Last night as I was preaparing for bed, my mom called and told me that my grandpa passed away in his sleep Friday night. This was shocking and hard to handle but I also know that God is here in the midst of our grief. I know that God is present with my family in the states and that He is here with me. I am grateful that I was able to talk to my grandpa on THanksgiving over the computer and he was bale to see MOriah through the video camera on our computer as we talked. I guess he talked all day about seeing his great granddaughter in India and how he wanted to send stuff for us. I am blessed to know that God knew the importance of this call.
Despite the giref we went to a 6am service in the slums today. The church was built out of concrete pieces and many scrap pieces of metal. The people are the most impoverished I have ever seen. They have absolutely nothing yet when I walked in with Moriah I saw their faces light up. I could see that the gift of life in Moriah brought them true joy. One older woman held her in her lap and just raised her hands and thanked God for Moriah's life. I believe it is truly amazing that in the midst of grief God can give us such gifts as this. I know that God has revealed to me that part of our ministry here is simply sharing the miracle of our little girl. It was also a blessing that the goats ate Rob's sandals and not one of the believers who cannot afford for a goat to eat their shoes:)
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