Tuesday night my water heater decided to burst and flood my basement. Yes, it was a mess. Yes, it was a pain in the butt. But that is not the hardest part. We have a $5000 deductible. Stupid, stupid us.
David and I made an important decision a few weeks ago and had a special purpose for that money. Now it is gone and we are starting over. Big sigh.
I know God will provide. It is all in His timing. That is what I keep telling myself when I get down. At least we had the money. At least we don't have to tell the kids that they have to take cold baths because mom and dad can't afford a new water heater. Did I mention that the water heater isn't covered under insurance? That was an extra $1K. Another big sigh.
While I was trying not to drown in depression I reassured myself by saying it could be worse. One of the kids could have gotten sick. We could have had a higher deductible ;0). Someone could have died... This list goes on and on.
None of my problems compare to what you are about to read.
There are several web sites that I check regularly to see listing of orphans with Down Syndrome (Reece's Rainbow) and how some of these children are doing when they get to their forever home. This is where I learned about Liliana.
Liliana is an orphan somewhere in Eastern Europe. She has Down's Syndrome. She is 11 years old and weighs only 10 lbs. 10 lbs!!!! I'm not sure how a child of 11 years of age can weigh that little and still live. I just kills me to think of the wasting her body has endured. Can you imagine being that hungry and not being fed? Imagine the internal war her little body is fighting. How can that happen to a child? How can a group of people, day after day, walk past this little girl and know that she is dying but still do nothing.
We treat our dogs better than this.
A fellow blogger has set up a Chip-In fund. They will be giving away iPads, iPods, gift cards, and lots of other things to raise money in hopes that someone can be her Mom and Dad. Adoptions in these countries can cost between $20,000-$30,000. The quicker we raise the money the quicker we can get her home.
Please donate if you can. I already did. It's real easy. You just need a PayPal account. Please go to the link below. There are pictures of Liliana there.
I'm asking you to pray for this little girl and give if you can.
Thank you!
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