looking into the face of a little person who doesn't know anyone cares. he has no concept of love. he has never had new clothes. his belly has never been full. he doesn't know life will ever be different.
today, i had the opportunity to look these little people in the eyes and tell them about a love so deep that it will change their lives long after i am gone. a love that cares. a love that clothes. a love that fills. a love that will never leave. a love that changes lives. today i looked into the faces of 94 little people who have lives that parallel the one above and told them about the love of jesus. one little boy in the back of the room raised his hand and asked if he could have this love. we prayed, right then and there. today 94 third graders asked jesus into their heart, confessed that they are messy, imperfect people in need of a big God. they believe in a God that cares. a God that loves. a God that clothes. a God that provides. a God that promises to never leave or forsake them. they believe in this, even though their circumstances have not changed.
for the next two days, i get to love on these 94 third graders. they have no idea that on day three, they are getting a brand new school uniform that is their size, new school supplies, a new t-shirt... all in a new backpack with their name on it. they have no idea that they have been prayed for, by name, for the last 4 months.
these 94 little people have no idea all of the blessings that God has in store for them, but they have faith in a God so big that loves them, and they are trusting Him. today as i walked away from the school they followed me and were singing (and by singing, i mean screaming at the top of their lungs) the words were in Madi but literally translated mean, "Jesus number One, number One Jesus, Jesus is number One in my Life". I will never forget these precious words.
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