A girl named Temu
There is a girl here who has been close to my heart for the
whole time I’ve been here. She is 13 years old and she’s very bright. I met her
by “accident” one day. I know with God,
there are no accidents, just divine appointments and she was a divine appointment.
She came by my gate one day last Oct. with her sister and friend looking for
someone else. No one was there but me, so I asked them their names. Then they
told me they had walked far to come see this person, so I invited them in for
some juice and biscuits. I could see these girls were from a rough area and had
probably not eaten that day. The one girl had very good English and we were
able to communicate ok, the other 2 looked to her for translation and help with
English, and I was trying out my SiSwati as best I could to make the communication
easier. We played a little soccer, and then I sent them home because it was
becoming dark and it’s unsafe for girls to be out after dark. I had mango trees
in my yard and so each girl was given a bag and I told them pick as many
mangoes as you want to take back to your families. I knew some would be eaten
on the way. This began a beautiful friendship.
me, the other person they had come to see moved back to the USA.
After a while I was told I shouldn’t have kids come to my house, because they
might go back and tell others and it would make my home a target for theft. So
one day I had to tell them they couldn’t come to see me anymore. I started
visiting them at their homes and so our friendship was able to continue. I
found out that this girl’s sister and friend had both been sponsored to go to
school, but no one was able to sponsor her. It was too late by the time I
learned about this to register her at any school. So this year I have decided
to be the one to send her to school. This past week, I took her to pick up her
first school uniform ever, new shoes, a notebook, and a pencil set. I got to
her home and she was beaming, as she jumped into my car, she was shouting back
to her friends that she was getting all her school stuff. She had so much pride on her face, I
wanted to cry. She has never been to an official school; many of the kids where
she comes from are not able to go to school because of the school fees. I feel
so blessed to be able to help her out.
What a wonderful story. We remember Temu. We’re so glad you’re able to sponsor her. Those divine appointments lead to a divine life. God is awesome!
Christine, thanks for sharing, great to hear how God is using you there to bless these girls. Looking fw to seeing you in a few months.
Great story Christine – and great job investing.
Chris, Thanks for sharing that story and give little Temu a hug from your Papa. Love you,Dad
That’s wonderful Christine! You must feel so blessed to be able to help her out…
Love ya, Jayme
Hey, that is awesome Christine. Such a blessing and I can imagine your heart is elated with the blessing God has given you to love this girl. God bless. Glad to hear great things are happening for you. Love ya
My eyes filled with tears reading this story. You must feel really blessed and fulfilled to be in God’s will, cause that’s where you are. It’s amazing how each one of us can be so far out of God’s will and then in a matter of time be so IN God’s perfect will. All it takes is a life submitted to Christ. Thanks for being that life.
Love in JESUS