Morning turns to night, night to day and somehow we find ourselves at yet the end of another month, having worked and labored and given all that we have to give. Are we really at the end of January?!
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Isai is hard at work this week putting on the roof for the boys home, and building the foundation for the girls home... they are on a roll. Pray for grace - as he is currently establishing his team to build and going through many guys who say they know how to build - and simply don't and haven't any experience or skills to build on... he enjoys leading building teams but surely has entered a time of testing! In the next weeks, they are continuing to build the storage, building a police hut. We are earnestly shooting for our goal to move the kids, staff and our family to the children's village upon the completion 2 children's homes and a kitchen. If anyone has any information on Solar power / panels and or knows people interested in helping us with this type of work - shoot us an email at thecriesofachild@yahoo.com!
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With the kids, we have been fighting this horrible infestation that has come to Burundi within the last month or so of "acid bugs". They are red and black, having toxins that make your skin swollen and blistered upon touching them... At night, when you sleep they come and eat at your face as we have seen with Alice, Mari and Cleria near their eyes, nose and mouth. We sprayed the rooms and prayed, beleiving for them to leave the premisis - immediatley.
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Malaki is getting past a cold that kept him tossing and turning for nights; and might I mention he has offically stolen my pillow (I was using to elevate him) - however he seems to love it now! Official nickname of "Kai" or "Kai Kai" depending on the age group has stuck like a strong elmers glue. He has been practicing saying "baby" lately for the little one in my belly, in whom we will meet in roughly 21 weeks! However, he might be thinking he is still the "baby" and he's saying it in reference to himself: Undetermined.
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It's been an exhausting time with a continual work and ministry flow from every side. Seeing the fruit of God and His glory come down, we give all we have to give - yet still human and exhausted many of the most times... Sometimes we can get tired, bitter, frusterated and just wanting a break. It's a beautiful truth. I recently read a poem from Kieth Kent, often also attributed to Mother Teresa and it just hits the heart and reminds me to keep on. Just keep on.
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Anyway.
People are unreasonable, illogical, and self centered.
Love them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends & true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Be good anyway.
Honesty and frankness will make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.
People need help but will attack you if you help them.
Help them anyway.
In the final analysis, it is between you and God.
It was never between you and them anyway.
