Day 8

Terry is not feeling very well so I(Sandy)am going to enter tonight.  I certainly will not be as entertaining, but I do have another perspective to share with you all.
Being here has been a tremendous eye opener for me.  I t is easy to go to Rehema Ministries/ Instep Childrens Home website and see the stories of each of the children that are living here.  It is another thing to see them all in person.  Jeff & Carla know each and every story related to these kids.  Most are heart wrenching.  Almost every child has been abused, abandoned or left to starve by their parents.  Tonite I want to tell you about a little girl that has so touched my heart.  Her name is Gloria and she has these huge brown eyes and a beautiful smile that lights up the room.  Her mother gave birth to her behind a bush along side of the road.  She did tie off the cord, but then walked away and left her there.She still was covered in the birthing fluid which atracted the ants.  If you have ever watched the learning channel you will know that the African ants devour whole animals.  They started to do the same thing with little Gloria.  By the time someone found her the ants had turned her arm and her torso into hamburger.  God sent this person to find little Gloria and took her to the hospital where she remained for a week.  Jeff & Carla then took her here to the Children's home.  This litttle girl has thrived under the love and care she has received .  The only scaring she has is a little on her arm.  Praise God!!!  There are 81 other similar stories here.  It has become so real to me that God has called us here for a reason, if only to be able to share with you all that God has a plan for these children, that they are not forgotten by Him.