I am so blessed to have so many interested in what is happening in our "little world" of Ouanaminthe, Haiti, and specifically, COCINA. Thank you to all of you who ask about us, what we need and how you can best pray for us. It really is humbling.

What is also humbling is something that is breaking my heart, because I have been where so many of our young, lovely children are right now...trying to figure out who they are in this big world, and how they can fit into their parents faith and beliefs, yet are also trying to figure out who they are, and in the bigger picture...who is God? does He exist? and if so, can they really have a relationship, a personal relationship with Him?...to make life and "faith" their own.
It's humbling, because God has drawn me to the young people who ask such questions, and I'm honored when they invite me into their lives, so I can share the answer of "yes and yes. and then share that God is a God who loves you more than you can ever comprehend. I can say this because I personally have been in such a place, asking the same questions. If we allow the God of the Universe to answer such questions when we ask them, He will. We do have to allow Him to answer our questions. He is a gentleman. He will not push, but He will prod...gently. Because He loves us SO much, He doesn't want to lose any of us to Satan's lies, deception, or eternal damnation. So, yes, He will allow us to wander and then draws us back to Him gently, tenderly, over and over and over, until we realize that He loves us, has ALWAYS loved us, and will ALWAYS love us, no matter what. And then, it will still be over and over, until we are Home with Him, for good, away from the sin, away from the faltering. Yes, as I said, it is an incomprehensible Love.
For those loved ones who have not yet given your Creator a chance in your life, for yourself, please try it. Yes, you may think or say you've already tried it and it hasn't worked. Maybe you have been burned in the past, but what or who burned you? was it God, or religion? Something I learned a long time ago: God is THE Absolute, religion is man's invention. Why do you think there is a Bible verse that simply states: Jesus wept. He weeps over us, He weeps for us. God loves us SO much that He allowed Himself to come to earth to save us from ourselves. Big, very big thought. Oh, how He loves us. Oh how He loves you and me.

Just had to share this with you. Actually a thought came to my mind about my heart breaking over my friends and their kids and I started typing...the rest is His story, and your story. Go live life. Live it with purpose.
Love,
Marylee