When your morning is filled with blood, diarrhea (both little boys), etc., it is so wonderful not to have to run out of the house for meetings.
This is a snapshot Cherish took of Sammy while I was washing his face:
Apparently, Samuel had scratched off a cold sore scab that he had at the base of his nose, and he had been bleeding in his crib. He woke up with blood on him, his clothing, sheet, blanket, and crib. Thankfully, it didn't scare him.
Then, as soon as I had him cleaned up, the diarrhea blow-outs began. The timing was perfect.
As I went from boy to boy caring for their needs, I thought of what life might look like if they were still in the orphanage. Would their caregivers treat them (or any orphan in the same predicament) with harshness and anger? Would the caregivers leave the boys in their filth thinking they just didn't care or have the time?
And the beauty shown through. Lots of children suffer from even greater problems in orphanages, but there is no one to immediately care for their needs. No immediate diaper changes. No immediate change of soiled clothing. No gentle touches or voices to reassure them....
And then, Daniel went on his nebulizer, and again I marveled at the fact that we have a nebulizer! We are not like the millions who have to stand in line at the hospital waiting to use one of the two nebulizers that are the only ones in the capital city's hospital. And, we didn't have to take a bus or taxi to get to the hospital. We have one in our house.
The nebulizer we used at the hospital in Zhengzhou:
This morning and around the clock as needed:
And I am grateful. And I am at peace. Thank You, Lord, that these children are in a family and that they are having their needs met!
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