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Listen Closely
by Jan Ross Listen closely, hear my heart Ive seen it with my eyes Kenyas people, old and young All logic it defies Finding words is difficult With tears I share their plight Hopeless, poor, and destitute Lord, help me while I write Starving children, dying kids With parents weak and lame Graves encircle villages Yet no one takes the blame We found doctors who agreed To volunteer their skills Charging us for just the cost Of medicines and pills Dates were set and advertised By word of mouth to all People came from all around By bus, on footsome crawled Not a few had oozing sores Some food could not digest Little babies listlessly Lay on their mothers breast Childrens swollen bellies and Their thin limbs, oh so frail Left alone, no one to care No strength to even wail One by one in single file The nurses checked them all Fevers here! This tent, the lame! With running sores, the hall! Moms with children line up here And those with child go there! Workers holding back their tears Provided loving care Tirelessly physicians sat In rooms lined up with chairs One by one with skillful hands Examined each with care Soothing childrens fearful hearts And drying mothers tears Wrapping wounds with bandages And checking babies ears Doctors, nurses, volunteers Along with fervent prayer Touched the lives of all who came They more than did their share Still remains a task undone To show Christs love unbound Sadness grips the Kenyans hearts While hopelessness resounds Sickness and disease wide spread Demand from us response Instead too many who can help React with nonchalance Listen closely, hear my heart The works not just for few If you ask youll find that there Is something you can do Stop right now and pray for them Oh Lord, I make this plea Doctors, nurses, medicines Are needed desperately Give physicians courage, Lord To show their servants heart Reaching out to heal the sick Through them Your love impart And through me a difference make Please show me Your desire Money, time, or prayer, dear Lord, Therell be no honor higher Listen to the heart of God And heed the Spirits plea Kenya needs to hear you say Im willing, Lord, use me! _____________________ Note: For information on how you can get involved, please contact the author at [email protected] . (c) Jan Ross 2006 Jan Ross, President and Co-Founder of Heart of God International Ministries, is a passionate and outspoken defender of the Word of Truth and the Great Commission. http://heartofgodinternational.com. For more devotional material by Jan, please take a moment to visit www.hgdevotions.com. Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |