Open Wide

Open Wide Hurting children. Diseased foreigners. Grinding poverty... change the channel. I might have done that if I'd only seen them on some cable-tv charity appeal. I'm glad I didn't. In the last few messages I wrote about how I met Robson, Matheus, Amilton, Alessandra and the others at Casa Refugio, a YWAM run shelter for children with HIV/AIDS here in Brazil. Even after all the 17 missions trips and countless faces of need, I realize that I can't just walk away from here. I can't turn it off. A woman was walking toward church. Helen had read on our web site about one of the children here, Joao Pedro, and the surgery he needs. She somehow sensed God asking "Why don't you do something?" She didn't even know how much it would all cost. But her heart opened to God... and to a child a world away. On Monday we'll take them the money she sent to cover the operation. Our hearts can be jaded by repeatedly choosing to avoid pain. But it's not right to hold the world an arm's length away. If we open our hearts to God, we open our hearts to the people of the world. Jesus says, "Because you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me." (Mt. 23) Open wide : ) -Jeff & fam (& DTS) P.S. If you would like to come down to Brazil to volunteer or work longer-term with Casa Refugio--contact us. If you'd like to volunteer with us at YWAM Woodcrest in Texas--contact us. If you'd like to give towards Casa Refugio or another child (Leticia) that requires surgery--again please contact us. We'd love to help make it happen! YwamWoodcrest.com

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