Heavier things

I come home in 30 days. I can feel myself mentally and emotionally disengaging at times. I want to guard my heart. Its already going to be so hard to leave. Please pray that I won't hold myself back just because of this. Speaking of guarding my heart....Yesterday I found out that one of the girls I am mentoring is pregnant. She turns 16 on Sunday. Now she will have to step down from her ministry position and may be forced to marry the baby's father which I believe will only lead to more problems. She is really hurting right now. And then this morning one of the preteens that always hangs around the church and follows me around was verbally and physically attacked by her mother. Her mom threw a large stick at her right in front of the church and called her all sorts of names. Thankfully she missed but it was a close call. Myself and another person witnessed the whole thing. I wish I could have intervened sooner. Afterwards I just held her as she cried. It certainly is a privilege to be the hands and feet of Jesus but it is absolutely heartbreaking too. I don't know how people do this full time year after year.

Tomorrow after work I am heading to the beach with a friend. Hopefully I can spend some time debriefing and praying through all of this. There is so much to be done. Please pray that God will raise up more workers, volunteers and missionaries. Thank-you.

Comments

Julie said…
i know what you mean about almost wanting to disengage, last summer i remember how i was in brasil--where i had wanted to be--but it was like i was reluctant to invest much in new friends, whom i would leave so soon, and i just kept projecting myself into the future "when i get back to canada i will do this and that..." ...a protective mechanism?
when i was younger and soon leaving brasil for college, i remember the Lord giving me a verse about "loving one another deeply." to me that meant that i couldnt pull out emotionally, i was to "love them til the end" as Jesus loved. it often hurts to love in a fallen world.
it is neat to read as you process what God is teaching you. it is hard to watch people hurting and feel so small, and wonder what difference one person's life can make. but the Lord is working, if you're surrendering to Him!
julie
www.eohthree.blogspot.com

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