The "God is up to something" post I warned you about

“Once our eyes are opened, we can’t pretend we don’t know what to do. God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, knows that we know, and holds us responsible to act.”  (Proverbs 24:12)

 

That verse has resonated with me for several years now. A couple of weeks ago, that verse spoke to me through the eyes of a not-so-little boy in Uganda.    

Emma is 11 or 12 year old (don't let his Americanized name fool you).  As you can probably tell, Jiggers isn't the only medical problem he is facing.  From what we've gathered so far, preliminary tests have been done in Uganda, but no formal diagnosis or medical treatment plan has been made.  Why?  Because there are no children's hospitals or specialists in his home country that know what do do about the growing problem this young man is facing.  And even if there were, he wouldn't have the financial resources to pay for it anyway.  Sole Hope has helped his feet, but they aren't set up to handle something like this, despite desperately wishing they could do something to help this sweet young man.

And so a team member of mine and I chatted.  And we prayed.  We both agreed that going home and doing nothing wouldn't be possible for either of us. After all, our eyes were opened....

Collectively we are making calls to people we know (and people we don't) asking how a boy who desperately needs medical attention could get it here in the US or in Africa with some kind of surgical team that does this sort of thing.

I have NO idea what I'm doing, but I can pray.  And I can make calls.  And I can ask my friends who/what they may know.

And so I'm asking....

Will you pray?

For the right connections to fall into place.

For finances (whatever they may be) to NOT be a barrier.

For favor with any necessary governmental agencies that may try to stand in the way.

For God to move mountains and be glorified through Emma's story.

As for acclimating back home, I guess you could say Chelsea and I are acclimated.  We aren't sick, we aren't tired and as expected, we notice all the "problems" people at the pool and the grocery store have.  Problems we want to help eliminate by politely walking up to them and showing them pictures of children with jiggers in their feet. 

You see, my girl is more like me than I initially thought.  With that said, please pray for her!  She's at the age where she wants to change the world and I desperately want her to hold onto that for as long as possible.  But I also KNOW that there will be people out there who try to discourage her.  Or ignore her. Or distract her. 

For those of you who know us and how much "fun" we've had moving across the country, well, let's just say that the 7 of us are all on the same page now where certain things are concerned.  Certain things that will hopefully change everything.  Certain things we are "circling" and praying about each night.

I titled this blog "No More What If's" because I don't want to look back on my life and wonder what would have, could have or should have happened if I had taken a chance, took a risk or stepped out in faith when deep down the answer was "yes" even though the world around me said "no".  More importantly, I want others to change their "What if...." to "Why not?..." and Go For It.

In the meantime, our family's first Sole Hope Shoe Cutting party is being planned.  When I initially posted info. about it on FB, I was blown away at how many people wanted to attend one.  As of now friends in 6 states are talking about organizing a party of their own!  I sent info to those people, but if you aren't a FB friend and want to know how that works, here is the info.  It's easy to do and it TOTALLY changes lives!  In fact, the life it changes the most just might be yours!

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