After spending some prayer time I suggested to Sheri that she and Marcela (a friend from the church who Sheri is discipling) go down to the kids hospital to see if they could help in some way, via prayer or whatever (in response to the day care fire last Friday that claimed the lives of over 40 children under the age of 5 years).
Marcela comes over to our house to meet with Sheri every Tuesday afternoon. At this time last year Marcela was sitting in the same hospital watching her little girl pass away. Marcela felt she could offer hope to these grieving families and pass on some of the love that God had shown her since the death of her daughter.
They went down to the hospital to find hundreds of people there. Within 30 seconds of entering the place a man stands up says to Marcela, "Don’t I know you”? Marcela couldn’t place him. As they talked she explained that she was looking to pray with the families. He said, “I am an uncle to one of the little girls who was burned, my 2 year old neice Jimena. Her mother is upstairs, would you like to go talk to her?” (Them passing the door of the waiting room would have never happened without the help of this gentlemen). The three went upstairs and talked for a while with the mom, there were tears and encouragement, Marcela shared her new faith in Christ. Phone numbers were exchanged, hope was left.
Please continue to pray for us as we seek to how best minister to a hurting city. Your prayers make a difference!
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It is so awesome to see how the Lord works out all the details that are necessary for us to follow through on the assignments that He gives us. I love those kinds of stories.
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