The Need Is So Great
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
As my girls and I are preparing for the Shoes For Orphan Souls benefit we have been talking a lot about their adoption stories. Each one was very different. Each one was precious. I am so grateful that I have had the opportunity to adopt. Sometimes people ask me if I would ever adopt again and the answer is always the same. Absolutely!
Together we watched a DVD last night in which we saw orphans around the world receiving the new shoes which were donated by so many people. You could just see the glow in the children's' eyes as they put on their new shoes. We all had wet eyes just seeing the impact.
I remember that time a few years ago when I first met Jenny in the orphanage in Kostroma, Russia. After meeting and talking to her for awhile I handed her the little pair of pink shoes that I had brought. Those shoes had a story of their own to tell. They were empty and waiting for little feet. Well Jenny took those shoes with delight. She immediately sat on the floor, pulling off the worn brown shoes which were on her feet and began to put on the pink shoes. In a matter of seconds she had both shoes on and was walking back and forth around the room with pride. You could just see the difference that those shoes meant to her. They seemed to say to her in a way that she could finally understand "Jenny, you are special." Language barriers were broken down. The shoes connected my heart with her heart.
So once more we are busy buying new shoes for other orphans around the worlds. It's different this time. We know the need. Yes, it is great. But a simple pair of new shoes will touch a child's life in a way that they will always remember. Check out shoesfororphansouls@buckner.org Maybe your family would find this ministry one that you would like to embrace. If so, let me know if I can help in anyway.
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