Today was a simple day. A day off, relaxing, nothing special. I went to check my email like I do every morning and then suddenly today was no normal day. I received an email that to my surprise almost brought me to tears. It was an email from the Dominican, from our dear friend Malou. Little did she know that email made my day alone.
The email contained no words, just three attachments that I excitedly downloaded to my computer. When I saw the pictures that were attached to the email my heart exploded!
Here on my computer screen was the little boy, starring up at me, that I had fallen in love with while in the Dominican.
I have been communicating with Malou, ever since I returned at the beginning of July, my desire to sponsor Jeudi. So far the only information I had gotten was that they were trying to get my request to the proper channels. So low and behold, I was so happy to see this picture come my way! Jeudi is almost two and had never been to the doctor, had no birth certificate and a serious respiratory problem. Here he is, just yesterday, for the first time at the clinic in Barahona. New clothes, a hair cut and a healthy boy!
I could not believe that my interest in this little boy that one afternoon in Don Bosco had gotten him the care he needed. Less than a month later he has had a life changing moment in that fact that he got to see a doctor. I did nothing but continue to send emails asking to get him to the clinic and look where the Lord took him. I am here to encourage everyone that just a little effort for a child in need can go SO far!! If you put in the little love for a child like Jeudi across the world, you have no idea the impact you could have.
I truly believe that I was called to the Dominican so that today I could receive this email. Through all the beautiful things that happened on that trip, meeting Jeudi was the one thing I know that was supposed to happen. He is the reason I continue to believe in miracles, and the fact that there is a much higher power doing this beautiful work. Through God's will I was able to put that smile on Jeudi's face, and I urge everyone out there to seek out an opportunity like this. Because you never know when one moment could give a child the gift of happiness.
