Good Samaritan

“Then little children were brought to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.’” – Matthew 19:13-14

Last week, Colleen and I had the privilege of helping our friend Robyn Moore, a WGM missionary and Nurse Practitioner, at Good Samaritan orphanage in Nairobi.  Good Sam is located in Mathare, a slum with over half a million people living in it.  Robyn has an incredible ministry to several orphanages around Nairobi, providing medical care and food for the children. 

 

We mainly played with the kids and helped with crowd control as Robyn saw some patients.  It was so much fun spending time with the kids... Colleen taught a bunch of them “Skidamarink” complete with motions, so she was surrounded by kids singing and dancing for most of the day.  We had made peanut butter sandwiches the morning before we left, and the kids loved them… they lined up so quietly as we passed them out, and there were huge grins on all of their faces.  It is amazing how much joy a little Jiff can bring! 

We were shocked to hear some of the childrens’ stories – many of them have experienced more than a lifetime of trauma in their young lives.  Some of the things that have happened to them are horrible… Our only comfort is knowing that God loves them more than we can even imagine, and He promises to take care of them and set things right in the end.   

Early in our time at Good Samaritan, a little boy named Newton latched onto Colleen and they were inseparable for the rest of the day.  He was such a precious little boy who just needed some love.  Like many of the kids, Newton has already had so much happen in his little life.  He was so sweet and loved all the attention that he was getting… we wished we could just take him home and love on him! 

Please pray for Newton and for all the other children like him.  There are so many kids who have been rejected by the world, but are priceless to the Lord.  In the verse posted above, Jesus confirmed how important little children are to Him and how we are to treat them, even though so often they are cast aside in society.  “The kingdom of heaven belongs to them…”

Also please pray for Robyn and her incredible ministry.  She deals with things on a daily basis that most of us cannot imagine, yet she perseveres to help the children.  Click HERE to see Robyn Moore's WGM page. 

Thanks so much for reading and for your prayers,

Cason

Click HERE to see the whole album of pictures from our time at Good Sam... so many beautiful faces!

She was so beautiful and photogenic:

A view from the second floor of Good Samaritan out into the Mathare slum:

Colleen is always surrounded by kids… they love her!:

I cannot get over how amazing orphans’ eyes are sometimes…:

The kids waiting in line for their peanut butter sandwiches:

Newton getting checked out by Robyn:

As always, thanks for reading!