HAVING A HEART FOR ORPHANS

Wednesday - March 25, 2020

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“because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist him. The man who was dying blessed me; I made the widow's heart sing.” – Job 29:11-12

Wes and Misty Peterson have felt God’s call to reach out and serve the orphaned and vulnerable children throughout the world. The Petersons are missionaries with FEA ministries and moved to Lesotho, Africa, in August 2018 with their 6 children—Kaylee, Karissa, Kathryn, Kara, Clayton, and Courtney. Their passion for orphans is matched by an almost devastating need in Lesotho where a large percentage of children are orphaned. The Peterson’s goal is to help make disciples by working with orphans in community-based programs through the ministry of the local church.

Wes and Misty both grew up in missionary families. Wes was born in the U.S. Virgin Islands and later served with his parents in the Cayman Islands. Misty grew up in Papua New Guinea where her family served as missionaries for 14 years.

We can all have a heart for orphans and do something to love them. Today in prayer, ask the Lord how you can help some of the orphans in this world.

“What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has the eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.” - Augustine

God’s Word: “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” – James 1:27