Any One Day

Have you ever experienced the spirit of love? Have you ever been a part of or been witness to something that was so powerful that you were overcome just with the depth of the emotions you had inside? Many times in my life this has happened- usually when I’m with family and especially with my nieces and nephews. On Wednesday, for our weekly service, the different houses all came together and did a talent show, where the kids and staffs performed. It was held at the Lighthouse, the community center on a hill in the middle of the slum. This spirit of love was incredibly strong that night. The Lighthouse performance was done by the girls aged 6-9 group. One of the opportunities they have been exposed to at the Lighthouse is a weekly ballet class. I know in my blog about Thanksgiving I talked a little about life in the slums and the reality that children there face. Ballet is not something that is available to girls from the slum. So, when the girls came out, wearing the tutu’s the staff had purchased for them, their faces were beaming. They were so excited!! They did a very formal ballet number- it was awesome! I was crying before they began. In my life at home, this would be a special event but probably not the most significant one in a child’s life. For this group of small girls though, this was an opportunity that they definitely would not have had without the Lighthouse and probably one that will be one of those moments they remember clearly as an adult. For me, there’s a lot of things that went into the emotion of that night. There are so many ugly things here. Not just ugly- detestable, evil. Garbage, drugs, homelessness, prostitution. Then in one moment, when a little girl comes out in a tutu, it is all redeemed. Any one day in this place would be enough to know reality...Any one day in this place could ruin your emotions...Any one day is enough for the spirit of love to take a hold of you...