Last Friday, I visited a home for children here in Oaxaca. They have about 30 children who have come from difficult family situations. They are doing a great job, but it is still a tremendous amount of work!This past Friday, I was helping some of the toddlers get dressed after being bathed. When I reached for a clean diaper for one of the little ones, one of the older girls stopped me and explained that I was supposed to put their wet diapers back on. I thought that I must have misunderstood her, so I went ahead with the clean diaper. A moment later, the adult worker corrected me again and reiterated that I was to put the wet diaper on the kids because it was only wet and not dirty.
It then occurred to me that the reason for this was because they don't have very many diapers. And, what do you do with about 8-10 children under the age of 3 who are not potty-trained, when you only have one package of diapers left and limited resources? It's not a great solution, but what else could you do?
Well...later in the day, we came up with an alternative. We are going to do a Diaper Drive at the Christian school where I also work. So, next week we'll present it to the student council and get this project going. I'm so excited that the Body of Christ is coming together to meet a physical need for an organization that is providing a second chance for these precious children. We're praying that God will continue to keep this door of ministry open and we are hoping for good things to come in the future as we strengthen our relationship with them. Will you please join us in praying?
James 2:14-17
*For the safety of the children, I am not allowed to post pictures of the kids from the home. This little girl is from a VBS we did this summer.
