When our team was asked to do eye examinations at a school for children with a rare disease, we gladly decided to go.  Our team arrived in the evening at the facility for the “moon children”, so called because they cannot have contact with sunlight and must attend school at night using special lighting.  We had gone to serve and bring the warmth and joy of Jesus Christ to the school, but we were not prepared for the warmth and joy we found in the boys and girls.  Instead of self-pity, there was laughter and singing.  The freedom of the Lord was there.

While there, a team member asked “A.”, a young woman who was the first high school graduate from the facility, “What makes you able to have such a big smile and be happy?” She quickly replied, “God gives me the strength to live day by day.  I am not happy everyday but I know God will be with me.”  Then she added, “I feel like I already know you.” 

Later we asked “A.” why she felt she already knew the team member.  She excitedly reported that her sister told her of [in a dream] seeing a woman coming from abroad, arriving at the airport wearing short sleeves.  God had truly ordained this visit before we even arrived.

That evening, God gave me the rare opportunity to share with a man at the facility.  Earlier that day, the Lord impressed me to read 1 Peter 4:11.  I did not know that the scripture would be fulfilled by the end of the day.  Words from the Holy Spirit came out of me as I talked about the life changing power of Christ.  The scripture came alive as God reminded me, “If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God.   If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides…” A seed was planted in the heart of this man as he told me, “It must be true, I see it in your face.”  I pray that one day we will have him as a new brother in Christ.

 

Submitted by: M. S. (excerpts from newsletter)

Photos: (Top: School with “moon children”; Bottom: Members of the team)