What I want to share today is probably the thing that touches my heart the most at the moment. It’s one of those things that makes it so worth while being here.
DC (my Hubby) takes some of the older girls for devotion twice a week. These girls have been used to just being taught what they should do and told rules and regulations for life and Christianity but never really been given a voice or the ability to ask questions. DC has been challenging them and getting them to think, discuss and question. The girls have been loving it. In fact they love it so much they they often come and request DC to take devotions even on a day that it is not on.
The outcome of this is that DC has now built a really good relationship with these girls. They trust him and now come and ask questions. They confide in him their fears and troubles. This in return has given DC the chance to really speak freedom and life to the girls and even to help curb some bad behaviour. Now that they respect and trust him they also listen to his advice. They are not just learning religion, they are learning far more than that.
So the icing on the cake was seeing notes DC has received from a couple of girls. They went something like this:
“Uncle, I love you sooooooooooooooooooooooooo much. You are a like a father to me.”
These girls come daily for their hug from DC and I also get one too. It’s just so precious to watch. Some of the girls have no fathers or if they do, their fathers tend to be drunkards. There are not many male role models here but they have found in DC someone that really respects them and encourages them to be who they are created to be and to really think for themselves. Most of all though… they just need a listening ear.
DC (my Hubby) takes some of the older girls for devotion twice a week. These girls have been used to just being taught what they should do and told rules and regulations for life and Christianity but never really been given a voice or the ability to ask questions. DC has been challenging them and getting them to think, discuss and question. The girls have been loving it. In fact they love it so much they they often come and request DC to take devotions even on a day that it is not on.
The outcome of this is that DC has now built a really good relationship with these girls. They trust him and now come and ask questions. They confide in him their fears and troubles. This in return has given DC the chance to really speak freedom and life to the girls and even to help curb some bad behaviour. Now that they respect and trust him they also listen to his advice. They are not just learning religion, they are learning far more than that.
So the icing on the cake was seeing notes DC has received from a couple of girls. They went something like this:
“Uncle, I love you sooooooooooooooooooooooooo much. You are a like a father to me.”
These girls come daily for their hug from DC and I also get one too. It’s just so precious to watch. Some of the girls have no fathers or if they do, their fathers tend to be drunkards. There are not many male role models here but they have found in DC someone that really respects them and encourages them to be who they are created to be and to really think for themselves. Most of all though… they just need a listening ear.
OMG Jodes.... I LOVE THIS.... aaarrghh its that jigsaw puzzle again- its found another piece of the puzzle. So so cool! love t
ReplyDeleteStunning ... right place, right people.... just right.... so encouraging and what you were born to do... well done, changing the world!
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