full life comes full circle

Last week, while Nede was on school holiday, I didn't have a place for her to go on one of the days I usually go to the clinic. I was talking to Nede about our options. I mentioned this, I mentioned that and she said, "Mom, I can go with and help at the clinic, I can be the one who passes out the cookies?"
"Oh, that's a great idea Nede."
The next day we did just that. And it was amazing. Nede did so well for being expected to stay inside a small building, passing out cookies and staying quiet for 5 hours. But she was much more than the best cookie passer outer the clinic has ever seen.
As I sat there watching Nede lovingly give cookies to babies and watching in concern at the sick ones, it was much more to me. It was eternally beautiful. It was John 10:10 coming full-circle, 

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.


At one point in Nede's young life her destiny was just that...full of theft, murder and destruction. But through the vision of the very baby clinic where Nede now gives back, her destany is full of life. Yes, her little life is still unfolding but it is abundant. And my greatest dream for her is that she'll desire to live her life in a way that matters. Tonight when she asked me why Mono Jose doesn't go to "our clinic" my soul smiled and I thought, "Yes, Nede! Keep that heart. Keep loving and giving and claiming as yours the ONE who saved you and has given you a beautiful eternal destiny!" 

...Because, we serve and we work because we believe we're called to fight for life and to allow the words of Jesus to come into fruition. He desires life. And not just life, FULL LIFE! And that's what we're here to share.