we God clos di do, i go opun wan windo
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I am doing great! This past week I have been able to spend more time with the Lighthouse youths outside of the program and I love that. When we're at Lighthouse, the kids seem to be different then when we're hangin out. At lighthouse we (the staff and volunteers) are teaching them and leading a lesson, whereas outside of lighthouse, there is no status that is putting a barrier between us.
Lighthouse is going through a difficult time right now. The staff are struggling to see the fruits of their labor and, as one of them explained to me, they do not feel they are living the abundant life that is promised when we are doing His will. From my perspective, I can't help but see how much of a difference there is in the kids of Lighthouse compared to people I meet on the street. The staff has done such a good job helping these kids to begin to see who they are in Christ and what that means for them as former street children. I sense a lot of spiritual warfare going on right now. I feel it is because Satan has seen the fruits of Spirit here and he wants to cut them from the vine as quickly as possible. Honestly, I don't know what the future holds for Lighthouse but I do know that God is at work and that I am here, at this moment, for a reason.
This past weekend a friend of mine, George, came to our house and told me his daughter was very sick in the hospital and asked if he could borrow Le 10,000. It is very hard to know when people here are being honest about their need and when they are just trying to rip me off. I have known George for over a month now and have gotten to spend some quality time with him so I said a short prayer and collected the money and told George I would be praying for his daughter. About an hour later he returned and told me the doctor wanted to give the child a blood transfusion but George's blood wasn't the right kind. So I grabbed Le 30,000 because George said we might have to buy blood and we left for the hospital. Transport dropped us off about a mile from the hospital so we walked the rest of the way and once we arrived George asked for the money to go buy medicine, so I said I'd wait at the hospital.
Two hours later, George had not come back and I realized it had all been a scam. However, I had a little bit of hope in me so I went inside the hospital to look for his daughter, Jenebah. During the two hours while I had been waiting, I got to talk with Eddie a few times. Eddie was going to and from the hospital b/c his son had just surgery and he was getting bored so he'd go out for a while and come back. One time on his way back in he asked me why I was still standing out side after I explained what I was doing he told me that he would be happy to give me a ride if I wanted. I told him that'd be great but first I wanted to go check to see if I could find Jenebah. So he took me around to the different wards and after checking them all with no luck, I decided to take Eddie up on his offer and head back home.
Once I got back home, I went to George's best friend and asked him if he knew if George's daughter was sick. He informed me that George doesn't have any kids. So yes, I was indeed ripped off for a total of Le 40,000. I'm not mad, it just makes me sad that George would do that to someone he called his friend.
Honestly, I greatful it happened because if that hadn't happened, I wouldn't have ever gone inside the hospital. The hospital is a really nice open air facility and anyone can come visit during visiting hours. So today I went back the hospital just to talk with people, in hopes of getting to pray with them. God totally blessed my socks off today. I met two really nice patients and thier families, who had come to visit. Isatsu has maleria and bad stomach ulcers but because she cannot afford the medicine, it is not getting much better. She is a teach at and we had such a fun time talking about how much of a joy it is to get to work with kids. Modu isn't sick, her sister is though. Her sister had maleria and because her system is so week, she now has pneumonia. Father forgive me but I can't remember her sister's name...anyways, I am going back to the hospital on Thursday or Friday and taking some medicine with me. As I was talking with them, I just kept thanking God that George had stollen my money, because without George, I would not have gotten to meet Isatsu, Modu, and their families.
Isatsu put it well, "we God clos di do, i go opun wan windo". (when God closes the door, he's going to open a window)
Haley Kate
I am doing great! This past week I have been able to spend more time with the Lighthouse youths outside of the program and I love that. When we're at Lighthouse, the kids seem to be different then when we're hangin out. At lighthouse we (the staff and volunteers) are teaching them and leading a lesson, whereas outside of lighthouse, there is no status that is putting a barrier between us.
Lighthouse is going through a difficult time right now. The staff are struggling to see the fruits of their labor and, as one of them explained to me, they do not feel they are living the abundant life that is promised when we are doing His will. From my perspective, I can't help but see how much of a difference there is in the kids of Lighthouse compared to people I meet on the street. The staff has done such a good job helping these kids to begin to see who they are in Christ and what that means for them as former street children. I sense a lot of spiritual warfare going on right now. I feel it is because Satan has seen the fruits of Spirit here and he wants to cut them from the vine as quickly as possible. Honestly, I don't know what the future holds for Lighthouse but I do know that God is at work and that I am here, at this moment, for a reason.
This past weekend a friend of mine, George, came to our house and told me his daughter was very sick in the hospital and asked if he could borrow Le 10,000. It is very hard to know when people here are being honest about their need and when they are just trying to rip me off. I have known George for over a month now and have gotten to spend some quality time with him so I said a short prayer and collected the money and told George I would be praying for his daughter. About an hour later he returned and told me the doctor wanted to give the child a blood transfusion but George's blood wasn't the right kind. So I grabbed Le 30,000 because George said we might have to buy blood and we left for the hospital. Transport dropped us off about a mile from the hospital so we walked the rest of the way and once we arrived George asked for the money to go buy medicine, so I said I'd wait at the hospital.
Two hours later, George had not come back and I realized it had all been a scam. However, I had a little bit of hope in me so I went inside the hospital to look for his daughter, Jenebah. During the two hours while I had been waiting, I got to talk with Eddie a few times. Eddie was going to and from the hospital b/c his son had just surgery and he was getting bored so he'd go out for a while and come back. One time on his way back in he asked me why I was still standing out side after I explained what I was doing he told me that he would be happy to give me a ride if I wanted. I told him that'd be great but first I wanted to go check to see if I could find Jenebah. So he took me around to the different wards and after checking them all with no luck, I decided to take Eddie up on his offer and head back home.
Once I got back home, I went to George's best friend and asked him if he knew if George's daughter was sick. He informed me that George doesn't have any kids. So yes, I was indeed ripped off for a total of Le 40,000. I'm not mad, it just makes me sad that George would do that to someone he called his friend.
Honestly, I greatful it happened because if that hadn't happened, I wouldn't have ever gone inside the hospital. The hospital is a really nice open air facility and anyone can come visit during visiting hours. So today I went back the hospital just to talk with people, in hopes of getting to pray with them. God totally blessed my socks off today. I met two really nice patients and thier families, who had come to visit. Isatsu has maleria and bad stomach ulcers but because she cannot afford the medicine, it is not getting much better. She is a teach at and we had such a fun time talking about how much of a joy it is to get to work with kids. Modu isn't sick, her sister is though. Her sister had maleria and because her system is so week, she now has pneumonia. Father forgive me but I can't remember her sister's name...anyways, I am going back to the hospital on Thursday or Friday and taking some medicine with me. As I was talking with them, I just kept thanking God that George had stollen my money, because without George, I would not have gotten to meet Isatsu, Modu, and their families.
Isatsu put it well, "we God clos di do, i go opun wan windo". (when God closes the door, he's going to open a window)
Haley Kate
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