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DARKNESS…

Today is the Friday when we remember our LORD’s crucifixion. We read about it as a family today, and although we are fully aware of the darkness of it all, we had hope in our hearts this morning because we also know “the rest of the story.” Then the day began in earnest…and now we know a bit more of the darkness of this world.

First, we decided to start school a little later so that Dave and I could pursue the question of guardianship of the baby girl abandoned at the hospital. So, Nick took the opportunity to have a morning stroll on the mountain. When he returned, he reported that some local kids threw rocks at him. He wasn’t hit, so this was a minor thing, but my mama’s heart doesn’t like to hear such things.

Then our didi showed up at our house this morning with a black eye, broken lip and puffy face. You see, her husband, who left her for another woman visited her and left that wretched gift on her body. I asked her why she didn’t report it to the police, and she told me that the police have no concern for domestic issues. My heart is really hurting now.

Finally, we received the news that the local governmental representative where we live is not willing to help us get guardianship of the abandoned baby, which makes our chances of bringing her into our home pretty close to nil. We made a request that the social worker, at the hospital, place her with a local Christian family, but he informed us that the families wanting a child are not Christians. My heart aches even more. They say that the only hope for us to give a home to this baby is to know somebody in the American Embassy who would pull strings for us. I do not think they understand that we don’t function under that model where knowing someone gets you what you want.

At this point, we all feel a bit numb. It isn’t nearly the darkness that our Jesus faced for us, but it is a little taste. So, how do we respond to this darkness? Is it ours simply to suffer in the darkness of this world, or is there a resurrection coming in each of these situations? We have no answer. The only thing we can do today is make every effort to get our didi under care (we have made an appointment with the counseling department at the hospital; we do not know if she will agree to go) and continue to love her as best we can.

Thank you for walking with us…please pray for light!