Praying for Sad Boy and the Orphans

Today, I just can't get little Sad Boy off my mind. I have been praying for him in light of all that has happened in Japan....such great loss. Maybe because it breaks my heart that he lost both of his parents and last week the government of Ethiopia announced that they are stopping 90% of all adoptions. I don't know what this means for this sweet little boy so I pray. God loves all his children. He doesn't want anything bad or painful to happen to anyone he loves. The amazing thing is he loves even those who do incredibly bad things on the earth. God is a jealous God and he wants all of us....our hearts and our minds. There are consequences in a sinful, fallen, world. We were made in God's image....Sad Boy was made in God's image and yet he lives on a very fallen earth. It rained yesterday in Ethiopia. While I was there I did a rain dance with my new friend, Karmyn. She sent me a message today telling me God brought the rain. Here in the US we often grumble at the rain....but today, I am so thankful for the rain in Soddo, Ethiopia. There are over 6,000,000 orphans in Ethiopia alone. I have no idea of the magnitude of the problem in all of Africa. It is hard for one person to make a difference and as I sit in my comfortable home with all the water I could possibly drink, my heart goes out to the people of Japan who have no drinking water or food and who lost loved ones within the last few days. I know God loves all of his creation. Oh but that we could all share the Good News of Jesus Christ with those we come in contact with who don't call Jesus their Lord. We really don't know how much time we have and for many.....it will be too late. I pray that my comfortable life will not numb me to listening to the voice of God. I pray that I will keep remembering all the suffering I saw and that I won't let my culture get a grip on me. I prayed that the Holy Spirit would break my heart with what breaks His heart.....it's a serious prayer. One shouldn't pray it unless you are ready for a heavy heart. I have a heavy heart today. Here is a picture of Sad Boy being held by the physical therapist that was on our trip.