One for Another

I have heard it said before that the things that stir your spirit, that make your heart swell, that make your skin shiver and that bring tears to your eyes, are in fact the things that you are most passionate about. This made me ponder on the things that cause me such reactions.


Just the other day I was reminded once again of this. I was watching My Name is Orphan. It is a short film documentary that presents a touching, up-close-and-personal account of the plight of street kids and orphans in Mumbai, India and grassroots efforts to rescue them. As the tears streamed down my face I knew that this was something I can not ignore. In the soul penetrating words of Brooke Fraser, "now that I have seen, I am responsible". And with that, I knew I had a part to play.

Some of my dearest friends are actually en route to India as we speak. Ready to get involved any way they can to help these sweet little children. Children who had no say in where they were born, children who had no choice but to live on the streets and in the gutters, children who had nothing to do with the cards they were dealt.


These precious friends of mine, are working alongside the vision of Pastor Biju Thampy in Mumbai, India. They are working with the team from Vision Rescue. No doubt, their lives will never be the same.


To be irrevocably changed means that one can't sit still knowing that there are orphans to rescue and nations to bring hope to.

Looking forward to the bittersweet return of my friends from Mumbai. Knowing that their hearts would have broken a million times over after looking into the eyes of these children and knowing that their fate is indeed in our hands. 


As I search my own heart to see what is in my hand, I pray that you too would do the same. The outworking of this will indeed be different for each and every one of you. For some it's financial - for some it's practical - for some it's creative - and for others, it means stepping on a plane and getting involved.


Biju Thampy started his whole mission in Mumbai after seeing this injustice and saying 'God, someone needs to do something here' And he felt like God responded 'Why don't you do something?'


I sit here and ask myself that same question.