hands

it's been a bit since i've posted anything.  i've thought about a few things, but then i just got to tired to post them, and now they don't seem that blog worthy anymore.  but as i did some research last night, this was laid on my heart.  

a few days ago i received some mail from world vision.  it's a group that helps children world wide, children that are poverty stricken and don't really have a hope.  i have one child that i sponsor from Ecuador and it's been on my heart to sponsor another child i really wanted to sponsor one from South Africa.  and there she was.  she's from Swaziland.  

i have a very strong desire to go to South Africa, and the same strong desire to adopt children from there.  i've shared that with a couple of my friends, and they told me i would have to learn how to grease hair, braid, and maybe even get botox so my kids will feel like i'm really their mom.  (it's just fun to talk about). hopefully the man that i will marry will have the same vision that i have!

 anyway, i was interested in Swaziland, and my heart broke.  they are so stricken with AIDS and HIV that they are predicting by the year 2028, the  population of Swaziland will be 0.  AIDS will have wiped out an entire country.  

World Vision is stepping in and hoping and praying that people will sponsor the children to give them a hope.  they are called "hope children", they have special needs seeing how they are surrounded with death and severe illness.  the cost is $35.00, but i believe it is well worth it, just to give these kids hope.  to let them know that there is a God and they are loved.  Swaziland has had a lot of kidnappings and rapes too.  these children are precious!  it breaks my heart.  on the positive note, they do speak English in Swaziland, so if i were ever to go, the language barrier won't be there, or at least not as strong.

if you are interested in sponsoring a child you can go to worldvision.com, you can pick the gender, age, country, any special needs or birthdays and you can help paint a better world for these children and give them a chance to come to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour.

below are lyrics from a secular song by Jewel.  but i couldn't pass up posting them.  they are so true.

"Hands"

If I could tell the world just one thing
It would be that we're all OK
And not to worry 'cause worry is wasteful
And useless in times like these
I won't be made useless
I won't be idle with despair
I will gather myself around my faith
For light does the darkness most fear
My hands are small, I know
But they're not yours, they are my own
But they're not yours, they are my own
And I am never broken
Poverty stole your golden shoes
It didn't steal your laughter
And heartache came to visit me
But I knew it wasn't ever after
We'll fight, not out of spite
For someone must stand up for what's right
'Cause where there's a man who has no voice
There ours shall go singing
My hands are small I know
But they're not yours, they are my own
But they're not yours, they are my own
I am never broken
In the end only kindness matters
In the end only kindness matters
I will get down on my knees, and I will pray
I will get down on my knees, and I will pray
I will get down on my knees, and I will pray
My hands are small I know
But they're not yours, they are my own
But they're not yours, they are my own
And I am never broken
My hands are small I know
But they're not yours, they are my own
But they're not yours, they are my own
And I am never broken
We are never broken
We are God's eyes
God's hands
God's mind
We are God's eyes
God's hands
God's heart
We are God's eyes
God's hands
God's eyes
We are God's hands
We are God's hands