Last night I went to Marita Barnett house for devotions and brought scrap paper and markers to draw with the children afterwards. However, I was the one who ended up doing all the drawing that evening. A sweet 12 year old girl named Ethel drew me a beautiful picture so I drew her name in block letters and created fun patterns in each letter. I decorated around her name and wrote I love you. After I gave her the drawing and all the other children saw it, they all asked me to draw their names too. So I spent the evening drawing each child's name. I did this until I ran out of paper. So I told the children I would bring more paper to draw the rest of their names. I really enjoyed drawing each child's name because as I was drawing each one I was thinking about how precious each one is to the Lord. He knows each one by name and created each one for His special purpose, and I want to communicate to each child just how special he or she is. What better way than to draw their names. One gift I feel the Lord has given me is an overwhelming amount of love for each child here at the Village of Hope. All the children are a part of my heart, and I can sincerely say that I know each one of them by name.
After I ran out of paper, Ethel asked me to teach her how to draw a star. I demonstrated how to draw one, and she practiced until she finally could do it. It warmed my heart to see her beautiful face light up with joy once she was able to draw a star. Something so simple yet so meaningful for this young girl to accomplish and that is the joy in teaching. I showed Ethel how to draw a face another time I came over to her house to draw, and ever since then, she has asked me to come back to draw more with her. I absolutely love spending time in the evenings with the children in each house, drawing with them and spending time teaching those who are interested in learning to draw.
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