SEE.
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| Tiny feet |
DO NOT TURN AWAY.
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| Tiny hands |
ZOEY.
Six years old.
Ten pounds.
Little, human child.
Forsaken by a cruel, heartless world.
Left to die.
Alone.
I challenge you to tell me what could be more important today than helping this little girl find a home, a family, a Mama to love her. What could be more pressing than the need to SAVE HER LIFE?
Yes. These pictures are hard to look at. They're not something that belongs in your 'thirty days of thankfulness'. They're not something you ever wanted to see, let alone force someone else to see.
But if we don't see her... if we don't share her... who will?
And then we'll just be more people who failed her... who saw her starving and gave her nothing to eat.
Zoey.
I can't get her off my mind.
34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fireprepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’
44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’
45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’
I can't get her off my mind either... she's not the type of child I usually fall for. In fact, in the past when I've seen kids in poor shape like these I've been scared God might call me... I know that sounds bad... but this time I wish I could. No fear. I don't see DH going for it but if he did I would do it. Lifelong care, tubefeeding, wheelchairs... none of that compares to the value of this little girl's life.
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