First off, thank you for all of your prayers; Janna and I greatly appreciate them.
Now, time for all of the "juicy details" as Sam likes to call it... We are still in Nepal and everything is continuing to go good. Just a couple of nights ago we had over three girls from the center for pizza. They only stayed for a little while, but we are thankful that they came at all. I'm learning more and more Nepali as the days go by and still getting mistaken for being a local, which is fine by me. I now know how to say "Hello, how are you" along with a few other key phrases and words. Now more about the girls center...
Just this last Friday a "street walker" came in to the center with her two children. She is twenty-three, has a two year old son and a four month old baby girl. There is a husband, but he is hardly a husband. Her and her children are hardly at home and forced to live on the street because of his drinking problem and abuse towards them. It was heartbreaking to see this mother of two struggling to make it day by day on the streets because she was afraid to go home and face her husband in fear of his abuse. All I wanted to do is take them far away from this life-style, but all I can do is continue to show God's love through a smile or hug and include them in my prayers.
I am grateful for the opportunity to be here and just love on these precious people. It is difficult though because I wish I could just get everyone their own personal Wal-Mart so they would never have to hunger, be cold, or live on the streets ever again.
Just the other day Siam (the other girl we live with) and I were talking about how difficult it is to share the Gospel with any of these girls without them feeling like we are only here to convert them. At that time we were brought back to John 13:35 when Jesus said, "By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." It was then that we realized that by simply showing God's love to them, we are sharing the Gospel. Siam also told me of a quote that she heard from church one Sunday that says, "Preach. If necessary, use words." How powerful those five words are. We are sharing the Gospel with people just by our daily lives. You don't have to share a scripture with someone before you show God's love. God has commanded us to love as He has loved us; with no questions or reservations. Love is an amazing gift and ability that God has lavished on us and we have every reason to share it with every person we come in contact with. Love knows no language.
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