In light of Valentine's Day (we had a wonderful outing to the cinema with the girls, and then threw a party complete with pink-frosted cupcakes!) I wanted to write a little something about what the Lord is teaching me about love:
Here in Lesotho, our beautiful residents have nicknamed the shelter 'the Love House'. I think that it speaks to the dream that Jennifer Crow had when she first founded the Beautiful Dream Society; over the past year, the team here has created an environment where survivors can come to heal. A place where they feel safe, empowered, and most importantly, loved. It is amazing to me that every morning when I arrive at the shelter, the girls greet me with hugs, smiles and 'I love you's'. And each evening when I leave, I get to wrap them up in a big hug and tell them each that I love them. I could not think of anywhere else that I would rather work.
They say that time heals all wounds. I would beg to differ- I think that it is Love that heals all. Each day, I am thanking God that He has given me this opportunity to love each one of these amazing girls, and each of our wonderful house moms. I pray that through love, in our Love House, He will heal us all :o)
"...and now these three remain: faith, hope and love. And the greatest of these is Love."
~1 Corinthians 13:13
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