Meet Sarah....A Little Girl With $14 and a Heart the Size of Heaven
Today I want to introduce you to an amazing little girl. A little girl who is teaching me about love, forgiveness, acts of kindness, hope, and most of all faith. Her name is Sarah. Sarah is 10 years old and just the yummiest 10 year old girl. At first glance she seems like any other little girl her age, but dig a little deeper and you are sure to see why she is not.
Sarah is the youngest of four. She has three amazing big brothers. Two are in college and one is in high school. She is like any other kid in the fact that she loves her friends, school, and gymnastics. The thing that sets Sarah apart from most kids her age, is from a very young age she has had a love for the homeless. When Sarah was young, she, her Mom, and her siblings passed a (presumably) homeless man asking for help on a corner near their home. To her Mom's surprise, she realized this man was a friend of hers from high school who had suffered from a traumatic brain injury. Her mom was able to tell his story and they began to pray for this friend and help him whenever they saw him working that corner. Though not homeless, he was obviously struggling, and it gave them an opportunity to talk about loving others right where they are, whether you know all the facts or not.
Sadly, I found out that Sarah's parents are going through a divorce, but this is what I love: even though she is struggling, and having to process a lot in her own little life....God is helping her notice the needs of others and she is doing what she can to help someone else in their time of need. This to me is so beautiful!
The reason I am even sharing all this....Friday I wrote about the homeless and the movie/book The Same Kind of Different as Me. When my girlfriend read my blog, she called to tell me how that book played an integral part in Sarah coping with what was going on in their world. Together, she and Sarah read the book this summer and talked about everything that book offers: Hope, Faith, Forgiveness, Redemption, and the list goes on and on. She sent me a picture of a little baggie of coins Sarah had been collecting and had put on the refrigerator to give to the homeless ever since she finished the book. A sweet little 10 year old whose life was being turned upside down was collecting coins for others. WOW! That really spoke to me and touched me.
When I let my friend know that Ron Hall, the author and one of the main characters of the book would be there on Monday, of course she brought Sarah. Do you know what Sarah brought Ron? You guessed it! Her baggie of coins! $14 BIG ONES and she was so proud! I was so proud! My friend was so proud! Ron and Beth were so proud! It was quite a moment.
Sarah's baggie of coins for the homeless.
Ron spent some time with Sarah, which really touched my friend and I, and especially Sarah. I know that this little girl has such a future ahead of her. A beautiful future. Her struggles are real, but Sarah is not giving up hope and Sarah believes just like I do in the message of loving the unloveable, forgiveness, and redemption. So today as you think about my sweet little 10 year old friend would you pray for her family and pray that God will bless that $14 beyond measure.
One proud and happy little girl.....
If you too would like to give to this foundation alongside Sarah please go to https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/help-for-the-homeless9
Any amount is not too small! They are in a huge push this January to raise funds so anything helps.
If you would like to learn more about Ron and Beth's foundation please check it out at https://www.samekindofdifferentasmefoundation.org
To learn more about the book and movie, check out my post from Monday or go to https://worthyheart.com/blog/2018/1/8/same-kind-of-different-as-me
It is an incredible book, incredible movie, incredible foundation, and an incredible story of forgiveness and redemption which should give us all hope and help us all realize we are all worthy of love.
xo,
Amy
