"But now, this is what the LORD says—
he who created you, he who formed you:
"Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
Since you are precious and honored in my sight,
and because I love you,
I will give men in exchange for you,
and people in exchange for your life. 5 Do not be afraid, for I am with you;
I will bring your children from the east
and gather you from the west.
I will say to the north, 'Give them up!'
and to the south, 'Do not hold them back.'
Bring my sons from afar
and my daughters from the ends of the earth-
everyone who is called by my name,
whom I created for my glory,
whom I formed and made."
Lead out those who have eyes but are blind,
who have ears but are deaf."
This passage has been a comfort to me in the last week. I have been asked to pray and consider starting a work from scratch that feeds and houses the children being exploited at the borders. No one is working with these children. Many of them are sick emotionally and physically. As I sat hearing of the desperate need for someone to go and be willing to work with these children, my heart began to pound with that familiar beat, GO ANNA. I am told it is hard. I am told it can be dangerous. In my mind I feel myself shrink back and a soft voice reminds me, "Is anything too hard for the Lord?" Now I see it, many tiny, hungry, broken, hurting faces. Tears roll down my cheeks. No, nothing is ever too hard for God. I look back into the past and remember all the times I have seen His faithfulness and His power to make what seems impossible, possible.
God has never failed me. So once again, I pray," Lord, If you say Go, I will go."
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