Righteousness shall go before you.

My heart hurts today. It is hard to imagine all the kids going on with their normal lives without my being there. I know, ridiculous. But I so badly want to be there. 

To hear what they learned in school. 

To clean up their scraped knee. 

To wipe their tears and give big bear hugs. 

To explore and play and be silly. 

To be the person they feel comfortable enough with to fall asleep on. 

To encourage them to pursue their dreams.

To have dance parties featuring Shakira. 

Sighhhh...

I really don't have anything informative or insightful today. Just a few requests.

1) Pray for them. For each of the kids: Alleck, Arnold, Ayanda, Future, Kudzi, Mandla, Muzi, Nkosie, Patricia, Pelagia, Rejoice, Rodney, Shantel, Sisa, Tinashe, and Wellington. For the staff: Gideon, Jennifer, Sanie, Xesha, Kaisyz, Lydia, and Auntie Liza. 

2) Consider supporting me? (I hate asking for money...)

3) If you have any resources that may help me, let me know! I am specifically looking for good books about counseling traumatized kids in a cross-cultural setting...if they exist... 


 Isaiah 58:8-12