“Never stop believing in yourselves. My father believed in every one of you and knew the capacity you had to become men of God
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Day 30: Free at Last
After a comfortable life working professionally as a lawyer, followed by several years of raising four children and caring for an elderly mother, God called me back to the world of work.
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Day 29: Chiq and Bela Salon
Have you ever dreamed about opening your own business, only to give up before you start? That's why I am so impressed with Eduarda, 21 and Tamires, 18. They did not give up, and they are operating in the black.
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Day 28: Josue and Amos
Having kids with extreme special needs did not seem to be a good idea. We work with many kids who have had violent pasts. They can be “impulsive” (choosing my words carefully). How could we ensure their safety? Nevertheless, Phil found himself in the position of accepting Josue or being held in contempt of the court and going to jail.
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Day 27: The Perfect Life
Each morning I get up at 5am, go to the gym, shower, come home and put a hot breakfast on the table. We sit, chat and start the day together with prayer. I check that the homework and lunches are in the backpacks before my kids head off to school.
Well, that's the way it plays out in my head. The true, unexaggerated reality is one parent is traveling, there are tears over lost homework, someone does not want to eat breakfast, and there is overturned furniture to dodge while dashing to the car, toast in hand, because the hamster was loose.
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Day 26: Answered Prayers
We have failed you. Too often, we ask for your prayers, but we fail to report back when they are miraculously answered. I guess we just take it for granted! I recently came across a letter written by Dalva, who has worked for us for several years now, and I remembered the original request for prayer we sent out which—thanks to our faithful prayer warriors—made that letter possible.
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Day 25: Celebration of Life
I like to imagine the celebration which took place in Heaven the day each of our children was born, as the angels rejoiced for that new life! Sadly, many children coming through our door never had their birthdays commemorated here on earth, or even remembered. Some don't even have birth certificates to show the date.
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Day 24: Voice of a Child
The voice of a child. A voice lifted in prayer to the One who created that very special and very precious life. A voice lifted in praise, in pain, in wonder and in gratitude. A voice lifted in prayer for an estranged family member, for friends who are still on the streets, for strength for an overwhelmingly difficult life, for peace, for love. A prayer of thanks for the very air that we breathe.
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Day 23: Beauty Inside Out
It's easy to see how a girl can be made to feel dirty, used and ugly—from the inside out. When the girls lived on the street, they had little exposure to function and beauty. Their value was as someone else's commodity. The slums are saturated with shoddy, dilapidated shacks. Street children are filthy, malnourished and inappropriately dressed.
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