Why do I care?

Because 143 million is more than just a statistic. Because 143 million is 143 million individual orphans who will not have a mom or dad to tuck them them in tonight.  Because once you experience something it grabs your heart and won't let go.

Last year I spent time in a Children's Home in Nepal.  I cannot stop thinking about it.  When you see it on t.v. it breaks your heart, but when you see with your eyes, when you have names to put with the faces, it's a whole other case.  I will never ever forget the children in Nepal.  They will always be in my heart.  I was so surprised by the children in the children's home.  Those children are incredible.  Everyday there were smiling and laughing.  They played in dirt, and they were happy.  Never did I hear them complain.  Never did I hear them ask God, "Why me?"  They are not bitter towards God, or anybody.  When I was there they were always praising God.  Even though they had so little, they were so thankful for what they did have.  They love having a relationship with Jesus, and they rejoice in that.  I walked with them to school each day, and one day on the way to school, two of the little girls started singing a song "Jesus Never Fails."  One part of the song says, "Your Momma may let you down, your Pappa may let you down, men of the world may let you down, but Jesus never fails."  Wow. I was so impressed when I heard them singing that. It still gets me everytime I watch the video of it.  These children are orphans.  Their parents have let them down. Yet, here they are singing their moms and dads may let them down, but Jesus never fails.  I want to be like those children! I learned so much from them.  I wish you could all go and see.
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