Here I am once again pondering over the children in the South Bronx. Since we left in July of 2013 I have followed these kids on Instagram and Facebook. How wonderful it has been to see the children we left who continue to participate in the activities at A House on Beekman. We have been able to see them grow and change over the past 9 months. I've seen pictures of lost teeth and the adorable snaggle toothed smile. I even got to see a post about a little girl who has since begun to learn to play the guitar. She has played at their after school program! I can't wait to get back to these kids and see what they have to tell us about the past year of their lives! The day we left a little boy went to the front and prayed over the microphone that we would "not forget them" and that we would "come back next year."
Revving up for this year's trip has really gotten me excited and has me thinking about some things. We have been in prep mode for a couple months and we have been working really hard to gather team members for the trip. We have been discouraged at times because we thought we weren't going to get enough people for the trip, we were worried about our accommodations, etc. But God has certainly taught us a lesson in perseverance and patience. God's timing is definitely more perfect than ours. Sometimes we want things to happen when it's convenient for us, but God sees the bigger picture and knows the right time for everything. God has also had a pretty good sense of humor so far about our trip. Tonight at the meeting, two ladies discovered that one had been her labor and delivery nurse a few months ago. A lady that found out about the trip is friends with a girl who was one of my dearest friends in high school. One of the girls going on the trip is the niece of a girl I have known for many years. What a small world it is in God's kingdom. That makes my heart smile. I even got a donation from a girl I went to high school with who I have watched through Facebook grow to become so passionate about missions, especially in Haiti. We got to chatting on FB and now she might be going on the trip as well! God is doing wonderful things for our team.
Please check out this video that Jeremy made for the trip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu4CXDGHpN8&feature=youtu.be He has been so supportive of me and the cause and he will never know how much it means to me. Every time we talk he asks about new developments on the trip front. He has given his time to use his expertise to make us a promo video as well as some print projects and for that I am so grateful. I am thankful to God for Jeremy's presence in my life and his love and support for the things that so matter to me.
I ask you continue to pray for us during this time of growth, formation, and preparation for our trip. I also ask that you pray for the volunteers who are already working on a regular basis in the Bronx. Finally, I ask for you to pray for the sweet, and sometimes unruly, children who we will get to love on in a just a few short months.
