The Lord is so good!!! Today I experienced such a huge and unexpected blessing from the Lord. I was spending time outside the Linary House with several children (the newest house with 28 new children), when a group of children with 2 adults were walking up to the house. I waved to the group thinking they were some people visiting the Village of Hope for the day. It took me a little bit to realize but once the children got closer, I started to recognize their smiling faces. Some of them started to run up to me, and that is when I saw Moses, Benjamin, Joel, Gabriel, and Chakobie. These were all the children I met last summer who were rescued from the lake and joined us for the art camp. I could not believe it!!!! I was so excited to see their beautiful faces. I was hoping to get to see them while I was here in Ghana. They have grown so much since I have seen them!!! Joel and Benjanin ran right into my arms, and I gave them a big hug. I love these kids so much!!! Joel showed me he was wearing the watch I sent him.
It was so great to see Chakobie!!!! He was the little boy who was rescued last summer while I was at the Village of Hope, and in just one year, I could see a tremendous transformation. He came right up to me with a huge smile and gave me a hug. Words cannot even begin to describe the joy in my heart when I saw this precious child so full of joy and with new hope in his eyes. When I met Chakobie last summer, days after he came from the lake, he was quiet, reserved, and scared. Today I saw a sweet, gentle, loving, and adorable little boy. Praise the Lord!!!! Just when I thought my heart could not be any more full...full of joy and love for these precious children... these 20 blessings show up to the VOH.
I found out today that these 20 beautiful children are coming to live at the VOH in September, and they were here today taking their placement exams for school!!!!! There has been construction going on since I came here on August 2nd, and I was wondering what the building was for. No one I asked seemed to know for sure. It is a new house for these 20 children who are currenting living in Tema, a couple hours from the VOH. I am thrilled that I will be here when they return in Septmeber to move into their new home at the VOH.
I walked with the children to the campus center where we gather for church so that they could eat some lunch before they headed back to Tema. I thought this would be a great time to get out the suckers that I brought for a special occasion. All the children ate their lunch of rice and an egg that the VOH provided, and once they were finished I passed out a sucker to each child. Seeing these 20 precious children sitting together and enjoying their lunch brought tears to my eyes because not that long ago they were all in slavery on Lake Volta.
These children and the many others still on the lake were destined for more than a life of slavery. The Lord has a special purpose and plan in creating each of these precious souls, and each of us can do something to help fight human trafficking, whether you are here in Ghana or raising awareness in the states. Freedom has a face and a name, and those names are Moses, Isaac, Gideon, Mary, Comfort, Benjamin, Jacob, Joseph, Joel, Wisdom, Christiana, Gabriel, Chakobie, Felix, and many more! I cannot thank the Lord enough for each life here and the promise of hope that He has for each of these children.
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