Making a Difference, One Life at a Time

June 29, Day 7

We took Ericka and Ivannia to the clinic today to have them weighed. It’s been amazing to see how much they have improved compared to how they were when they first came to the mission. We also did a few errands while we were in town. We ran into Myra along the street as well as two other ladies, Rosa y Lourdes. These are ladies whom Gracie has helped in the past and she’s known them for quite some time. All three of them shared their stories with us of how God has turned their lives around and redeemed them from their suffering. Gracie later on asked us how hearing those stories made us feel. As for me, it just reminded me of how much pain and suffering and oppression there is in the world. We can’t expect to help them all or save them all, but that shouldn’t stop us from trying and from making a difference in someone’s life. For those ladies, it was all worth it. Their lives have been changed and renewed through the love of Christ. And the best part is, God gets all the glory, because it is rightfully His.

     I didn’t really do much the rest of the afternoon. Alicia wanted to watch Alvin and the Chipmunks…she said my cheeks remind her of Theodore. Hahaha! (not the first time I’ve heard something like that). I spent a significant amount of time with Diego, just loving on him and taking care of him. Evelin and I have been trying to make sure that he gets the love and affection and affirmation that he needs. Unlike the other babies, he is kind of like the lost boy because he doesn’t really belong to anyone. His mom abandoned him and she was never really affectionate with him because she resented him a lot. When I watch him as he interacts with the other boys, I can see the sadness and longing for affection in his eyes. I know we’re only going to be here for two months, but I hope and pray that our time here can still make a difference in this little boy’s life and that he does come to know and feel that he is loved.