Carrie sat as quietly as she could holding Mr. Fluffy, the teddy bear she had since she was a baby. She tried not to listen to the yelling and tears outside her bedroom door.
At the After-School Good News Club Carrie was a quiet, shy little girl. Mrs. Diane would try to talk to her but no words ever passed her tiny little lips.
One day as the Bible lesson of Namaan was being taught Carrie listened intently as the story of the Israelite girl taken from her home to become a servant in Syria was told. As Carrie listened she related to the troubles and fears of the little girl in the lesson. During the invitation for counseling Carrie hopped up and ran to Mrs. Diane and quietly began crying in her arms.
Unsure of the need, Mrs. Diane asked, “What is it Carrie? What has happened?” Deciphering through the broken words filled with tears and pain Carrie said, “I don’t want Momma and Daddy fighting anymore! I want God to make it stop!”...Read More