Today we got to give a tour to our friends who are adopting. They have heard so much about Beautiful Gate and it was very nice to introduce them to our awesome staff and to show them the different buildings that they have heard us talk about so often. At the end of the tour, we sat around in the playgroup area so their daughter could play with some of her friends. I enjoyed introducing my friends to many of the amazing children here at Beautiful Gate.
As I was talking to them about the children, I had my eyes out looking for one girl in particular. There is a sweet little girl who has really taken a liking to me and I have been working a little with her to help her learn to walk. As I was looking around for her, I saw my daughter, Faith, coming to me and helping a little girl walk and sure enough it was "my little girl." It made my heart sour to see Faith helping her walk and sharing toys with her and when Faith was ready to leave, she bent down and gave her a huge hug. It was one of those moments where you just sit silently, observing love in action. Thanking God that despite the hard questions that have been asked by my kids recently, they have compassion for these kids.
Yesterday, I sat with my 3 kids and we watched, Annie, for the first time. It was interesting to hear them processing whether this story could be true. Were orphanages really like that and their care givers so mean? Were there really that many orphans around the world (maybe they think it is only a Lesotho problem)? Despite the difficulties of the past months and the times I have really questioned what the long term effects of all this is going to be for my kids, glimpses of their compassion, love and genuine concern for justice for the poor and orphans, has helped me know that this is where they are suppose to be right now.
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