Hannah

Ok. I don't have a picture yet, but I don't want to wait so long that I forget something.




Hannah is José's sister. She has the same bone disease that he has, only worse. Her little bones are so fragile that her arm is bent like a lightening bolt because of all the breaks she has had. Both of their little bodies are tinier than normal, although their heads seem to be normal size, giving the appearance of a larger head, when in reality it is a smaller body. When sitting on the floor, neither reach to 1 and a half feet, and half of that height is their head. Little Hannah's hair almost reaches the floor, when not worn up. They were raised in a village that spoke Kaqchik'el (cat-chi-kel) but when taken from their home, José has been taught Spanish, but Hannah lives with a Canadian, I believe, so speaks better English than Spanish. Rather good English, I might add. Very proper.



The first night I was there, I was tucking her into bed and Omar was playing nearby with Stevie. She asked me if he was a boy or a girl. Then she told me that she was going to have lots of babies, and that she was going to get married. (remember she is 7, so this is a childhood dream) But it broke my heart because of her condition, it would be impossible for her to even carry a baby, let alone give birth to one. It would break her little bones. I know that anything is possible with God (Luke 1:37). Please join with me and pray and if you think about Hannah in your prayers, just ask that God would give her somehow that dream she has to be a wife and a mother.



Then the next night, she was waiting patiently as José used the restroom, for her turn. There she was, sitting on her little piece of cardboard on the floor, and she said, "Poor José, I feel so bad for my brother." I asked her why and she said that it was very hard for them when they had to leave their family. He had to go to a seperate home than she did and it has been very hard. I didn't know what to say at first. I just told her that I left my family too and it was hard. Then she asked, "But it gets better after a while?" I assured her it did and that where ever we are and however lonely we are, that God is always with us. She just smiled and agreed.



When I left yesterday morning to come to work, she rolled her little wheelchair over to me and just hugged my leg as hard as she could. She just kept saying over and over, "I wish you didn't have to go." Then once she looked up at me and said, "Te quiero mucho." (I love you so much) My heart just melted. "I love you too.", I said as I kissed her goodbye and headed to work.



Let me tell you that little girl is a precious gift of God and she will never know how much she has touched my life and my heart. She may not even remember me in a year, but she will always be in my heart.



She is being adopted to the States, I believe, or Canada. I'm not sure how soon. But please keep Hannah and José in your prayers. I will post a picture of them both as soon as I take one.