How does one react when having the realities of war and evil thrown in your face in the haunting eyes of orphaned and abandoned children? In having some time of reflecting and sharing on our experiences in the refugee camps a few days ago, we realized that we can react in a variety of ways. For some this time, a sense of anger and fight welled up- a desire to fight hard against the enemy and the injustice and evil that he brings. For others, an almost overwhelming sense of compassion and heartache wells up as the emotional reality of what these children endure slams us in the face. And still others focus on the practical- what step can I take next to end this tragedy and bring about God’s Kingdom here for these little children?
And although seemingly very different, these responses all have one thing in common- we each respond in our different ways because we have asked to have the heart of the King. And the King fights for His children with holy and just anger, His heart breaks for His hurting children, and He uses everyday, ordinary people to make the practical steps necessary to care for His beloved. Cindy shared with us that when that task, the practical aspect of caring for the children, seems to big, too overwhelming, she thinks about their individual faces and is reminded that she is doing all of this for them….one step at a time.
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