Suffer the Little Ones (Take 2)

I'm on my last few weeks here in Afghanistan. Never coming back (never say never) and want to do something with these kids. I do have plans to finally go visit a local orphanage soon...not sure if that is smart or not, but gonna do it. Not a security issue -- just can't take them home with me! I really just have to get outside the concrete prison I live in to be able to visit those kids. You'll see them in a future post...inshallah.

My friend wrote me the other day and reminded me of how fragile life is. We often take it for granted -- even our children. He said, "When I hear a baby crying, I think, "that kid is breathing and has got lungs that work." It's all a matter of perspective, I suppose. Sometimes they seem to only annoy us. The amount of energy expended on one child -- even a healthy one -- is enormous! God bless those parents who care for children who have physical and mental challenges.

So, I took a few pictures out in town while I was attending the opening ceremony of the girl's High School. As I saw the transformation from youngest to oldest, I thought if we can only have the vision of what could be, it would change our perspective (and actions) in the present. I snapped a few outside the school and then inside. What a change the investment made!

Here's an encouragement to have the long view and a different perspective as God puts children in your life. Oh, how He loves them.