Last week we shared Ryan Bodine’s experience in Swaziland with a little orphan girl named Notando. He shares his follow up story below….
I had been praying since the day I metNotando that God would raise up a
family to be an answer to prayer – someone to
adopt this precious little girl. To change the course of her life.
The
first day I prayed for her I knew that God still had a plan for her
life and that abandonment was only a temporary earthly thing. I knew her
heavenly Father loved her greatly and had much much bigger plans for
her life than abandonment. Her story was not going to end with
abandonment and her being lonely in a hospital till she died. This was
not her story. No, God had great things in store for this little girl’s
life. A miracle…
first day I prayed for her I knew that God still had a plan for her
life and that abandonment was only a temporary earthly thing. I knew her
heavenly Father loved her greatly and had much much bigger plans for
her life than abandonment. Her story was not going to end with
abandonment and her being lonely in a hospital till she died. This was
not her story. No, God had great things in store for this little girl’s
life. A miracle…
That miracle happened today. When we arrived at the hospital I
first spent some time at the men’s ward. After praying over a few men
there, it was time to go see “my girl” as I so affectionately
call her. On my way over there I saw Stephanie and her little guy Eli
(read her blog here). She told me that she
hadn’t seen my girl yet today. No biggie.
first spent some time at the men’s ward. After praying over a few men
there, it was time to go see “my girl” as I so affectionately
call her. On my way over there I saw Stephanie and her little guy Eli
(read her blog here). She told me that she
hadn’t seen my girl yet today. No biggie.
On Friday the nurses
were doing something to her so she wasn’t around for the first 15
minutes or so. As I walked into the children’s ward I saw Calie playing
with a child and she said “guess who got adopted!” My lovely
little Notando got adopted. My prayers had been answered! Friday, after we left, a family from New Zealand came and picked her
up. She is a daughter now. She may even be a sister. Most importantly,
she is being loved!
were doing something to her so she wasn’t around for the first 15
minutes or so. As I walked into the children’s ward I saw Calie playing
with a child and she said “guess who got adopted!” My lovely
little Notando got adopted. My prayers had been answered! Friday, after we left, a family from New Zealand came and picked her
up. She is a daughter now. She may even be a sister. Most importantly,
she is being loved!
Thank you, Lord, that you hear the cry of you children. What
was meant for harm and destruction is now meant for joy. Notando
now has two loving parents that absolutely love her and will never be
the same as a result of her being in their life. Your plan is great,
God! Your love for us is incredible! An abandoned, nameless child got a
name and now she has a home. Your plans are good!
was meant for harm and destruction is now meant for joy. Notando
now has two loving parents that absolutely love her and will never be
the same as a result of her being in their life. Your plan is great,
God! Your love for us is incredible! An abandoned, nameless child got a
name and now she has a home. Your plans are good!
So here I sit at the hospital crying, because the love
that our heavenly Father has for us is far beyond my comprehension.
It’s not too often that we hear a story of an abandoned child finding a
home, but daily we abandon our heavenly Father.
that our heavenly Father has for us is far beyond my comprehension.
It’s not too often that we hear a story of an abandoned child finding a
home, but daily we abandon our heavenly Father.
A heavenly Father that
longs for us. He longs for us. He anguishes for those who don’t know
him. He is the one that has been abandoned by his own children yet He
still longs for them to come home. It’s very much the story of the
prodigal son that we all know from the Bible. We have an abandoned
heavenly Father that doesn’t care where you’ve been or what you’ve
done, He just wants you to come home. He desires you. You are not
forgotten. He knows your name. Come home.
longs for us. He longs for us. He anguishes for those who don’t know
him. He is the one that has been abandoned by his own children yet He
still longs for them to come home. It’s very much the story of the
prodigal son that we all know from the Bible. We have an abandoned
heavenly Father that doesn’t care where you’ve been or what you’ve
done, He just wants you to come home. He desires you. You are not
forgotten. He knows your name. Come home.
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