When it comes to the MH community, they may be in poverty,
they may have no health care, they may have limited education, but what they do
have is: faith. Within this community,
there are four churches along with many religious ones who believe in the word of
the Lord. They may have trials, triumph, and tragedies, but they have the love
and support from up above.
Being there in the middle of some tragedy, I saw the way
they coped with it in a religious way.
People had less worry and anxiety when they had the church. The prayers were made, songs were sang, and
people were united with one another through his spirit. It was lovely to witness how powerful the
church can be. In their life, they face
many questions on a daily basis. Am I going to be able to pay the light bill
this month? Can I send my children to school? Is it possible to get job when I
have 6 kids to watch?
These questions are asked day in and day out, but the one thing that never needs to be questioned is faith. These communities have daily struggles, but their faith in God remains. The local residents attend service, meet on Sunday for service, the kids attend Sunday school, and they make their daily prayers and rituals. They sing songs of Jesus when they are in the church for camp or humming it to themselves on the bus.
With the struggles of life, there is undying strength in these beautiful, little hearts. The faith they have builds towards their resilience. The resilience of the pain that is building in their life or environment. They pain from seeing their friend shot and dead. The pain from being hungry day in and out.
While I can´t control what is happening, I can count on what I see in front of me. I see beauty within these children that is given by the Lord. It’s beautiful to see his presence within the smiles of the children, especially those who have a very difficult life. He loves and takes care of his children. Some will not make it, but many will live within his loving arms. Jesus will save the day.
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