Wow, I'm still in shock of how well last night went. Though it was chaotic at first, which was expected, everything fell right into place. The Lord was all over it! Thank You, God, for Your eternal faithfulness even while I'm prone to wander.
Last night, I had a chance to have a pretty long conversation with one of the refugee women from Burma, Caroline. She had been a medical assistant in the amputee ward of the military hospital. She has seen, smelled, and heard things that I can't even begin to imagine. Caroline said that sometimes they would just run out of supplies so the amputees couldn't even have their wounds cleaned, they'd just have to suffer with infection. They were all given food full of parasites, but it's either eat that and maybe get sick or go hungry and for sure get sick.
Sometimes it's just so hard for me to remember the rest of the world. People live like Caroline - and worse - all over the world, everyday, 24/7, with no reprieve. It is so easy and comfortable to get caught up with the American & western way of life. We have it so good. We are truly, deeply blessed. I know He did it that way so we will use our blessings to give to those in need. May we be obedient.
"... we should continue to remember the poor..." Galatians 2:10
2 comments:
Hello friend! I know we are soooo blessed and I take everything for granted far too often! Great Blog! Love ya friend :-)
hey stephie,
thanks for the info. id found some info on the hymn the other day that had some hokey music playing with it. i came to the conclusion that yes, the shane and shane version has the same lyrics, but the melody is different, and the original doesn't have the allelulia, praise the one... part.
and btw, i am super glad tomorrow is friday. woot!
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