From the beginning Devon and I have included Chala and his family in our prayers at night. In addition, I pray for him at other times....for him to do well at school, for us to be able to send his family extra money, etc.
The letters that we receive are short because they have to be translated, so normally there isn't much that shocks me in them. Today's letter, however was different. There were only 9 sentences in the entire letter. 2 of them grabbed my attention.
One sentence told that he bought a mattress with the money we sent at Christmas time. Devon and I discussed what he may have been sleeping on before? A mat? A blanket? The dirt floor? Well the letter did not divulge that information, but it made Devon and I stop and thank God once again for all of our blessings. We reminded ourselves that even if we feel like we don't have much here, we have so much more than so many people in the world....including our little Chala.
The other thing that really got my attention was the last sentence. Chala asked for his prayer requests. He was asking for prayers that his Mom would received Jesus. I thought to myself what an amazing God that we have, that He goes to this extent to reconcile everyone to Himself. Now I'll start praying for Chala's Mother's salvation and we'll see how God moves in this little boy's life AND the life of his Mother.
