Psalm 68:5, “A father to the fatherless...”
I remember the first time I read that verse to Haden. “Do
you believe God will be your father now that your daddy is in heaven?” He nodded his head with tears and doubt in his eyes, but he held on to hope.
I wondered if those beautiful brown eyes with flecks of
bronze would ever again be full of joy. I wondered how my 14 year old would
adjust and learn to live without his daddy. I wondered if I was capable of
raising him on my own. And now that boy with so much doubt and despair in his
eyes is a young man in Kenya serving children with joy and confidence. I scan
the photos he has sent me and stand in complete awe. God is so good! He has
transformed my child into a servant, and I am blown away by the joy not just in
his eyes, but in the eyes of the children he has been pouring into. How did I
ever believe I was raising Haden on my own? Every step of the way, God has been
leading and guiding. He has made the path straight and although I have failed
several times along the way, God never has.
“A father to the fatherless…” Never has there been a truer
statement.
