Ministry is a really crazy thing! Some days are really
encouraging and you feel like God is using you in people’s lives. Other days
you wonder what’s going wrong. This month has been a somewhat discouraging
month. Rehema, the girl that Compassion in Action has been sending to Legacy,
was taken away by her Muslim mom, and we don’t know where she is. In the
beginning of May, Rehema’s mom approached me and told me that she was taking
Rehema away to work with her. When I asked her why, she tried to convince me
that the grandmother that she was staying with was mean to her and the other
children bullied her (her explanation of the bullying was not clear). When she
told me this, I didn’t believe her because I knew that the mom was a very difficult
and manipulative woman. She insisted on taking Rehema with her. After many
pleas and much persuasive argument she agreed to allow her to stay with us. After
a week of staying with us, I arranged for her to stay with an SOS staff family
nearby. Everything was going really well. Rehema was flourishing, having for
the first time a mom and dad who cared about her and doing exceptionally well
in school, scoring 1st in her class. Almost every evening she would
come to our house and play outside, never forgetting to give us all hugs. I had
many meaningful conversations with her and whenever we would pray together, she
would ask God to save her and make her a Christian. She even asked for a
Christian name because the name “Rehema” is a Muslim name and she didn’t want
to be known as a Muslim but as a Christian.
In August, Legacy started its mid-year break. I decided to
have Rehema stay with her grandma and cousins until school started up again. I
knew that the mom was lying about how the grandma was acting. She was just
trying to manipulate me into something; I didn’t know what.
Right after Rehema went back to live with her grandma, I went
to America to celebrate Emma’s (my big sister) birthday. When I came home a
month later, I was told by many people that Rehema’s mom showed back up and
took her away. Rehema’s grandma, aunt, Zeek, Solomon Kavuma (principal of
Legacy), and many others begged her to allow Rehema to go to school and get a
good education, but she refused. She left a couple days later and took Rehema
with her; no one knows where. Not even her relatives. I didn’t even get to say
goodbye. I have asked many people how we can get a hold of Rehema’s mom, but
nobody knows.
Muslims believe that God is a sovereign God, but they don’t believe
He cares for them. I don’t know the end of Rehema’s story. I do know that my
God is a GOOD God. His plans are the best, and He uses all things to work
together for good for all those who are called according to His purpose. He has
an AMAZING plan!!!
Please pray for little Rehema!
- · Pray that her mom’s hard heart would be softened and transformed by God’s grace.
- · Pray that Rehema could come back and finish her education.
- · Pray that God would use this situation to even bring her grandma and other relatives to Himself.
I know that God has the power to change the situation;
please pray that He does, but if He doesn’t want to, then please pray that He
would change us in the situation!
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