From Trace Thurlby live from Haiti:
Two months ago, Dafka (18) lived with her Mom and sisters in Croix Des Bouquets. Her Dad worked for the Port Authority downtown. Dafka went to school and had a new boyfriend, Johnny (also 18).
Two weeks ago, Love a Child (an organization) called us and asked us to take Dafka. Dafka’s family died in the quake. She had no place to go. We were happy to give her a home.
Yesterday we learned that Dafka is a few months pregnant. Her boyfriend is in a clinic in the DR. His family is in tact. The question now is: will Johnny do the right thing?
This morning we learned that Johnny’s says he can’t help Dafka, because his arm is broken. Dafka, like many young pregnant girls, is hoping her boyfriend will turn out to also be a man – a strong, gentle man. Moise will graciously reach out to him and speak truth into his life.
If Johnny’s family embraces Dafka, the young couple will make a run of it together. Many of us have been there. If they balk, Dafka will stay in our GO Project family.
Your love will provide the foundation from which she can begin this new chapter. Your care points her to the care of her Father God. Your prayers will strengthen her.
Today, I saw five hundred women standing in a USAid line under the piercing sun. I saw a tent community whose abject poverty defies description.
I also saw food, shelter, and love given to those in great need in the name of Jesus. The movement of God’s hand is a beautiful thing! He’s using you to feed children, to spread hope, to reassure a scared 18-year-old girl that it’s going to be OK.
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