Our team went to Amor del Nino today, a Christian orphanage near Guatemala City. We had a great time with the kids and I had planned to share the details in my blog tonight. But during this evening’s devotions, Pastor Jeff Kephart shared a poem that he wrote last night. I was so moved that I decided to use tonight’s blog to share it with you along with a few photos of the kids we have grown to love.
NO ONE
No one came today.
No one to speak for Jesus
And say “I love you.”
No comforting touch.
It must have been too much to ask
For a moment’s peace from the gnawing pain
Of my solitary existence.
No one came today.
No one came today. No voice, no smile to light the way
Through my fog of deep despair—
No one to whisper “God DOES care—take heart!”
Are they just unaware of my desperate plight,
Or too busy with distractions
To have time for me tonight?
No one came today.
No one came today. I’m the orphan child in a land far away
Beyond the perception of most—
The man in the nursing home just down the street,
The single mom at the end of her rope,
The widow—broken hearted—hoping against hope
For a sweet word of encouragement, an honest embrace—
An end to this endless isolation.
Is there no one to love Jesus
Is there no one to love Jesus By loving me, the least of these?
No one to treat me with dignity—value—
Not like I have some dread disease
To be avoided at all costs?
No one to act for Him who seeks and saves the lost,
Who can drive my fears away?
No one came today. But, perhaps,
Tomorrow….
(Jeff Kephart, Guatemala, 6/24/10)
