I have another little woman in my home named Mary. She is such a beautiful young girl, and so full of life for the Lord, Jesus. She loves to share the gospel with others and cares about everyone.
Mary came to live in the orphanage with me when she was 8 years old. She had a very rough life as a young child. She lost her father when she was four years old. Her mother had left when she was very young for another man. She did not see her again until she was older.
She was growing in a home with her two older brothers. They lived in a home that was made from sticks and mud and it was caving in from two sides. The Grandfather and Uncles that live there brew liquor on a daily basis and sit around and drink it from long straws until they are totally drunk. One time there was a two year old that they gave alchohol to until he fell over dead. They were too drunk to realize what they were doing.
I knew this was no place for a child to grow up, especially a young girl with no mother or father around. When the house was caving, I took her in with her two brothers. Mary was very shy at first. She was always happy to help out, however, in the kitchen or any where. She likes making sugar cookies at Christmas time and enjoys learning to make new things.
Mary is a very bright young lady and has come to know Jesus as her personal Lord and Savior over the years. She depends on Him for help in her life, and I believe she will be successful in God's eyes because of her love for Him and her fear of the Lord in a right way. She often teaches the little ones in the orphanage.
Mary is in her 5th year of high school and actually about to finish it. I believe she will one day work in a job where she can make a difference for the Lord. She is only one of the many youth that we have seen changed through sponsorship, love, and most of all - the love of Christ. Thank God for my beautiful little women of Africa.
Mary came to live in the orphanage with me when she was 8 years old. She had a very rough life as a young child. She lost her father when she was four years old. Her mother had left when she was very young for another man. She did not see her again until she was older.
She was growing in a home with her two older brothers. They lived in a home that was made from sticks and mud and it was caving in from two sides. The Grandfather and Uncles that live there brew liquor on a daily basis and sit around and drink it from long straws until they are totally drunk. One time there was a two year old that they gave alchohol to until he fell over dead. They were too drunk to realize what they were doing.
I knew this was no place for a child to grow up, especially a young girl with no mother or father around. When the house was caving, I took her in with her two brothers. Mary was very shy at first. She was always happy to help out, however, in the kitchen or any where. She likes making sugar cookies at Christmas time and enjoys learning to make new things.
Mary is a very bright young lady and has come to know Jesus as her personal Lord and Savior over the years. She depends on Him for help in her life, and I believe she will be successful in God's eyes because of her love for Him and her fear of the Lord in a right way. She often teaches the little ones in the orphanage.
Mary is in her 5th year of high school and actually about to finish it. I believe she will one day work in a job where she can make a difference for the Lord. She is only one of the many youth that we have seen changed through sponsorship, love, and most of all - the love of Christ. Thank God for my beautiful little women of Africa.
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