Tuesday, March 8, 2016
International Women's Day
Today is International Women's Day. I was thinking about that today as I was just going through the average morning routine. There are so many amazing women that I get to work side by side with every day. There are the amazing women who stand against the cultural norms and come to work at the MC and treat each person who comes through with dignity and respect. The women here even take it a step further and treat the kids who live here as they would their own kids and even call them their own. I am sitting here watching women fold clothes, they have already washed them by hand this morning and carried them to the rooftop to dry. These women do not complain about this strenuous job but are talking and laughing with each other. This morning there was school and the teacher came in with a smile to teach the same lesson she taught yesterday, hoping that today it will stick. There is an older woman working today, she works every weekday helping the kids with bathroom issues, she never complains and is usually singing to them. The nurse took one of the kids to the dentist this morning, he came back with a juice, I teasingly asked him where he got it, she passed by and said she had bought it for him, as he needed a treat after the dentist. I watched the therapist for a little today, I feel like she wants to be the MC grandma but she is only like 23, she just has that gentle grandma way about her. The last person I walked by before sitting here was our cook, who always comes in so early to make sure the kids eat breakfast at a good time in the morning, I love that she usually sneaks in some playtime with the kids when she thinks no one is looking. I know this is all super random, but I just feel blessed today by all the strong godly women that inspire me to be stronger and grow in my walk with Christ.
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Overflowing with Gratitude for White River Church
As I have been taking some time to look back on 2015, so many amazing things have happened. There has been one super generous gift this past year that has changed the way the Miriam Center runs and functions. White River Church donated for the Miriam Center to expand. This year the room was completed!!!
The completion of this room gives all of the most fragile kids in the Miriam Center a place to spend their mornings. These children are able to receive therapy, get massaged, listen to music and play. They finally have a space of their very own to just spread out and relax. They have a quiet place where the moms can love on them. It is such a precious place for them to grow and thrive.
The completion of this room has also created a space for the outreach families to come and call their own. Families can bring their children into this space without fear of being made fun of. They can receive the therapy and training that they need. This room gives them a space to come and have community with other outreach families. This room gives them a quiet space where they can have a time of devotion with each other and learn about God, and how precious God knows their children are.
These families also have community events in this room. Where all of the outreach families can come together and just have fun and enjoy each other. They get to see the abilities in each others children, they get to do community beside each other so that they can rejoice with each other, and through the rough times they can mourn with each other.
It is just a room, but it is building a community. A community for people that do not have a large support system outside of this room. It is showing them that they are not alone and that they are surrounded by people who love them. Most importantly it is a community that can grow together in Christ!
There is something else that happens in that room, that is precious beyond words. Every Sunday, all of the Miriam Center kids go into this room and have church. The staff leads the children in worship music, in prayer and a sermon is preached every Sunday. There is nothing like being able to be a part of church and watch as the children worship together with innocence and freedom, and this space is big enough for us all to worship together!!
A huge, huge thank you to White River Church for making this possible!!!!
The completion of this room gives all of the most fragile kids in the Miriam Center a place to spend their mornings. These children are able to receive therapy, get massaged, listen to music and play. They finally have a space of their very own to just spread out and relax. They have a quiet place where the moms can love on them. It is such a precious place for them to grow and thrive.
The completion of this room has also created a space for the outreach families to come and call their own. Families can bring their children into this space without fear of being made fun of. They can receive the therapy and training that they need. This room gives them a space to come and have community with other outreach families. This room gives them a quiet space where they can have a time of devotion with each other and learn about God, and how precious God knows their children are.
These families also have community events in this room. Where all of the outreach families can come together and just have fun and enjoy each other. They get to see the abilities in each others children, they get to do community beside each other so that they can rejoice with each other, and through the rough times they can mourn with each other.
It is just a room, but it is building a community. A community for people that do not have a large support system outside of this room. It is showing them that they are not alone and that they are surrounded by people who love them. Most importantly it is a community that can grow together in Christ!
There is something else that happens in that room, that is precious beyond words. Every Sunday, all of the Miriam Center kids go into this room and have church. The staff leads the children in worship music, in prayer and a sermon is preached every Sunday. There is nothing like being able to be a part of church and watch as the children worship together with innocence and freedom, and this space is big enough for us all to worship together!!
A huge, huge thank you to White River Church for making this possible!!!!
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