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Jean Wilson has stolen my heart. He is the newest addition to the children's home and is just the sweetest little guy.  At 13 months old, Jean Wilson (J.W.) came to CLS as a malnourished and sickly infant.  Over these past months he has grown and is now a happy and healthy little boy.  The hope is that his mom, who lives in the nearby ravine, will be able to take him home some day soon.  Until that time comes, J.W. is safe, cared for, and so very loved.  It is a blessing to see the way all of these children are cared for.  As children they have survived some of the greatest of pains, rejections, and losses known to the human experience, but this is not the end of their stories.  Instead of being rejected, they are cherished.  Instead of feeling pain, they are showered with loved.  Instead of being forgotten, they are cared for.  And above all, they are taught about the God who made them and loves them and gave Himself for them.  

So while J.W. is sleeping soundly beside me, I am praying that God would bless him and protect him.  As I pray for my students in New Hampshire and the children at my home church,  I'm also praying that each of these children at CLS would be taught the name of Jesus and grow to know and believe the good news of His sacrifice on our behalf.