Discipleship is of the upmost importance. People need to be activated in the Word of God in order for it to produce truth in their lives. Here is a story of how Kellie is doing just that. People's lives are changing.
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"I saw little girls who used to live on the street worship Jesus. I saw little girls who were brutally raped worship His holy name. I watched teen moms hold their babies and raise their hands to worship Him as their babies copied. I saw former prostitutes worship Him. I saw liars and thieves and those infected with disease bow to Him. We had the children we came to serve praying for us. We worshiped together in different languages and came together from different cultures. Somehow, I believe I saw heaven on earth tonight.”
These are the words our friend Amy Block shared with us after a recent worship night at Village of Hope. It was a powerful night, and a humbling one. In the midst of pain and difficult lives, we saw a group of children come together and worship God with abandon.
Worship has been an important part of our ministry from the very beginning. Here’s what Marielle had to say about the power of worshipping our great God.
Read MoreI want to tell you everything that a nineteen-year-old and a newborn baby taught me about love.
This is not a traditional love story.
I was in the U.S. for a brief visit to my hometown when I first heard. A children’s home we know in our area had been asked to take in a sick baby that was abandoned at the hospital. This is not an uncommon scenario. This home specializes in taking in children who have HIV/AIDS, so when the phone call came that a sick baby had been abandoned at the hospital shortly after birth, they went to the hospital to pick her up.
Sick, they were told. Probably HIV. This children’s home is specifically listed in the social work contact sheet as one that specializes in taking in children with this illness. In Guatemala, a children’s home must stay within their specialization or else risk losing accreditation. So, it must be HIV, they thought. Naturally.
They arrived at the hospital and were brought to the child.
Not HIV.
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