In Guatemala City, pressed up against a concrete wall, is a neighborhood riddled with crime,
its grid divided by the gangs who claim it. And on the other side of
that wall is a mountain of trash, which tumbles into a valley and sits,
rotting in the sun.Here, people struggle to survive. There isn’t always enough food to fill
one stomach at the table, let alone all the little bellies begging for
nourishment. Lights blink on and off when the electricity is paid, and
water is too dirty to bathe in, let alone drink. Without insurance or
the money for medical care, many pregnant women give birth at home.
Their little ones aren’t reported to the government, and don’t receive
official documentation of their existence, like a birth certificate.
Simply put, legally these children do not exist and they cannot attend
school.A few years ago, a woman named Marta dreamed of a school for the children of the wall. Today she rents a
building for a school and a room in a nearby building for them all to
meet in, right across from the building she lives in, mere feet from the
trash heap. This isn’t just a school, however, for many of the children
live there as well. Abandoned by their families, they have no where
else to go. She takes them in, cooks for them every meal, and cares for
them.During the exercise class that happened after chapel, I noticed one
little girl not participating. She stood there with her finger in her
mouth, refusing to move. The teacher let her be, and I wondered why. A worker came over and motioned to the girl, “Do you see the little one
over there? Her father dropped her off at the school two weeks ago and
told us that he couldn’t do it anymore; that he couldn’t be her father
anymore.”Just like that, she was abandoned.
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My eyes are welled up with tears upon reading this tonight. Oh how I wish this was a rare occurrence. Unfortunately this happens daily around our world. THIS JUST ISN’T FAIR! I do have great hope though, as I see God’s spirit touching our teens and 20-somethings.
“Lord Jesus, please come and raise up and army to rescue these kids. Holy Spirit, fill them, anoint them, empower them, and use them to bring your justice…”
today gods breaking my heart for my cousin jeremy woods. jeremy is 31. He lost his twin brother about 5 years ago.they were very close.after the passing of Jacob jeremy went through counseling and met a young lady,Sarah. Sarah is terminally ill.Her dream was to get married jeremy on Oct.7 of last year became Sarahs dream come true.I found out yesterday that Sarah is at Cleveland clinic on life support.My prayer is the LORD will use this situation to draw people close to him and reveal himself.There is a huge backstory of pain here,but this is what is pertinent today.I know from his word that god draws close to the broken hearted.So iknow hes with all those concerned I pray today he would heal hearts and bodies.
Hmm, the word on comfort reminded me of something I read recently from John Ortberg: “The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life.”
We so often have comfort as an ultimate value. I recognize that even more now living in a different culture…