Matthew 19:14
Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
The children are so great and they are everywhere down here. They are the innocent, forgotten victims of irresponsible parents. The new “Guardería” or kindergarten style day school of the church in the village of Limon de la Cerca is now offering free of charge the most basic of needs to nearly 100 hundred children. What are these most basic needs? A warm hug from a teacher, a soft lap to cry or nap on, a bowl of food, but more than anything else, the opportunity for many children to learn about Christ and see his love through our six teachers every day.
I have my American idea of how this school should run, orderly, precisely scheduled, clean, and well planned out. I was almost to the point to throw in the towel last week because my idea was not working out, then I realized, I am not in the U.S., these are Hondurans, and it is working great. Once I was able to come to that realization I have been a lot less stressed out and have been able to now see the beauty of this school, the teachers, and the children. The children so famished that they lick their bowl of beans and rice clean, so starved for love that some follow their teachers around like little chicks, so hungry for enjoyment that it now thrills my soul to hear their seemingly undisciplined screams, the energy of the obnoxious little boys and the sweetness of the giggles of the little girls. Then to see all of that come together and to see 20 or so niños gathered around their teacher listening to a new Bible story. God has truly blessed us with a great opportunity to love his little children.