A Gift that will Save a Life ( or two)

I have so many posts to write up but wanted to quick put this one on here.  As you all know, our Princess is from the Philippines.  We traveled 3 years ago to Manila to bring her home.  They say she smelled like death.  She was a mere 12 lbs at the age of 3.  I will give you a minute to let that fully sink in.  She was decaying.  Some said there was no hope for her, she would surely die.  Her hair was falling out, her cheeks sunk in, eyes protuberant-she had no muscles to even walk anymore.

But one lady gave Princess a chance. Even though all the effort of trying to nurse Princess back to life might be for naught, she tried anyhow.

That was the Director of Princess's orphanage, Charity.

Gentle Hands, Inc. is the only orphanage in the Philippines that will take in sick children.  Praise God for that otherwise our Princess would 100% not have lived to see her 4th bday.  They have taken in children who they knew didn't have long left on this earth. Children who they knew that the money they spent on trying to save them or easing their pain would be futile, but they wanted that child to die knowing they were loved and cared for.

So with that in mind, please visit their site right now and see if you can help.  You will find that a US dollar goes far in the Philippines.

Gentle Hands Christmas Gift Packs

I am constantly reminded in life of the goats and the sheep:

      “When he finally arrives, blazing in beauty and all his angels with him, the Son of Man will take his place on his glorious throne. Then all the nations will be arranged before him and he will sort the people out, much as a shepherd sorts out sheep and goats, putting sheep to his right and goats to his left.

      “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Enter, you who are blessed by my Father! Take what’s coming to you in this kingdom. It’s been ready for you since the world’s foundation. And here’s why:

I was hungry and you fed me,
I was thirsty and you gave me a drink,
I was homeless and you gave me a room,
I was shivering and you gave me clothes,
I was sick and you stopped to visit,
I was in prison and you came to me.’

      “Then those ‘sheep’ are going to say, ‘Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry and feed you, thirsty and give you a drink? And when did we ever see you sick or in prison and come to you?’ Then the King will say, ‘I’m telling the solemn truth: Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me—you did it to me.’

       “Then he will turn to the ‘goats,’ the ones on his left, and say, ‘Get out, worthless goats! You’re good for nothing but the fires of hell. And why? Because—

I was hungry and you gave me no meal,
I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,
I was homeless and you gave me no bed,
I was shivering and you gave me no clothes,
Sick and in prison, and you never visited.’

     “Then those ‘goats’ are going to say, ‘Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or homeless or shivering or sick or in prison and didn’t help?’

      “He will answer them, ‘I’m telling the solemn truth: Whenever you failed to do one of these things to someone who was being overlooked or ignored, that was me—you failed to do it to me.’  Matthew 25:31-45

Oh Lord, I pray I am never considered a goat!   Help me to quit rushing from place to place and being so focused on my own agenda.  Open my eyes to all those around me who are in need.  

Many Blessings,

The Mama