Immanuel: “God With Us”

 

While we were all in South Africa, we received a call from Charles telling us that we had someone bring us a two week old baby. The baby’s mother was in the clinic and expected not to live long and the father was nowhere to be found, so Amber gave permission to keep the baby and care for it until we got back here to evaluate the situation. Once we got back we heard many different stories about this baby and his parents. When we got it all sorted we heard that the mother was still in the clinic, however, she was physically and mentally ill not fit to care for the little one. We tried to track down the father, but whomever the grandparents thought it was, denied everything and left their village. Now the baby is left with a very ill mother and no father to speak of…a few days later we heard that the mother had passed away, leaving this child doubled orphaned and able to be taken in by MOL.

This little boy is named Immanuel and what a perfect name for the situation that he found himself in; only being in the world for two weeks and having no mother or father to care for him. Immanuel means “God with Us” and I think it is clear that God had his hand over Immanuel since the moment he came out of his mother’s womb. He is now happy and healthy at the orphanage getting the formula and nutrients he needs to allow his body to develop properly. He is surrounded by mothers and children who love him and will constantly show him the love of Christ.

Immanuel is now our 6^th baby and the 16^th child in the MOL Orphanage…we have 4 spaces left before MOL will have to think about building another house for the children who are coming their way.

I love how the community looks after this orphanage and the children there…they take pride in their work and often look out for children who are doubled orphaned, not receiving the proper care they need to survive. Men and women in this area are being transformed by the work that God is doing through this orphanage and that’s what it is all about!! Praise God…for He is ALWAYS with us!!

 

“The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.”

Psalm 121:7-8