Our prayer has been that our hearts would be changed. That
we would not allow them to become calloused by what we are seeing and
experiencing in Ethiopia (even for those of us who have been here before). That we will allow our hearts to feel
exactly how God wanted them to feel- just like His.
I would say it has been a success. God has been a success!
AGAIN!
Our hearts were changed this week. Our hearts were changed by
the lentils and injera we shared around a large table in the middle of the
drop-in center. Our hearts were changed with every handclap routine with a
brown-eyed little girl so eager to share her favorite song. Our hearts were
changed with every tough patient getting a tooth extracted in the crowded
confines of a small, windowless room. Our hearts were changed by the mother of
4 small children infected with HIV. Our hearts were changed by the 862
Ethiopians who came through the clinic for medical treatment. Our hearts were changed by the smiles
of each child who was so content in where they were that it didn’t matter where
they would find their next meal or their next place to sleep. Our hearts were
changed by tear rolling down a 15 year old boy’s face as he described the hope
he had found at Onesimus and in his personal relationship with our God.
This week, God has continued introducing us to a new normal.
He has continued to show us life through His lens. He has given us grace in our
darkest hours. He has given us dependence on Him because we could not endure
this without Him. He has given us the opportunity to love His children they way
he does- with no judgment. In short, He has changed our hearts. Amen.
Posted by Nicci Feathers
