Maely was thrilled to call and tell us her cast had been removed. The doctor said she will have to wear a brace for several weeks and will have to have another check up in January but if all continues to go well, she will be able to return home soon after her doctors release. We could hear the happiness and excitement in her voice over the phone as she described what it was like to walk normally for the first time in her life. Mending Kids International has done such a wonderful job in coordinating Maely's surgery, accommodations and convalescence! We have grown particularly fond of the social worker (Cristina Farrut) that MKI has assigned to Maely's case. She truly cares for this little girl and we have been very impressed by love and compassion. Professional efficiency combined with love and compassion makes MKI a very speical organization to whom we will be forever greatful. Pat and I hold this organization is very high regard and will be using their services again the next time God places another hurting child before us.
Maely will be flying in next week and I have spent the last two weeks putting up Christmas lights at our house. I expect to start hearing complaints from the local airport because our house is sometimes in the flight approach path and I'm sure our Christmas lights could be mistaken for the airport! We will post pictures when we pick her up next week and all throughout the Christmas and New Years holidays. If you have been following this blog and look back at the first pictures we took of her in Honduras, you may have a hard time recognizing her. The joy and self confidence that radiates from her face now is hard to describe. She is beginning a new life now. One in which she will no longer be different, an object of ridicule, an outcast. A life in which she can run and skip with others her age and never again hear the cruel remarks about her deformity that exiled her within her own village. God has worked a miracle in her life but I think that we have just begun to see the full impact of what has occurred here. What an amazing story God is writing for this little girl. I will share more later on how Maely's story will impact every person living in her village. She left an outcast and will return as God's blessing to the entire village.
May God richly bless you this Christmas season and may you not forget that Christmas isn't about presents, decorations, discount sales, dinner parties or food....its about Jesus who came to earth the first time as an innocent baby born to die for our sins. One day soon, Jesus the righteous judge, the Lion from the tribe of Judah will return, He will set up His kingdom upon this earth and rule the nations with a rod of iron. Until that day, we must be busy preparing the way for the coming of our King and keep looking up for our redemption draweth nigh.
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