I spent the weekend with an almost 17 year old who has been in foster care since she was 11 years old.
Her life before foster care was so full of abuse that you can't even begin to comprehend the horrors.
I heard her say things like
"I've never known a real family."
"I got nobody who cares what happens to me."
"When I turn 18 I'll be alone forever because no body wants someone with a disability like me."
"No body calls me and wants to talk to me. I don't got no one to even call."
There were more and each statement ripped through me like a knife
slicing away little slivers of my heart.
She is living in a group home and will be visiting here once a month.
I have her my phone number and told her to call anytime she wants.
I will call her BUT what she really needs is a family.
I am praying for a miracle.
She has some mental & personality quirks that some say make her hard to live with but by golly if you have room in your heart to stretch yourself she isn't hard to love!
I am praying that someone steps up and gives this sweet girl a family
that will support her throughout life and love her forever NO MATTER WHAT.
Couple this weekend experience with the fact that I'm reliving some horrific days of my life watching someone I love very VERY much live it themselves. I NEEDED this verse today. Maybe you do too…
Today the world is sin stained but one day...
1 comment:
Could she use a penpal? I know it doesn't sound like much but it could be a good idea if it is allowed. Writing to you used to help me so maybe I can write to her and she can write back if she wants. Everyone needs to feel wanted, listened to and cared about. Even a measly hand written letter might make her feel a bit better!
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