In June of 2012 I was headed to Maisha for the first time. Leading up to the trip, I prayed, asking God to reveal who He would have me sponsor. On the first day, there was a group of boys asking me to take their pictures and trying, successfully I might add, to get me to laugh. I was taking it all in and I noticed this quiet and shy boy sitting on a pile of wood behind the other boys. Immediately I was drawn to him. I stopped and talked to him for a bit and learned his name is Erick.<\/p>\n
I was on a mission at this point to find out if he had a sponsor. Later that day, I saw this sweet and bashful young girl, her name is Eunice. It was another moment of just an instant connection. As the days went on, I was determined to find out if either of these kids had a sponsor but I was torn\u2026how was I supposed to choose who to sponsor?!?! \u00a0Half way through my time there I noticed, these two kids look an awful lot alike. \u00a0I asked Eunice, if she had a brother named Erick. \u00a0She said yes! \u00a0I had connected to these two kids that are siblings!! \u00a0I asked the Lord what He wanted me to do and He spoke clearly to me saying He had provided for me in a way that I could care for both of these children.<\/p>\n
I have had the sweetest time getting to know these sweet kids and their family. \u00a0This year I was invited to go to their home. \u00a0It was an honor for me to meet their parents and siblings I had never met before. \u00a0I\u2019ve fallen in love with this family so much that I\u2019ve been on a mission to ensure the other kids are sponsored. \u00a0A young lady I used to baby sit is now sponsoring Erick and Eunice\u2019s younger sister Millicent and a dear friend just told me she wants to sponsor their older sister, Susline. \u00a0God is so good!! \u00a0It is such a reward to love on these kids\u2026it\u2019s a love that comes straight from our Father\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n
“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” James 1:27<\/em><\/p>\n
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