A Love That Overflows

I apologize for not posting last weekend! Our internet was down.

I know that these posts don't give elaborate detail on what exactly is going on each week but again, I am limited in what I can share about the children because of privacy restrictions. 

One of the biggest highlights of the past week was that two interns from last summer were here! It was so great to see them again. One of them was able to help work with the babies each day- it was encouraging to have her there.

Each day I am with the babies I fall more and more in love with them (go figure!). I love their individual personalities, I love it when they laugh and coo, I love how much love they have to give. I am beginning to dread having to leave them at the end of the summer.

Here are some precious shots of a few of the kids and some fun pictures with the other interns

Only a small fraction of the baby toys we get to clean each week

The Lord has given me so much passion for these kids. This is a blessing, but sometimes it feels like a curse. There is overwhelming need and I am humbled to know that I simply cannot do it all. My passion for kids isn’t going to change their lives, but my passion for CHRIST just might. I remember a sermon that Todd Wagner gave at Watermark Community Church where he challenged the congregation to reevaluate what we are passionate about. My generation is always hearing “follow your passions” because that is where happiness and worth are found-in what we are passionate about, right? Wrong. Scripture doesn’t tell us to follow our passions; it tells us to search our hearts and follow CHRIST.

I know that my passions are going to run dry and leave me wondering what the purpose was if God is not the heart and soul of what I do. I continue to ask why, I continue to struggle with circumstances I see around me, and I will always wonder what more I could have done to help… and yet, I know that if God is my driving passion, he will move through my heart and actions in incredible ways.

I don’t just want to be passionate; I want to be passionate about God’s glory. He only asks for my obedience and that I trust him with the results. WHEW. That’s a relief.