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March 30, 2007
I have Got a brother
Lucky Boy is a 10 year old kid who is looking meaning and take any small opportunity to appreciate life. It is not because his life is perfect. Actually there are so many things that are not going in the right direction in his life. But after seeing all the suffering in his country so young, and with all of the shock he has to be through in the US; boys like Lucky Boy will take any opportunity to be thankful.
After his MOM and DAD arrived in this country the cultural shock, as it happens to many new comers, created a lot of problem in the marriage of his parents. The dad left Lucky's mom for another woman and Lucky is making about a mile walk between his MOM and DAD every day to be at both places.
Lucky's step MOM gave a birth just a day before yesterday and because Lucky considers me as his friend, a usually quiet Lucky can not keep it quite to tell me about the arrival of his brother. He told me with an innocent look but with bright bragging eyes, “I have got a brother. I want you to come and see him.” I went and visited the dad and his step mom and Lucky asked me if he can ride with me just for one hour. I readily agreed and with Lucky as my co worker and friend we, with other ministry partners, did visit families and distribute furnitures to those who needed it. Lucky is a reminder of the families we have in Saint Louis City and beyond. We see a broken family, a deserted kid, and unending pain as a day to day reality. God is calling all of us to be a part of this pain and mess. Because it reminds me of my upbringing, I relate to Lucky and I had to struggle with tears with the innocence face I see in him. You Can see in the face of the boys like Lucky a search for friends and meaning. A search for love. A search for contentment. At times, I am tempted to take him home and relieve off all his suffering as if I am God. That is the work for God. When I see the suffering in this world it seems that God has taken a vacation and some acting god made all the mess. But It is clear that God has sent me and you to reach people like Lucky. God has put a glorious treasure in jars of clay so that the glory goes to him as he work and bless people through us. As Paul says “though we are poor we make many rich” You and me are poor, and at times, have hard time to deal with our pain and mess. The truth is God called the imperfect beings, like you and me, and put a glorious treasure in us to bless many. With the communal mentoring to take place and with all the new movement of the ministry I pray that Lucky and others will be reached at the place and level where they are at. Because God is a God who stoops down to lift up the helpless like Lucky he is calling me and you to stoop down and be lifted up by God. Are you willing to stoop down with God and with us? God is ready to bless us and give us all what we need. As Lucky said, we also have got “new brothers and sisters” like Lucky and others from another countries. Are we ready to visit them and bless them? I am sure we are and God will be there with us. AMEN!
I LOVE YOU ALL.
| By kishawork2 | 06:30 PM
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