Another Child Waits

As I followed the Musser Family on their journey to pick up Katie I was moved in so many ways.  This little girl waited 9 years to find her family.  NINE YEARS!!!  She was neglected in so many ways.  I have come to realize that the neglect comes from lack of funds and people to care for these little ones and yes, sometimes people just don't care.  It breaks my heart.  These precious children sit in their cribs all day, literally.  They are usually drugged so they remain calm.  They get fed only a couple of times a day and get only 600 calories.  These children are fed laying down and have to gulp down milk from a bottle that is not suitable for any child.  It is literally an old beer bottle with a huge nipple.  The hole in the nipple is big so the children eat fast.  They are left soaking in diapers and when they are changed it is so abrupt and fast that the child child barely gets attention.  These facts make my heart ache.  I ache because no one is lovingly holding these children, stroking their precious faces telling them what a gift they are.  No one is looking deep into their eyes confirming their worth.  No one is playing with them and stimulating their bodies, so they stop growing.  Children literally stop growing when they are neglected.  When our bodies are taken care of there is a growth hormone that is released.  These children stop producing that hormone and then stop growing.  So sad.

Josh and I have had many conversation about these situations.  I always walk away from these conversations reminded that God does not leave these children alone.  He tells us in His Word that He takes care of the orphans.  And so I know even if it seems like these children are in a bad place God is there with them.  It breaks His heart that children are treated this way.  He longs to see these children cared for more than I do because He loves with a perfect love.  More importantly He wants these children to know Him!  To know that this physical body is temporary.  To know that when they reach heaven all this earthly stuff will go away.  He LOVES them more than we can fathom!!!

I know this because if we are willing to open our homes to a waiting child God will provide all we need to do it.  God will provide the funds, the agency, the direction and he will carry you through the process.  I know because it's happening with us too.

See for yourself the promise of God to love the orphans. 


Katie being loved by her sister.


Maria with her siblings.

 
I was motivated to write this post because of the many children who are still looking for their "Forever Family," particularly a nine year old girl who is included among the children Reece's Rainbow is seeking to place. If you believe your home is a place for one of these children, you can visit their website at Reece's Rainbow. (You will see the little girl I'm talking about here.)


Until her family finds her I know that Father God is sustaining her. He will hold her through the wait.
 
Bless you.