My Video

This is the video I created for my presentation tomorrow night, September 14th, at my church. The first song is called "I Saw What I Saw," and it is by Sara Groves. I found this song and thought it was perfect for my video. Sara wrote this song after her experience in Rwanda. While in Rwanda she visited the genocide memorial, a school building where 50,000 people were killed.

"I saw what I saw and I can't forget it ~ I heard what I heard and I can't go back ~ I know what I know and I can't deny it ~ Something on the road, cut me to the soul ~ Your pain has changed me ~ Your dream inspires ~ Your face a memory ~ Your hope a fire ~ Your courage asks me what I'm afraid of ~ And what I know of love ~ We've done what we've done and we can't erase it ~ We are what we are and it's more than enough ~ We have what we have but it's no substitution ~ Something on the road, cut me to the soul ~ I say what I say with no hestitation ~ I have what I have but I'm giving it up ~ I do what I do with deep conviction ~ Something on the road, cut me to the soul ~ Your courage asks me what I'm afraid of ~ Your courage asks me what I am made of ~ Your courage asks me what I'm afraid of ~ and what I know of love ~ And what I know of God"

While I was working on this video, God was really tugging on my heart. As I was remembering all the children at that orphanage, I was filled with such love for them. Their precious smiles and loving hearts are full of such life and joy. In the loving embrace of a child I found Jesus. These children are rich, richer than anyone of us here in America could ever be. As I look at picture after picture of the many children at the Village of Hope I am taken back to all the moments I shared with each of them... each a gift from God...an indescrible blessing!

My experience at the Village of Hope with all the children is something I will never forget. The children's faces with their beautiful smiles were so full of joy and hope...hope in a God that holds their future, a hopeful future! These children have known loss and have experienced hardship that children should not have to go through, yet they know a Savior who takes that pain and hardship and never wastes a single one of their tears. The Lord is working in the lives of the children at the Village of Hope, and there is healing that can only come from the Lord. The children who may have loss their earthly families have now gained a family full of brothers and sisters in Christ, a family that no one can ever take away. They are children of the Lord, and they are forever His!