Well, after lots of comments (thank you all very much), we have a winner in our first give-away. Christine Scott is the beautiful necklace. Thanks so much for all of the kind words and encouragement you guys left last week. It helps us feel a little closer to home.
Please pray this week for 2 children they are taking care of at the hospital. Late last week, another missionary who works in the jungle was approached by a man who said he no longer wanted his 2 children ( boy and girl ages 2 & 4). The mother had left shortly after the birth of the boy and there may have been some physical abuse from an aunt. They were both very under-nourished when the missionary brought them in to see Joe on Thursday. The little boy ended up being hospitalized for the entire weekend. Their father is supposed to come into town today to decide for sure if he wants them or not.
Please pray for this situation: that God's will be done, that the father can come to know God through this and that the children will be exactly where God wants them to be. Please also pray for the 2 missionaries, Dawn and Beirget, who are working with this family.
While this is not a "normal" situation, jungle people don't usually just give away their children, it is not "taboo" like it would be for the western world. We have been asking lot of questions wanting a better insight into the thought process and while we will never be able to justify this action, we have a better understanding of the situations and the hard life people lead here. I think that the main issue is that without the knowledge of a Savior or the thought of one God (not multilple, or animism) who is over everything, things like this can happen very easily.
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