amazing children

"Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 18:4

Every night at 7:30 twenty two kids gather downstairs in the living room, and they worship the Lord. Kate and I sit in awe at these kids love and devotion to Christ. They do this bible study all on their own, with no one pushing them to do it. The oldest of these is thirteen and the youngest five. They challenge each other to learn new bible verse, and to learn new praise songs. And the way these kids pray, is amazing. I now know what God means when He says He wants us to have a child like faith. When these kids pray, there is no hesitation, no holding back. They pray and they believe what they ask for will be given to them. These kids have nothing, and when i mean nothing they literally do not own anything, or have anything to call their own. Even the clothes they wear are not their own, they are just passed around each kid. At dinner tonight i was sitting next to Vikash a ten year old boy who has lived in the home for three years, and he was telling me abut his life before coming to the children's home. It really broke my heart when he started crying about how his dad had passed away and how his mother doesn't want anything to do with him. He is the oldest of four, and his mom just abandoned him.  I am sure all of the kids have similar stories, but it will take time for them to open up to us enough for them to trust us with their hurt. Please pray that while these kids open up their hearts to us that we will know how to respond to them, and how to keep their thoughts on the ultimate Father who will never leave them nor forsake them.