Once in a great while, one has the opportunity of witnessing God's hand moving in great and wonderful ways. We just had the privilege of dining with two great visionaries. Two people who, by the Grace of God, have accomplished so much and yet aspire to do so much more. Ed and Rosie are the directors of one of the most remarkable orphanages in Mexico. They are called mom and dad by some 120 children in ages from infancy to adulthood. They serve with several adults that the children call uncles and aunts.
Lirio de Los Valles purposes to receive children from the worst of circumstances, and with the love of Christ, help them become who God wants them to be. Their success stories go way beyond helping them to survive until they are adults. Amazing. One young lady who came to Lirio at the age of 13 just wanted to be able to complete middle school. She is now studying for her masters in human resources. Four other young ladies have just won scholarships to a university in China. And the list goes on.....
What's next? Ed and Rosie, with the help of New Tribes Mission are building a clinic to be used by visiting dentists and doctors to attend to the children. But not just their children. Their vision is to make the clinic available, free of charge to all of the many orphanages and senior care facilities in the region. The building and the interior walls are complete, but they still lack equipment, supplies and some construction materials. Please pray for God's supply in His time.
There's more. Because of their success with multi-cultural children, the government has asked Ed and Rosie to consider starting another orphanage in the Tarahumara region of the mountains of Chihuahua.
They will be travelling in August to visit sites where land has already been offered. Please pray for wisdom and provision.
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