts. I know there is still a lot of hurt and resentment...I can see it on their faces, but I trust that God will bring healing and restoration. The forces of evil are strong and satan is working really hard, but God’s love is stronger and Christ has already conquered the world!

“Look around at the nations; look and be amazed! For I am doing something in your day, something you wouldn’t believe even if someone told you about it.” –Habakkuk 1:5

“God’s work done God’s way will never lack God’s supply.”

–Hudson Taylor