This week (albeit the shortest school week ever) is my daughters week to be star student. During this week the child gets to bring in photos of themselves and family, mementos and a special toy. My sweet angel has a dolphin on her dresser and it is a cute statue, except for the broken fin. She wanted to take it and me, wanting to protect her from ridicule, said no at first. But then I remembered where she had gotten it from. Here in Kentucky there is a special home in Casey County called the Galilean Home. This is a very special place that was founded by a husband and wife (Sandy and Jerry Tucker). Since they first felt God’s calling for this ministry, they have adopted hundreds of children from all over the world. They take no federal funding and every penny they have is donated or earned from one of the businesses on or around the property. One of these is the store where Kayleigh got this dolphin with the broken fin. Sandy passed away and so now it is Jerry and his MANY children that run the home. They have adopted children who without them would have perished in their home land. Boys and girls with limbs blown off from hidden land mines, and many children with developmental delays have been adopted. There is also a ministry called “Born Free” where the Tuckers take in babies that are born in prison or babies that have mothers in prison and take care of them (free of charge) until the mom gets out or the child turns 18. Isn’t that awesome? That is God’s love.
So without a mini lightening bolt from God, reminding me of a way I could help my daughter be witness of God’s love, an opportunity could have been lost. I wrote a letter for her teacher to read to tell why she bought this dolphin already broken and where it came from.
God gives us opportunities to share His love daily, we just have to be aware of our lives enough to see them. Below is a link to the Galilean Home website. Please check it out.
http://www.galileanhome.org/
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