Her eyes are brown. They always have blue eye shadow on them. They smile easily but are also filled with pain.
Her mother took her two sisters and left her, her little brother and her father when she was 7 years old. She didn't understand that her mother would never return. She assumed responsibility of her brother's upbringing and grew up quickly. She spent weeks in the fields taking care of her brother while her father worked.
When her father remarried, she turned into her brother's defender.....against their stepmother's beatings.
She married, had children, divorced, and is now in another relationship. Marriage is really out of the question because she doesn't trust her boyfriend and he doesn't trust her. They both have recently accepted Christ and know they should not be living together. She wants to grow, with or without him. She is hungry for God and to understand Him.
She still cries when she talks about her childhood. She still doesn't understand why her mother left her. But she has hope now. She has a future. Her eyes are seeing more clearly.
Miriam! That is so wonderful that you are spreading the message of Christ. The more and more I hear people's stories, the more I am more convinced about the power the family unit has to do so much harm and pain (and on the flip side - so much good). You have such a beautiful family. Thank you for your work in Peru and also for commenting on my Busy Bliss blog. I'm so happy you found the fun "50 ways"! It's late and I so need to go to bed right now :). Hope you and your family are doing well! Bless you with all you are doing!
ReplyDeleteMindy
Mindy, thank you! So nice to meet you in the blog world, maybe someday we can meet. I'm sure we would be fast friends. Keep up the sharing, you have a gift!
Delete