wHat is lovE mISsions
"LOVE GOD with all your heart,
and your neighbor as yourself."
The Torrans Tablet
"I love you, Mommy." She has blond hair like honey. Blue eyes like a butterfly. And a smile like a porcelain doll. In my dreams, she gives me a hug.
But now I am awake. I remember finding out I am pregnant. Being sure it is a girl. But at three months, the contractions come. And the bleeding.
I miscarry one baby. But I am thankful that the second fraternal twin lives. Our son is a beautiful blessing. I never feel like I want a girl instead. I just wish my daughter could be in my arms, too.
Wishing, wanting, and praying are good things. They make us depend on GOD. Because we are desperate. Because we need HIM. Because the ache will not go away.
This is what happens when we want:
1. We Care
Oh, how we care for the people in our lives. Our husband, our children, our parents, our family, our friends. We love them. We do not want them to leave. But sometimes they have to.
2. We Cry
When they are gone from our worlds, we grieve. We feel we can not go on. It is almost as if we never had them. But it is both hurtful and healing, because we did. Or did we, we ask ourselves.
3. We Can
But we can keep wanting and living at the same time. The desire might never go away. Our FATHER can give us another spouse, child, or friend. Though they will never replace the one we lost. Or HE can help us know that we can make it.
I still wish for another daughter someday. GOD might give me a girl. Or HE may give me an adopted daughter, a daughter-in-law, or a granddaughter. We might not get our prayers answered when we want. But it may be when we need.
Please share your prayer requests. And I will pray the LORD gives you the desires of your heart.
Love, Joey, Amy, Mikey, Jonny, A.J., and Annie Torrans
Missionaries to people who need prayer.
We all do.
