“It will make a difference to this one”

There are so many orphans, so many poor. What difference does it make if you reach out?

Like the popular starfish story reminds us, you can make a difference in the world by making a difference for one person at a time.

Sarah, pictured here, was an orphan girl that we had helped out in 2010. She was found in a trench with an injury on the right temple area of her head when a passerby heard some crying. Malnourished and traumatized, we nursed her back to health.

When she got adopted later that year we were excited for her new journey as a citizen of the Netherlands. Now six years old, she is pictured with her parents, Marcel and Marlies, and with the other three pictures, you can see that she is healthy and happy. She was a life that was healed and restored, the right side of her temple completely made whole again. These are some of the times that we know that our God is real and alive.

Often, while walking through the city, a Kenyan friend will grab my hand and we will be walking and talking-hand in hand. A man holding hands with another man would be considered a very odd thing to do in the US and it made me feel a little uncomfortable at first. But now I enjoy it and it makes me feel that our friendship is more cherished and special.

We discovered our way to make a stand against evil in this world. To really make a difference for us was not to pick up a knife or a gun and acquire revenge against injustice. It was to reach out and help one helpless person.

What is stopping you from reaching out and helping your neighbor?

The Hyodos