Beautiful Love

God has given me a heart for kids.  I love kids.  I love their joy, their innocence, their love, their hugs, their faith, their hearts, and their beauty.  I knew before moving to Haiti that I was going to be loving on some Haitian kids- it was and is a desire God has laid on my heart.  There are some girls who live next door to us that I felt drawn to.  I met them the first day we came to look at our new house.  They were walking home from the feeding program and all I wanted to do was hug, kiss, hold, and love on them.  The day we moved in, I sat outside the gate and held one little girl and her sisters' hands.  It was beautiful and I loved every second of it. 

God has placed them on my heart and I am praying what my place will be in their life, with them, and with their family.

 

Today I was walking home from Bible study- it was getting dark outside but there was still a little bit of light.  As I got to the top of the hill (walking down toward my house) I saw a little girl climbing over rocks running up the hill with arms wide open to be embraced with a hug.  It was sweet Tiyesha (the little girl in the red shirt in the pictures).  All I could do was throw down my stuff, pick her up, and love on her. The joy that was brought to me in this moment was inexpressible! All I could do was stand their in awe, in peace, and in complete joy.

 

This moment reminded me of how much Jesus loves when we run after Him with our arms and heart wide open, climbing over rocks, persevering through the trials, running up the treacherous hill- for His embrace! How far are you willing to go for Jesus?  How hard are you willing to run after Jesus?  He ran, runs, and will run and went, goes, and will go far for you.

 

How He Loves Us So.