I am sitting on the couch. The sky is dark outside, but it seems that the rain has just stopped. Today is the first day I am not running around, but it seems that my mind didn't get that memo, for it is miles and miles away. I am dreaming of the future. Dreaming of what He has in store. And dreaming of an idea that He has placed on my heart.
My mind dreams of a place in Africa. I do not know where, for that piece is not needed yet while the vision is still coming to me. I picture a place where not many Americans or other people go. A place that is off the beaten path. Hope in the darkness. I picture a house up on a hill, that seems to come from the clouds. The house looks welcoming and inviting, when you would look at it, your first thought wouldn't be, "oh that is an orphanage, those poor kids" but rather, " that place is full of love". The house doesn't need a lot of things because that isn't the point. But rather, laughter in the place of furniture, smiles in the place of materialism and God in the place of our needs. The halls will be filled of children who have suffered immensely in their lives but have now found a place of rest. Maybe their parents died, maybe their parents just couldn't take care of them, either way it wouldn't matter. Each child would feel loved and welcomed, and never feel the weight of their past upon their shoulders. Where you live, shouldn't determine if you live. That is what I see as the motto. And "live" I think can mean actually live and breathe, as well as LIVE in Christ. Their past wont stand in the way of their future. Their continent won't stand in the way of their future. They will learn the things that have changed my life. They will learn to read and absorb literature. They will learn to write and express themselves. They will learn HOW much they are loved by their Savior and how He has so much more for them. They will learn to take pictures and become living and breathing inspirations to their city and country. But most importantly, they will feel like they belong. They will never be left, for He never leaves. He has instilled upon me this dream. This dream of loving these children who have been abandoned and rejected. Every child deserves to be loved and to FEEL loved. My dream is that these children will.
Gracious Father, You have given me this dream for a reason. You have planted this seed in my heart. Father, show me Your will. Teach me and reveal to me Your plan. Let this not be about me, but about YOUR Love Father. You have called us to care for Your children, send me. Provide for me the people and the resources to make this dream into a reality. It seems that it would be at least 4 years before this can become a reality, Lord instill in me patience. Teach me to wait for You. Wait for the right time. So many things could fall through in that long of a time Father, and that frightens me. But help me to remember whatever falls through, You have done it for me not against me. Bring clarity for Your plans Father. I have so many hopes and dreams about it Lord, but let it not be my will, but Your will.
I love You. Thank You.
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