You helped me....

Ali after his surgery

Some of you may have read the story of Ali and his broken wrist.  http://thesegners.blogspot.com/2014/01/gravity.html

Karson & Ali hanging out before his surgery

The original treatment did not work and Ali actually had to undergo surgery to repair his injured wrist. With surgery and proper medical care he was healed and has full function and mobility again, if it ended there it would be cool enough.  However, God is not done with the story just yet.

Back in the village!

The cast is finally off!

While working in the village we encountered a young boy with a huge boil and infection on his leg.  It desperately needed to be cleaned, drained and he needed to be started on antibiotics.  Unfortunately, it was a painful process, even with local anesthetic. I asked if we could please get help to hold him down during this process.  Once we started the process it all happened quickly.  We needed supplies and gauze quickly.  I honestly did not even look at who all was helping, or who was handing us supplies.  I just know that when I needed something it was there. When we finished I looked up and realized Ali was one of the sets of helping hands getting us what we needed.  That is when it dawned on me, every time we are working in the village, Ali is right there helping us.

At this point all the other kids were out in the field playing futbol, jumping rope or having their nails painted.  I asked Ali “Why aren’t you playing with the other kids?”  He looked at me with shock on his face almost as if he could not believe I would ask such a question. What he said next, humbled me, shocked me and over flowed my heart.  “You helped me, so now I am helping you.” How simple is that?  How child like, yet beautiful.  “You helped me, now I am helping you.”  Ali is 10 years old, and he gets it.  He understands what so many of us do not.  You helped me, now I am helping you. Can you imagine a world where everyone acted like Ali? Oh the beautiful innocence and heart of a child.

Ali is always right there waiting to help

On another day we were looking for a couple of expecting mothers, we needed directions to their home within the village.  Who do you think stepped forward and said “I know, I will take you there” With a huge smile on his face,  off we went, sloshing and sliding through the mud, up nothing more than a foot trail, Ali leading the way with directions from the backseat.  Thanks to Ali, we were able to deliver momma kits to the expecting mothers. You helped me, so now I’m helping you….

Ali loaded up to give directions from the backseat

I learn something new almost every time I go into the village. On this day I learned the world still has hope for the simple reason there are young boys like Ali who get it.

Mathew 18:25

²Jesus called a little child to him and put the child among them ³And he said: Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, ou will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven. ⁴So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest Kingdom of Heaven. ⁵And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.