Day 24 - Shevet Achim

Today (Sunday), we went to Shevet Achim. It's a really neat place that basically takes kids with heart diseases from countries (usually Iraq and the Gaza Strip), and brings them here to Israel to get proper health care that they would never otherwise get. It's such a beautiful ministry. Shevet Achim is based on Psalm 133 where it says, "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!" It was such a blessing to see these little kids and their mothers just being so loved on by people that they thought hated them. Pretty much all of these families are from Arab countries. They are told that they are worthless if they do not have any money or influence. They are told this all of their lives, and then they come here to Jerusalem and see that they have worth in Christ.

So I got to play with the kids all morning! Yay! This little boy was certainly a handful. He did all sorts of crazy stuff! Haha... then this little girl blowing kisses is named Kazhim. She was leaving the next day because her surgeries were sucessfully over and she was ready to go home! We got to be there for her farewell party. I thought it was so sweet! :) Then the little girl in the window was named Lamu. She was a year and a half old. She was such a sweetheart. I got to spend a lot of time with her because she can't walk yet. It's kinda sad to see that... Then the last little girl that I'm holding in that picture is named Aya. She has a really long scar all the way down her chest from the heart surgeries. She's doing a lot better now. Praise God! 

So yeah. That was Shevet Achim. Hope that you guys were blessed. Please keep this ministry in prayer. They are always in need of prayer!

Love,
V

p.s. You can see more of the kids and the ministry at http://www.shevet.org/