The Comfort of .... a LION?

Really?  ... you ask.

HOW can a LION in Kenya 

give

COMFORT?

Let me explain....

I chose the story of Daniel and the Lion's Den

to take to the kids in Kenya and Uganda this past trip.

I always like to take something for them to MAKE.

Something that they can call THEIR OWN.

You see, they have VERY LITTLE that is truly 

THEIRS.

I wanted to share with them the incredible

story of a man who was willing to 

OBEY GOD...

NO. MATTER. WHAT!

As I stood on the side of a mountain

looking out over a lake

with 180 orphans

helping me tell the tale

of Daniel

who was willing to follow

his Lord, and pray faithfully to him

3 times a day - 

even though he KNEW it could

mean his life.

I WAS TRULY HUMBLED....

That God could even think to

use me - in any way

to make a difference in these

kids lives.

I didn't really have to TELL them anything...

they KNEW every DETAIL of the story

and filled in every blank.

But I shared with them...

HOW MUCH HE LOVES THEM,

AND HOW HE HAS A PLAN FOR THEIR LIVES

IF THEY ARE WILLING TO

OBEY.... EVEN WHEN IT IS REALLY HARD!

HOW EVEN WHEN THEY ARE SCARED... 

HE IS ALWAYS THERE.

AND HE WILL NEVER LEAVE THEM... 

NEVER!

So after our story ...

we headed inside for them to

each MAKE something

to remind them

that HE will always

be there to comfort and protect them.

A LION PILLOW!!!

Let me just say...

that there are some AMAZING people

who spent

HOURS tirelessly laboring with LOVE...

cutting, sorting and assembling

300+

lion pillow kits!

Words CANNOT express....

the look on their faces,

the joy in their eyes,

the smiles from ear to ear

as they proudly

displayed their pillows!

Many of them wrote notes of thanks on the 

Ziplock bags... for those who would

see the pictures we took.  

They wanted them to know

how much the APPRECIATED

the gift of LOVE

from SO FAR AWAY!!

These children DO NOT HAVE

any form of a PILLOW.

(until now!)

What fun to see them

 on their beds... as 'treasures' displayed 

and loved!!

Yes...

the COMFORT of a LION....

Jesus said, "...whatever you did for one of the

least of these brothers of mine, you did for me."

 Matthew 25:40

Are we REALLY willing to BE the HANDS and FEET of Jesus

to those who so desperately need it?  Such simple things...

make such a HUGE impact!!