This post is written by Deborah Lange who is living in the Wellington Orphanage as an in-house tutor for the children.
1 John 4:11-12 “Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.”
In the month noted for “love” let us all not forget the greatest love and Lover of all. Only because of Him are we able to love others always and endlessly. Living in Africa this year I have learned so much about true love. God has given me opportunities to love His children and His people every day and every moment in new ways.He has enabled me to love others more than I thought possible. To love when it hurts; to love when I feel I have no energy; to love those who reject love; love the old, the ugly, the disabled; to love without tiring! Because He loves me without tiring!
I praise God for Romans 5:5 “God has poured His love into our hearts, by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven” I rejoice that He pours His love into me daily so that I can pour that same love into others. God gave me the chance to love many for Him this month. To love the old man who needed a hug and smiled when I greeted him in his tribal tongue; to love the Muslim teenage girl who had a very swollen hand by praying for her and finding medical treatment; to give the love of a Mother to the girls at the Orphanage who get sick or scared during the night and come knock on my door needing comfort; to pray and encourage the single Mom whose home was burglarized last week.
God blesses me with the chance to love them in the name of Jesus. If I could share anything about the surroundings here at Wellington Orphanage it would be to tell you about the love that is shown day in and day out. During the classes I teach every day, one of the subjects the children do is scripture memorization. This month they are memorizing 1 Corinthians 13 ‘the chapter on love’ these Children love like I’ve never experienced. They are filled with God’s love and give love in so many ways. In 1 Cor. 13 it says how our faith, prophesying, prayers and giving are all useless without love. Many people that come to this Orphanage are inspired and amazed at the Pastors and children’s faith, giving, and answered prayers. As I’ve studied this chapter and spent more time here I’m convinced they have all those spiritual things in abundance because above all else they LOVE others tirelessly!
Oh that I would learn to love and serve always, not thinking of my own comfort but caring most about the comfort of Christ and those around me. 1 John 3:1 How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! I praise God daily for the love of so many of you are praying and giving for Sierra Leone, for the Orphans, and for my teaching with the Education Project. Through your giving and praying you make it possible for me to be here; loving in the mighty name of Jesus. Without HIS love, all else is meaningless. Please take time now to rejoice and rest in His mighty love that He pours into our hearts!
By HIS Love,
Deborah