Often you can look at a person's face and read it like a book. Some people really hide what is going on inside of them, whereas, others are more transparent. The Sudanese refugees living in at the Wohl Rose Gardens in Jerusalem across from the Israeli Knesset reflect a transparency that is difficult to miss.
The extreme suffering these families have had to endure in recent years is something none of us will ever have to experience. When you meet one who has experienced such suffering, what do you want to do? Bring comfort, right? Extending some kind of merciful expression is a normal human response.
No doubt my moth
ering instincts have been kindled in the past 10 days with the Sudanese refugees resident about 15 minutes from my home. I have to do something. Thankfully, each day I was able to perform some practical, simple expression of humanity. Calling Keren everyday helped me decide what needed to be done. I have been concerned about the children with no toys to play with and so we purchased balls of all shapes and sizes. What child doesn't love balls? Included in our goody bags for the children were cloth cuddly dolls, crayons, pens, coloring books, picture books, colorful hair pins for the girl's hair, lotions for the mother's, etc.
Looking at the faces of those who have suffered tells the whole story. May the One who brings comfort to those who suffer, bring healing to their hearts and make them whole. Amen.
View the story of a young Sudanese child rescued from Egypt by Israeli intervention
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