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Praise Report!
Our ministry here is a TEAM ministry. Together Each Achieves More! We have family, monthly supporters and prayer partners. I recently sent this praise report out to them, but thought it worth sharing with the rest of our friends who might enjoy reading this brief praise report as well.
I wanted to share a little something that happened the other week and let you rejoice with us!
Our intercom rang and when I answered it Milligras from Pat's Place answered and asked to come up. I was a little concerned because according to the clock she should have been on her way to school. I was also a little puzzled what would bring her to us midday. From our balcony, I watched as she climbed the steps. She didn't have anything in her hands. She was dressed in her school uniform. I opened the door and was greeted with the usual big hug and kiss.
Then came the flood of Spanish words I had to ask to have repeated, and then repeat to her so I was sure I understood. She was on her way to school. She wanted us to pray for her. It was the first time she was going to school (several blocks away) by herself. The rest of the children left in a motor taxi and she missed it. She said she would feel better if we would pray for her. We were so touched. Milligras is about 8 years old. Made me think of our Andrew. Off for the first time, by foot, without friends or siblings, to school. She was obviously anxious. She just asked over and over again, as I tried to clarify things, that she wanted us to pray for her while she walked to school "solo".
It was such a privilege to lift her up to our Father. It was so cool to embrace her in our arms and pray for her. We prayed for her courage, safety, memory recall (to find the way!), for her to be calm and at peace knowing Jesus was with her each step of the way. She didn't ask us to go with her, and we felt that she needed to experience the walk with Jesus, without us. It would have been so easy to drop what we were doing and to go along, but we needed to teach her to trust in the Lord, and to lean on Him.
