Learning to love

Some people are easy to love and others we have to work at. When the opportunity came for us to help those 2 girls this week it was a no brainer for all of us involved. We have spent most of the week following through on that. Yesterday Chris and our translator went to the company where the contract to work in Malaysia had been signed. I use the word contract loosely as it had the wrong age (stating she was 22), name and the dates were left blank. The only part that was spelled out clearly was that if the "servant were to jump from the roof any building or run away" they were not liable. They had a photo of the girl attached and a finger print. We were able to get her out of the contract by returning the original amount that was given to her parents. It was not easy as the company was extremely upset to lose her, she would have been a great asset for them.

In the afternoon both families of the girls came to see the facility and talk with us. This was not an aspect that I had thought about before. Point blank we were asked if one of the girls older sisters could be in the program. Another no brainer, right? Not that easy. This was the sister that had sold her younger sister to people she knew. So what is the answer in these cases? How do we participate in redemption and have limits and guidelines etc. How do we love the fathers, mothers, sisters that sold the Daughhters that we are trying to help? We have to think differently, love unconditionally and pray for wisdom above all else.

Yesterday we recieved great advice to slow down, think and understand. At this point we have not been recruiting or planning, but opportunities to help have come and now we are responsible. The girls will be starting on Mon. w/ our seamtress and staying with a friend until we can get the details of the program in place. But for the next month we hope to answer some of the questions that have come up this week. Visitation, curriculum, free time, church etc. We are meeting w/ some organizations today that have already answered some of these questions and we hope we won't have to reinvent the wheel.