Scripture standout: Ps 142: "3 When my spirit grows faint within me,
it is you who watch over my way."
Morning thoughts: So today is round two of "Can You Make It Happen?" Between basketball camp pick up and niece and nephew delivery and Ashraf pain, is it possible to make a mosque run and meet the air-conditioning man. And where will work fit in today? We shall see.
His Deed/The Day: This is a first — a deed that occurred before the day even officially got started! I helped Ashraf turn his pins last night before bed. Chardonnay and I had a lovely evening in preparation for the big holiday weekend, I was off the clock! Cheers! Then, at 1 a.m., poor Ashraf cruched himself up the stairs to find me — his foot "hard." Meaning, his foot hurt — bad. There wasn't much I could do for him, but give him some more Motrin and rub his foot until he went to sleep again. Poor thing. His condition was probably worsened times 10 because the downstairs air conditioning went out last night. What timing.
Something interesting...
Qudrat, the 12-year old staying with us who had eye surgery last summer, lives at the orphanage profiled in this MSNBC link. While he has loving parents and siblings living in Farah, they desire an education for him (and his sisters, too, who have to "sneak" school at a woman's house in their village, Qudrat tells me) and sent him to live there several years ago. In Afghanistan, "orphange" is often synonymous with "boarding school" for some children — although still quite different from our version.
The link will give you a fascinating perspective of his life in Kabul and the efforts being made there for children's education. Even more interesting is the woman who runs the orphanage — a real inspiration! To note, within a day of this Brian Williams update, viewers donated $50,000 to the organization. It is constantly used as an example to nonprofits of media's fundraising power.
Here is a link to the orphanage, I could see Q in a few of the photos:
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