Amara

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Amara.

I can freely love here. There is nothing that holds me back from absolutely loving here. I am sure after this stage it will teach me to apply it anywhere, but right now, I have never felt such freedom in love.

Before we picked Scovia up, I asked Simon how do you say I love you. Amara. I wanted to know how to say it so that I could comfort Scov while she was in pain. Today, we had the nicest nurse from Sunday, Maria. Scov cried only a little and did a great job of not wriggling too much. She was in a lot of pain, still had to carry her afterwards, but it was much better. Probably helped she didn’t have an injection today! Praise God it is getting better – we will have to keep on going for awhile. Anything for Anena! When we were departing I told her amara. She just looked at my in disbelief; so I said it again – amara. She then hugged me. Sigh…

Thank you for praying - Mercy and Emmanuel’s wounds are looking sooooooo much better and are on their way to complete healing! PRAISE GOD!! How I love those two.

Little Ajok Sharon kept on messing with me while I was talking to the headmaster. Just a little poke and then run away. Well, I sneaked up on her and just picked her up and swung her around. She giggled so hard and for so long. It delighted me to hear that laughter!

Anytime you enter the gates of Zion, the girls run and give hugs. Oh boy does it make your day! You can tell the cultural difference between Acholi, with their handshakes, and the Congolese, with their hugs. The girls are so loving. When I came back towards home, I heard their prayers from the street. These girls PRAY! I stopped over and just prayed with them after their program with Sarah and Melissa. Then Mama Miriam asked for me to lay hands on the girls and pray over them. Automatically four girls came to me and I just held them and prayed and prayed. Some were crying some just hugged me back. At the end we all got hugs again. I just couldn’t help it and swung some around with the hugs. I even gave some kisses on the heads…that’s when you know I love these kids like none other! I truly want to keep the relationships alive that Sarah and Melissa have created. I don’t think I can do it to the extent they are doing with lessons and such, but I think I will see if I can join them for nightly prayers and maybe reading. As much as I would love to do the unschooled program with them, I just won’t have the time to make a quality program, so mentoring might be the way I will go. Pray for me on this. I know I can’t stop seeing them all.

Today I found out that the mothers of the following children accepted Christ on Saturday when Mama Lorella and Simon shared the Gospel: Laker Lady, Opio Patrick Becentina, Adong James, Ayello Sharon and Opio Eric. PRAISE GOD! When Simon told me Laker’s mom did I started tearing up! Pray for us on how we follow up with the new believers.

Today I don’t have a whole lot to say. I just know I needed to share my heart on love. My pastor teaches and talks a lot on the soil that produces much in the parable of Jesus. He calls what I am doing the 4th soil. The 30, 60, 100 fold. I have to say, when you find your 4th soil, your 100 fold, all that matters anymore is being in the purpose that He created you for and love. That’s all. PG 