She mentioned the challenges of raising the two kids, the little one wakes up every night with nightmares of abuse. The older one is angry, and doesn't understand why his mom left.
Her own son's kidney failed when he was 15. He had a transplant which saved his life and then it failed when he was 27 and he died.
Her daughter had a massive stroke, thats why she can't take care of her children.
Her other daughter had her third baby, a beautiful chubby boy with an angel face....he died at birth. She held him for hours.
She told me all these things as if she were talking about yesterdays weather. It was her normal, to her it wasn't shocking or even that interesting. But it changed me. I thought, goodness, why do I try to protect myself and my children? God gave us an amazing resilience. We can make it through just about anything.
Part of being sent is listening to peoples stories. Not talking, just listening. And caring about what they've been through and where they are. And sometimes, part of being sent is gaining a new perspective....about learning a little from those to whom you are sent.
