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Testimony
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In
Laurence
Sterne’s
book
“A
Sentimental
Journey”
Sterne
writes
“There
are
all
kinds
of
travelers—inquisitive
travelers,
idle
travelers,
vain
travelers—but
the
true
value
of
travel
is
not
in
strenuous sight-
seeing. It is in opening one’s heart to feeling.”
I
would
be
hard
pressed
to
add
to
the
intent
of
Sterne’s
quote
about
adventurous
travels.
I
find
his words to ring true to my soul. Living in the 21
st
Century
I
have
the
resources
that
would
allow
me
to
travel
the
far
reaches
of
the
world,
but
to
go
to
a
place
called
Camp
Gorney
and
open
my
heart
to
orphaned
children
has
been
the
greatest
reward.
This
summer
a
group
of
seven
Americans
joined
forces
with
a
Ukrainian
team
to
minister
in
love
and
service
to
orphan
children
in
Crimea,
Ukraine.
We
planned
to
minister
through
skits,
songs,
and
crafts
to
children
aged
from
ten to seventeen. We brought lamp work beads for jewelry making and seed beads for decorating
Chris Watkins
picture frames. We spent four days tie-
dying
camp
shirts
for
fun.
Through
all
the
gifts
and
projects
we
provided
and
completed,
osmosis
began
to
take
place
between
the
two
cultures.
The
Americans
were
no
longer
the
American
team
that
couldn’t
speak
Russian,
but
we
extended
our
arms
with
love
for
the
children.
We
learned
to
impart
the
impacting
message
of
God’s
love
to
the
residents of the camp. We felt God’s miraculous interceding on our behalf to pour out His love through our lives to each child.
Let
me
share
the
life
of
one
girl
from
the
camp.
She
is
sixteen
years
old
and
has
a
bubbly
personality.
Three
years
ago
the
authorities
discovered
that
she
was
living
in
an
apartment
by
herself.
Her
mother
had
been
sent
to
prison
and
she
had
been
living
alone
for
about
one
year.
She
has
a
dream
of
designing
clothes
and
loves
to
sew.
I
think
if
her
circumstances
were
different
she
probably
could
see
her
dreams
come
true.
She
has
real
talent.
One
morning
I
noticed
that
she
was
looking
forlorn
and
I
went
to
her
to
find
out
what
was
bothering
her.
As
I
sat
down
by
her
the
tears
began
to
flow
from
her
brown
eyes.
Instinctively
I
put
my
arm
around
her
as
she
buried
her
head
on
my
chest.
She
had
a
good
cry
and
without
any
words
I
was
able
to
understand
that
this
was
the
broken
heart of “first love.”
My
heart
breaks
for
all
the
tender
moments
that
the
children
of
Camp
Gorney
miss
because
there
is
not
a
mom
or
dad
to
put
their
arm
around
them
and
tell
them
that
it
will
be
all
right.
Psalms
68:5
states
that
He
is
a
“father
to
the
fatherless…”
My
Bible
notes,
“the
protection
and
care
that
one
receives
in
a
family
is
so
essential
to
human
life
that
God
says
He
will
personally
intervene
on
behalf of orphans who lose the normal protection of a father.”
I
am
eternally
grateful
to
God
that
He
has
given
me
the
opportunity
to
go
beyond
my
comfort
zone
and
be
placed
in
another
culture, other children’s lives; for His purpose and glory.
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