Woke up to snow this morning and the first thing Kaytlin said was that she hoped our flight was canceled as she does not want to leave. I have watched my little girl grow this week and have seen her eyes and heart opened in amazing ways....
Yesterday, we went to the market and bought bulk flour, rice, potatos and carrots to deliver to some poor families....over 70% of Mongolia is considered to be poor and these are the poorest of the poor, on the verge of losing their children. They have 1 light bulb,no running water and an out house...your pee is frozen before it hit's the ground!!! The high was 2 degrees today.
We also had the opportunity to visit with a family that has a little girl with down syndrome. I stand in awe of the this family as they kept their little girl against the advice of doctors, family and friends. She cannot walk and has 2 holes in her heart but because she has down syndrome, she is not considered a high priority for surgery. Her mother is quite concerned as she should have had this surgery before 2 years of age but the hospital and doctors keep putting her off. Please pray that God would open doors for this little girl to have surgery and get some help. I believe that she could walk if given proper therapy as she had good mucle tone and can stand and walk with help.....she is very smart, obeying every command her mother said to her and performing for us. She was quite the little ham.....her mother allowed me to take all kinds of pictures and video in hopes that I would show them to somone who might be able to help:( I will certainly talk to and show it to everyone I can! She has certainly stolen our hearts!!!
When you look into the eyes of each of these children that I have talked about this week, there is a deep emptyness but I have to say that there was a significant difference between those in orphanages and those still out on the streets fighting and fending for themsleves. Most of the children we met over the past week have amazing testimonies!! They range from being physcially abused as a 4 year old girl with physical scars that show all she has been through but now, she is a healthy 10 year old with a sweet confidence about her, an amazing little lady that cares for the younger children in her orphanage!! Another has a mother in jail and yet another that has no idea where his parents disappeared to over 4 years ago. Another 6 year old boy found wandering the streets, hungry and malnourished. Every director shared about the positive changes in the children after having them for 6 months and a year. This warmed my heart.
My overall takeaway is that the street and vulnerable children are truly the ones that need to be reeled in. They need love, food, and education among other things or their circumstances will not change. I was told when I arrived that there were no longer children living under the streets yet I took pictures of 2 boys and a girl going down into the ground yesterday through a manhole cover. I am not sure how people just walk by like it ok and normal.....for me, this is not the world I want to be a part of. Why is it that the rich are really rich and the poor are really poor? Plus, these children did not ask for this, it is not a choice that they have made....we will continue to do our small part, trying to make a difference in 1 child at a time. We hope that you will continue to partner with us....
I will post lots of photos when I get home, sorry for the computer issues and posting delays. Pray that I dont get fired for frying my laptop. Not really sure what happened but I hope there is insurance or this trip just got really expensive:)
Every Blessing,
Stacy & Kaytlin
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