Thursday, July 26, 2007

Wisdom and Revelation


Yesterday and today we went to Hospital No. 15, which is where the newest orphans are taken and assessed. The kids are there for less than three months. Yesterday, I went to the baby room and held a two month old baby named Dima. I have never seen a baby this sick before. I was reminded of the huge amount of love and attention I got as a baby. I prayed over Dima, asking that he would know Jesus. What does the Lord have in store for this child?

There was a twelve year old girl named Vera who experienced her first day at Hospital No. 15 yesterday. She had been living in a tent in the woods with her parents since she was six years old and had never been to school. Her father was convicted of murder and right now the orphanage is the only place for her. Pray for Vera.

We came to Russia expecting to show Jesus to children, but what we didn't expect is the deepened desire to know Christ. Our prayer from the beginning has been Ephesians 1:17-19. We have been filled with a spirit of wisdom and revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ. We are coming back to America as changed people.