Train Up The Child » ministry http://www.trainupthechild.org A Biblical perspective on raising children. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:13:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 “Jesus loves the little children – all the children of the world” http://www.trainupthechild.org/2010/06/30/jesus-loves-the-little-children-all-the-children-of-the-world/ http://www.trainupthechild.org/2010/06/30/jesus-loves-the-little-children-all-the-children-of-the-world/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:09:38 +0000 Sheilah http://www.trainupthechild.org/?p=813 I just got home from my second trip to La Romano, Dominican Republic.  Last year I visited an orphanage there and met a girl named Dalia who touched my heart.  We took coloring pages for the children to have.  Dalia immediately started coloring hers and wrote her name and my name on it and then gave it to me.    I kept it and I have prayed for her off and on all year.

When I walked through the gate this year she ran up immediately and latched on to me.  I showed her the page she had given me last year, which put a big smile on her face.  She then proceeded to make me another picture and write “I love you” on it.  Also, I was delighted to see that she and her friend had remembered the song I sang to them last year about Jesus.

Dalia clung to me during the short visit we had at the orphanage.  When it was time to leave, she asked someone who spoke English to ask me when I was coming back and told me to come back pronto!  Unfortunately I couldn’t make her any promises.  She walked me to the gate and had the most forlorn look on her face when we left;  it was so hard to say goodbye.

I was told that some of those children still have parents who could come back to get them when they are old enough to make them money by prostituting.   I don’t know Dalia’s past nor her future, but God does.  I don’t know how I can help her, but God loves her more than I could ever love her.  But my heart hurts – I will continue to pray for her.

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Please read this blog post written by our son Jeremiah  http://www.andydarnell.com/?p=2293

If you want to help change the world, but can’t just up and move to Hollywood, consider encouraging other Christians who are willing to go.  When we were there last week, we met several Christians who felt called to the place that many Christians have given up on.  They were struggling to keep their cars running, pay their bills, and just survive as meagerly as possible in order to work in the industry.  Their desire through all of this is to live their lives in such a way that those who have no hope will see and come to know the hope and peace that passes understanding that is only found in Jesus Christ.

If you would like to give to help any of these ‘missionaries’, we have a 501c3 vehicle you can give through.  Just make the checks out to Refocus Ministry and we will send it to the one in greatest need at the time, or we can give you names if you would like to specifically support someone .  You may want to support Tinseltown Ministries which has a powerful weekly Bible study on the Fox backlot for people in the industry.

Refocus Ministry will keep track of your tax deductible gifts and will keep you informed as to how your support is helping to change the world.

Refocus Ministry
2955 Phillips Bend Crossing
Buford, Ga 30519

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