Monday, September 3, 2012

Josiah's House

Nearly every Sunday night we have the boys from Josiah's House come to IBEM with their "house grandparents," Bob and Diane Spencer.  There are 8 adorable boys all around the same age . . . I would guess 7-10 years old, some Haitian, some Dominican.  A couple of them attend Las Palmas for school.




 This Sunday night, I sat behind them.  And, of course, kids always attract my attention, so I watched them sing and interact with their house parents.  Diane would raise her hand and sing so sincerely to the Lord.  One little boy next to her looked at her very intently a couple times.  The next song he was raising his hand and singing with all his heart . . . not looking at Diane to see if she was paying him attention.  It brought tears to my eyes to think of where this little boy could have been, but Sunday night he was in church watching a godly woman set a wonderful example for him.  He was learning how to worship this God that had pulled him from some tough circumstances.  How great is our God!

Here are some pictures from the dedication of Josiah's House in July.  It is a ministry of SCORE.
Bob and Diane
 

P.S.  If you are wondering why I called them "house grandparents," it is because Diane told me that they are looking for Dominican house parents.  Until then, they are in charge of the boys and the boys call them "abuela" and "abuelo."

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