Two children arrived on the day of our visit, left at the gate by their parents. There is a common denominator in all of the children’s stories: extreme poverty. Poor people worldwide work hard to care for their children and to provide for them in the worst situations. Generational poverty is an existence of survival. Every day you must worry about your basic needs: food, water, and shelter. When this is your life, you teach your children the same way of life. Relationships are non-existent because everyone competes for the same survival resources.
As we were leaving, the most complex emotion that hit me was the isolation and hopelessness these parents must feel as they leave their child at the hospital or the iron gate of an orphanage. They have no one there to say, “let me help you.” There are no grandparents, no aunties, no family friends, no one at all.
The culture at House of Grace, above everything else, is love. Love for God, love for one another, and love for yourself. Every girl at House of Grace immediately learns that she is a precious child of the King. The girls have a big destiny, a future, hope, and a promise. God has empowered them to change the generational legacy of their families. God has created opportunities for them, placed people in their path, and given them the intelligence and will to make changes for their future so that they, their children, and their grandchildren will reap the benefits. God has surrounded them with righteous women of purpose as examples of what He can do in their lives. These are strong, intelligent, and dedicated women who love and support them. They are women who pray for them and offer guidance, who see what they can be and not what they currently are. They surround them with vision, hope, and the desire to see them succeed. Not only do the girls have these women supporting them, they have the love of the entire House of Grace team, entire families from their church, teachers at Trinity Foundation School, football coaches, piano teachers, tutors, and many more. The circle of support these girls have is incredible.
Coming to House of Grace is a gift that brings unlimited possibilities for our girls. The opportunities made available to them because of the prayers and financial support of their sponsor families and other supporters of Global Servants are beyond comprehension. The love that people these girls may never meet have for them is unfathomable. They will always be part of a family – their sponsor family, the House of Grace family, and the family of believers who hold them close.
We are excited to share more details and photos from the trip, but first we want to express our deepest and most sincere gratitude for the sponsors, supporters, and donors that made all of this possible.
THANK YOU!
