Yesterday I had the sweetest moment that I just have to share. Kwanele is a girl that lived here and passed away last summer. I never had the priviledge of meeting her, but I have seen many pictures and heard many stories about her. I am not sure of the specific details but this is what I do know: "Nelly" was about 8 years old and she was HIV+. She came down with an ear infection last year which is so normal and harmless for most of us. Unfortunately, that ear infection led to Nelly's unexpected death.
I came across some pictures of Nelly on the computer and had all the children sitting around looking as I scrolled through them. They absolutely LOVED it! They would scream with excitement every time I changed the picture. Several of the kids made comments about Nelly and how she is in Heaven with Jesus.
Later that night I was saying prayers with the girls as they got into bed and Lulu said one that nearly took my breath away. She listed several things that she was thankful for: caregivers, the other children, etc. and then she says, "Lord, thank You for making Nelly an angel!" Precious!
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