HOPE center. it truly is a place of hope for the little honduran kids. my little sister (elisabeth) volunteers time and love at a little orphanage, outside a tourist town called "valle de angeles." it is about 45 minutes from our home. i tell her there is not greater place to give her time and your love. we went shopping at "valle de angeles" today, so we decided to stop at the orphanage for a few minutes. what an amazing few minutes it was!
i cannot begin to explain to you how great a joy i experienced from being there. to hold them. to love on them. to hear their incredible stories. it was amazing.
i have to tell you one story. the girl i am holding (in the picture album about the center) in the first picture (the one actually wearing clothes!)... her name is kimberly. kimberly came to the orphanage when she was only 3 months old. at the time, she was living underneath a bridge with her mother. when they found kimberly, she was covered in shoe glue. her mother was addicted to shoe glue and did a poor job taking care of kimmie. it took the workers quite a while to clean her up from the glue she was covered in. they had to use turpentine. when i heard this, my heart broke. i held her tighter as i heard her story. the whole 30 minutes was like this. i did not want to leave!
i don't know how or when, but I do know God is going to use me to help orphans. i know this very well. i want to adopt 5 kids into my family and I want to help so many more. i love them so much.the ministry i am with (encounter revival ministries) is going to india, in april, to help at an orphanage there (1500 precious ones... 3 of whom i am very honored and blessed to sponsor).
i believe God used my time a the orphanage today to prepare me even more, and to deepen my love for orphans.please pray for "hope center" and for all those around the world that are doing their part to take care of the fatherless. pray for them everyday.
visit "hope center" at: http://www.hopecenterhonduras.com/
"religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father is this: TO VISIT THE FATHERLESS AND WIDOWS IN THEIR AFFLICTION, and to keep oneself unstained before the world." - james 1:27
-nick
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