I am back in Atlanta, Georgia and wanted to post one more blog on the topic of this funeral while it is fresh in my mind and in my heart.

As the burial came to a close and the final prayer was prayed there was a moment of silence.  It was pitch black except for the starry sky, but I could see young Vumeli sitting right next to the grave (she is the one in the photo looking at the camera).  Vumeli, age 12, was almost like a mother to her younger brothers and sisters.  Sarah used to go off for days and leave them alone.  That habit is diminishing as hope is being restored.  Vumeli was left to try to find food for them, cook for them and comfort them… all 5 who were younger than her.

The final prayer was prayed and then out of nowhere a small voice started to sing a song in English – it was Vumeli, sitting beside the grave.  She sang, “You deserve the glory and the honor as I lift my hands in worship and I bless your Holy name, for you are great, you do miracles so great, there is no one else like you, there is no one else like you, for you are great, you do miracles so great, there is no one else like you… no one else like you.”  She repeated the verses over and over, her voice getting stronger each time and by the third repetition Sarah was singing with her.  I have no idea where she learned it as she speaks very little english, but both of them sang it in perfect english and it was a most beautiful moment and a most beautiful ending to a day of peace.

As we went back to the homestead for dinner Sarah spoke to anyone who would listen and told them that there was no way that she could have survived this loss of a child it it hadn’t been for Jesus being with her.  She had decided in the days after Gcinile’s death that Jesus was her Lord and Savior and clung to Him through the pain and sorrow.  I believe that this was one of the reasons why there was unexplainable peace and love surrounding us all that day.

Sarah and the children are very anxious and excited to get back to Canaan and settle in to their new home.  Sarah will start work on Project Canaan next week, the children will head back to school and a new day begins.  Please join me continued prayers for this family as they move in to a new season with it’s own challenges, but with a new hope that they has never had before.  A hope in a Savior who loves them unconditionally and who is with them even in the darkest days.

I don’t think I really knew what God’s love looked like until this past weekend.  I understood it in my head, but my heart didn’t really “get it”.  Now I have seen and heard and bear witness to the true power of love.  Thanks for reading.

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