“Jesus said "... And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Matthew 28:20b
From the mouths of children come some of the greatest inspirations and insights that you can ever fathom. Priceless pearls of wisdom or darts of brilliant light that help you to understand them and this world through their minds, words and actions.
I don’t recall the name of the boy in the photo, he wore the same shirt on the three days I happened to see him during one week in October of 2010. He was one of the children that I chose for our Trinity HOPE interview that is something we do as we try to get an idea of how many of these children were eating at home.
This young boy was happy to be in Ouanaminthe, in school and being fed. He hadn’t eaten before he went to bed the night before school and his parents had given him a cup of coffee for his morning nourishment…no food in the cupboards at home. When I asked what his favorite food was, he said Trinity HOPE rice and beans. What a great advertisement, “next time your mom goes to the store, tell her to pick up a box of the Trinity HOPE rice & beans”.
This boy was captured in another photo during the week when I visited this school, he was shown with two other children with a bracelet on his wrist. He goes to school, perspiration popping up on his forehead, learning about geography, math…and Jesus. His life will touch others in the coming years and decades with the message of hope for those who have not heard of Jesus. Jesus tells us, “and surely I am with you always…”
You will meet many people in your life and do His work in many different ways along your journey. You will make a difference in the lives of many through your words, encouragement and love. It is really important to concentrate on those times where we can truly make a difference in another life. Thank you for making that difference in over 60,000 lives, preparing His children to go share His message of salvation with the lost in Haiti. You may have noticed that I am using a small number of children being fed than before. The gangs are causing some schools to close and the number of schools for the time being is being lowered from 277 to around 260. That number may change from day to day as gangs are taking over streets in areas of Port-au-Prince and preventing school children to walk home. The situation in Haiti is in need of your daily prayers for peace, an end to the evil gangs and restored comfort to families who are now living in fear.
Heavenly Father, you have called your servants to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, by paths as yet untrodden, through perils unknown. Give us faith to go out with good courage, 8not knowing where we go but only that your hand is leading us and your love supporting us through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen.
May God be with you,
Jay