It has been such a blessing to live and serve here in Africa. I have so enjoyed the first three weeks in Ghana! Adjusting to life in a house with 37 children has been challenging at times, but the Lord has been teaching me more about Him and myself every day, and I'm so thankful for that!
Last week, I said goodbye to my dear friend and roommate, Amanda. She spent two months here at GMI, and it has been awesome to see the impact she made during her time here. She loved well, and everyone speaks very highly of her. It was hard to see her go, but I'm glad the Lord allowed her to serve here for two months. Now, my only roommate is a lizard. Unfortunately he isn't much for conversation, but thankfully he stays out of the bed. =P
Days here are very long, but so good. They start with morning devotions at 5:30 and end with goodnight prayers at 8:00. The time in between is filled with school, putting on countless bandages (Last week, I put on ten in under ten minutes!), singing, laughing, playing soccer, washing dishes and clothes, teaching the children to read, and so much more. I love getting to spend all day loving on these precious kiddos! It breaks my heart to think each and every one of them was abandoned.
How could someone abandon their child? The very thought of looking into the eyes of a child and abandoning them makes me sick to my stomach. But there is hope! A Father of the fatherless is God in His holy dwelling! I've been reading through Isaiah the past couple weeks, and this was part of what I read the other day: “Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you. Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me." Isaiah 49:15-16. So thankful that the Lord never forgets us!
"I will not leave you as orphans, I will come to you." John 14:18.
