No Words…

Dear Friends and family,

Ellen and I have just returned from a visit to a barrio to determine the needs for some wheelchairs. Little did we know who God would introduce us to. Our world stood still as we witnessed the tragic life of three girls. While they appear young one is 21 years old and her sister is 19. Neither can sit, stand, talk or comprehend. They are severly retarded. They have lived on this floor locked in the house when their parents leave. They would hold our hands but only one gave evidence of understanding we were there. There are simply no words, no words, no words to describe our sorrow for the horrific lives these girls have lived so far and will continue to unless we find a way to change their world. Just when we lost patience in giving and expecting people to change, we found ourselves in the little barrio of Banilihan.

Just down the road was a second visit and God piled on to our experience. This little 14 year old again is severly retarded, cannot talk, walk or respond to others. But she does have a loving, caring mother and father unlike the first two angels God introduced us.

What do we do now? Please pray for us. These children cannot be walked away from and ignored. We cannot say it is to difficult or costly to help. We need direction.Why were we brought here to a scene we never imagined we would see in live. We have seen dead and dying. We have seen severly ill but never without care or hope and, for the first two girls, living like inmates.

All our other project pale to the challenge and opportunity to love these children. More after we sleep.

God Bless you each one and these children of God’s creation!

Love,
Denny and Ellen