-Mother Theresa
Today I would like to write about a certain little girl who
has touched my heart this past month. Five weeks ago I, along with my sister
and mom started volunteering weekly at a local babies home. On our second day
there we were sitting in the “babies class” playing with the young children
when they brought in a little girl. She sat by herself making no noise but
tears rolling down her malnourished cheeks. My mom held her close but soon the
tears were dried up and she was forgotten in the corner because the other
crying children required our attention.
The next time I was there I picked up this little girl and she
immediately laid her tiny head on my chest and stayed that way for the next
hour until lunch time. She wouldn’t look me in the eye and all she wanted was
to be held close.
Fast forward two weeks…you will catch her beautiful eyes
looking up at you when your not looking at her and the second you look in her
eyes she looks away. You can tell she is recovering from trauma and looks in
constant pain. I cannot imagine the type of situation she was in before she was
brought to the safety and comfort of the babies home. I started to look for her
every day we were there and would hold her until my arms ached, her head
resting on my chest her sad face slowly starting to soften. Her malnourished
cheeks starting to plump out like a healthy child.
Then I found out that she has a number of diseases and
illnesses causing her to be in constant pain and it broke my heart. I spent one
afternoon sitting outside with her, her face showing signs of great pain. I was
scared not knowing what to do and a prayer was in my heart that her health
would soon return to her.
Last week as I sat in the babies classroom I watched as a
little boy crawled over to her and they started playing together…slowly a smile
stretched across her mouth and her beautiful face lit up for the first time
since arriving at the babies home! Today as I played with her she laughed,
clapped her hands, attempted to crawl around the room, started speaking sounds,
hugged me and even gave me a high five ALL with a smile on her face! It was a
miracle! Watching her grow from a traumatized, aching, crying, sad little girl
to the bubbly cutie she is now has brought me so much joy and I know that God
sends guardian angels to watch over all of his precious children there.
It breaks my heart to think of the situation a mother would
have to be in to abandon her child. One little baby is the result of a fourteen-year-old
girl being raped by her biological father…looking into this little babies sad
face you can see that all they want is love. I am so grateful to be able to
witness miracles happening every day in the lives of these sweet children. I
could continue writing about each one of the children all day and never get
tired. They are all so precious and I am so grateful and honored to be able to
bring a little love into these children’s lives even if just for a moment.
Their bright smiles and laughter make all the poopy diapers, throw up and exhaustion
worth it!
-Mother Theresa
