Like a Proud Mother

I had an experience I'd like to share because it was such a good reminder as to why our family is here at Beautiful Gate. When we arrived here is December, there was a little girl here whom we paid special attention to. She was a few months old, but all bones with no muscle tone at all. Her mother suffers from mental illness and though she thought she was feeding her, the baby was not receiving any nutrition. When I tried to put a very small and light weight toy in her hand, her hand would drop down immediately as if the toy weighed 10 pounds. It was sad to see such a fragile little girl. We used to go and take her from her house and bring her to our home for little visits just to make sure she was getting a little extra love and attention, in hopes that she would grow and be healthy.

The other day, I went into her house and offered to help feed the children their lunch. She finished her lunch and then crawled over to the table. I then watched as she stood up and began pushing the little plastic table around on the floor. She was very proud of herself and kept looking over as if to make sure I was watching her. She then got so excited that she let go of the table and as she did she pushed it away a couple inches. She took 2 steps and then grabbed the table again.

I was so happy to watch her taking those first few steps because 10 months ago, she looked like she was skin and bones and now she is healthy, happy and reaching very important milestones. I felt like it was a peaceful sign from God that He had His hand on her the whole time. He knew her mother was not well and that this little girl would find a safe haven here at Beautiful Gate. Moments like this where we see a child come in who is malnourished, under weigh, failing to thrive, etc, yet God brings them to full health and catching up to other kids their age, and we see a glimpse of God's healing power.
Thanks be to God,
Anita