Friday, August 25, 2006
DAY #25 - MADONSA CAREPOINT
Pray for the children at this CarePoint in the Manzini area. Patrick Conti wrote this about a little girl he met one afternoon at this CarePoint: “She looked like a skeleton. Her eyes told the story of a hard 16 years even though her physical characteristics looked more like a 9 year old. She’s had diarrhea for as long as she can remember - which is usually a sign of full blown AIDS. Can we help this girl? If I go with percentages, its most likely she won’t make it another year...
I can’t go with percentages, we can’t turn a blind eye, we can’t turn from her because we want to protect our hearts from pain...from what seems like a certainty for her, death...we can’t turn and do nothing. I don’t know how this story plays out, but I know we will pray for this girl, love this girl, and help this girl as much as we can. I also know that when Charles & I were playing with the children she was in there with the rest of them. God allowed us to see her smile, to see her laugh and play without the weight of life on her shoulders. What a privilege it was to give this girl a day of good memories, of joy, of hope. Please pray that we can get the assistance this girl needs. HIV is horrible, I hate it...but I gotta stay in this fight, I got to keep on loving, I got to show people hope & love...I got to help train a new generation how to live the right way, a way that leads to abundant life, that avoids HIV/AIDS.”
Today we are incredibly blessed to have leading us in prayer the children's pastor from Healing Place Church who has been to Africa several times to work with these children - Sherrie May.
- How do I begin God…? How am I supposed to pray? It is not so simple …
I know You see all things, and You certainly see this child and so many… too many, that she represents. I can’t begin to understand her pain. I can’t begin to understand how she feels in her heart and body, but You God know all things. Together, with others who read this, we join our hearts and our faith together on behalf of this little girl. See past our emotions and lack of words to express what we are feeling and see this little girl right now... We pray today based on Your word that You are first of all a God who heals. We are not shyly asking for anything short of a miracle on her behalf. Together, we are believing for a total and complete healing of her body and circumstances. Your word says You are the same yesterday, today and forever. I just ask now that Your heart be moved to help this child. Let her life be a witness of the power and healing found only in You and that it be manifested in the flesh as she finds the happiness and peace and freedom she deserves as one of Your children. Bring her into the blessed life I know You have for her. As much as our hearts ache today for this little girl, I know Your heart hurts even more. We stand together in agreement with Jesus, that You are meeting her needs even now.
Thank you for praying with us for this little girl - and for hundreds - thousands more like her that we are reaching out to through the CarePoints in southern Africa.
