A Piece of My Heart

Hey guys, so I know it has been a while since I last posted due to travel and rough WiFi but we finally made it to Costa Rica (aka my home for the next three months). I have been on the field for about four months now and never did I think I would fall so deeply in love with where the Lord has me. The Lord has opened my eyes to so many new passions, so I thought I would share a small piece of the heart He has given me for being a missionary.

One of the ministries I was doing in Malaysia was teaching English at a Muslim school for refugees from Burma. The surface level purposes of this school is to give kids a place to go while their parents were at work so the Malay government doesn’t pick them up off the streets and deport them. However, the kingdom purpose of this school is to love on these kids and show them kindness because it is illegal  to evangelize in Malaysia to Muslims. My first day at this school happen to also be the day after I shaved my head but I had no idea it would play such an effect into the imprint I left. In the midst of playing with these kids one little girl grew oddly attached to me( followed me around, sat on my lap, and asking me a million questions). While we were talking, another little girl walked up to her and started yelling at her in Burmese. Of course I had no idea what she was saying but later I found out that my friend often got bullied by the older girls. The day went on, and as we began to color  the same girl who bullied the other little girl came up to me and said “you are ugly” then she took off her head scarf to revel gorgeous long black hair. She then pointed to her hair and said beautiful then pointed to my hair (or lack of) and said ugly. Now being a nearly bald women I expected this reaction from people due to lack of understanding, so I shook it off and kept pressing into my day. Right before we left the same girl was chasing around the girl who was attached to me and ripped off her head scarf. Under her scarf this little girl had hair that looked exactly like mine. After seeing this, I asked the Lord what he wants this little girl to know. He told me to imagine that little girl was me at that age. So I went up to her, sat her down, and explained that beauty does not come from what you have or what you look like. If you are kind then you already carry the most beauty anyone could have. She gave me a big hug and then went home. Heavy hearted my team headed home and on the car ride all I could think about was that situation. So I prayed. Yes, I prayed for the little girl with the shaved head but I prayed the most for the little girl who bullied her.

I am so thankful for how the Lord is using me to grow his kingdom and I truly believe he has put me on the field for a specific reason. He has stretched my heart to places I didn’t even know I could reach and keep fulfilling his promises daily. As many of you know I am still currently working to get fully funded. My deadline is coming up fast in only THREE WEEKS. I have complete confidence that the Lord is going to provide if his will is for me to stay on the field. If there is a tug on your heart help me stay of the field you can click the donate bar above. Any amount helps me work towards getting to have more of these sweet stories and growing his kingdom. Thank you to everyone who had supported me through finances, prayer, and sharing the amazing journey the lord is taking me on.

With much love,

Hannah