How do you feel about the orphan crisis?

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Why?


This is a question I have been asking God lately these days. I know we live in a fallen world, but why are there orphans? Why do the innocent have to suffer so much? Why so much injustice? I have been wrestling with these questions and my desire to go to the nations and help orphans right now. Now that I am back at school I want to be mentally present here but at times it is difficult when I know of the suffering and my heart longs to go. I have a lot of questions but not a lot of answers right now. All I know is that I need to trust God, and I think His heart breaks too. It is true that we live in a broken world, and I think God wants to use us to help bring healing to this world. I know there will be a day when God will wipe every tear away and the orphans will have a home, a day when everything will be made right. There is a song I keep listening to over and over called "This Too Shall Be Made Right." I have a feeling I'll be listening to this song a lot these next few days. In the meantime, I guess I just need to keep talking with God about what I'm feeling, and do what I can and pray and trust God, have hope, have faith. Another song I've been listening to a lot lately is called "Hope Now" and as one line of the song says,

Everything rides on hope now
Everything rides on faith somehow

1 comment:

  1. I really like how you put more pictures up each week! They are so beautiful, and really help to put a face to your stories.

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