Patricks Story

Faithful One

‘I found a hope within, to call my own..for I am guided by the faithful one’
Sunday Special’s have re-emerged as part of the weekend traditions at the Asante Children’s house. Each group of children have Saturday afternoon to practice and then perform for an attentive and sympathetic audience on Sunday night.
Tonight was our first performance, and each group delivered a similar home-made drama about parents, school, food and naughty children, followed by a song. One group ended their skit with the lead vocalist and comic character, Patrick, who has been gifted with the voice of an angel!
He is the smallest of the boys, but definitely holds his own once he is singing with the choir! Hearing Patrick’s voice at the Sunday Specials, in rehearsals, and most movingly, during evening devotions always brings emotions to the surface. My favorite song to listen to is ‘Faithful One’, a song of worship to God which reminds us of his faithfulness as our Father!
Patrick, like many of the children in the sponsorship program, has faced many struggles. He is the only child in his family and has lost his father. His mother lives far away in Uganda. Yet, hearing his voice in worship to God is another hopeful reminder of how precious each child is in the sponsorship program because of their faithful Father.  Just as the words of the song say, which the Asante Children sing so beautifully, each child is guided by our faithful Father whose promises can be trusted and who is our strength when our hope fails.
These children are all so dear to the Father, and therefore, should be dear to us. Sometimes providing money is the easiest for the busy western world, but this act of kindness is not to be overlooked. This enables us to be one of the many people God uses to show his faithfulness to the children he finds so precious.
By Mishal Whyle, AMA Volunteer in Rwanda from New Zealand