Jeremiah 3:15-22
“‘And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding. 16 And when you have multiplied and been fruitful in the land, in those days, declares the Lord, they shall no more say, “The ark of the covenant of the Lord.” It shall not come to mind or be remembered or missed; it shall not be made again.
17 At that time Jerusalem shall be called the throne of the Lord, and all nations shall gather to it, to the presence of the Lord in Jerusalem, and they shall no more stubbornly follow their own evil heart. 18 In those days the house of Judah shall join the house of Israel, and together they shall come from the land of the north to the land that I gave your fathers for a heritage.
19 “‘I said,
How I would set you among my sons,
and give you a pleasant land,
a heritage most beautiful of all nations.
And I thought you would call me, My Father,
and would not turn from following me.
20 Surely, as a treacherous wife leaves her husband,
so have you been treacherous to me, O house of Israel,
declares the Lord.’”
21 A voice on the bare heights is heard,
the weeping and pleading of Israel's sons
because they have perverted their way;
they have forgotten the Lord their God.
22 “Return, O faithless sons;
I will heal your faithlessness.”
“Behold, we come to you,
for you are the Lord our God.
The year before the Obama Administration, 2007, travel to Mexico required a Passport. I know because my family traveled to the Border Towns of Mexico about twice a year. We love Nuevo Progresso, Mexico and Nuevo Laredo.
And about 2008, crews drove through the passport check points 8 times in Laredo, Texas and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico and ran down the barricades between our two nations and assassinated Journalists and USA and Mexican Police and Police Chiefs. The situation was so terrible, my family and two families traveling with us were asked to buy 'narcotics' in front of bored men with vests saying, "Policia". The Pharmacist standing nearby was so ashamed and hunkered over in a completely down manner of abandoned and abused pets. His posture was something we had seen in Nazi movies. We RAN, all 10 people, back to La Posada Hotel in Laredo and have not been to Mexico again. Seeing this violence, personally, we didn't accompany our Youth Group to the annual Border Town help for a problem relating to the 525 Children abandoned at the Border.
We were going to visit, we heard it was better and the weekend we were going, a tourist was hung by the neck to die on the bridge welcoming visitors. And the poor man was left to hang as shots rang out to attempt to retrieve the body. Matamoros, also in this time period, had a massive gun attack in the restaurant and pharmacy famous to tourists. Previously welcoming. Now mass murders in their parking lot.
Relate this to the 525 Abandoned Children at the Border
Completely.
About 15-17 years ago, before Churches started showing up to feed the refuges of abandoned at the USA/Mexico border, the people lived in fields.
Calling it a field was polite. This was the field of Abandonment, where the people walking past two continents, dumped what they carried and thought about the last portion of a journey - many times bringing them from South America or far Central America. Ill, exhausted, down-hearted. It was a garbage dump. Populated mostly by 95% women and young children. Children frequently died of dehydration, malnutrition and starvation. The Border towns were too poor to help the abandoned. Abandoned because the men knew they could survive the- don't- be- caught portion of the journey. These are not the immigrants we hope for. They abandon the women and children they took from families at home. They always promise to return and the success leaving ratio is under 10 percent.
Churches heard of children bodies to bury. Bodies were adding up. And asked for help. Finally, help began to arrive. The housing upgraded to boxes. More children began to survive. Still quite a few died. Especially during the winter when missions are down.
My own Father-in-law would travel in this area to hunt doves in dove season. And was utterly astonished to find the pallet towns. The Pallet Towns were the almost 20-year improvement. My father-in-law started bringing His Suburban loaded with goods. He was so touched to see beautiful little girls share their Coca-Cola tenderly with their siblings. He said it was so very touching to find children rejoice and share the good fortune of a canned Coca-Cola.
Why Pallet towns? It is the desert. The resources are expensive and to bring in goods at this time, required significant bribery, as my father-in-law discovered. You can't do this on a massive scale. In a dire attempt to get the children out of wet, freezing boxes, the Missionaries found the townspeople wanted to help these foreigners with dying children. Shared labors make Hope Possible. Pallets were being let go of locally. And a 10' x 10' house with a roof, blocking out the rain had the town of women and children in grateful tears.
Missionary trips found this:
Locals were building during the winter times. Trade was starting to become possible.
Missionaries brought tools - The housing was improved upon. Better roof. Secure foundation to keep flooding out.
The downside is more women and little children were left because there was some shelter. The areas in the Border towns became so violent with drug cartels, locals in Nuevo Laredo (we knew them from my brother) - formerly raising cattle - quit. The Pallet towns huddle together for safety. People live in constant fear.
The Local Border towns were expanding into regular towns. Until the Drug Cartels.
When we see 525 abandoned children worried over by the United States, all the way up to the White House. We find we are a Nation who has lifted abandoned families out of human garbage fields.
The news would be the Orphanage is thought of far differently from people living in Pallet housing.
This Presidential Administration is having discussions between President Trump and our First Lady.
To the families living in this amount of poverty - maybe the mother has cancer. Or maybe the mother has mentally collapsed from being abandoned with children. Murder is not unknown for no exact reason other than drug cartels. The idea their child will be in the United States with meals, clothing and the hope of not living in a Pallet city. What we lack is the compassion for finding a way for the children to be Foster Children. A time period when legal adoptions are so low, because abortion has all but ended adoption. These children could be further blessed from warm beds, good meals, clean housing, not being killed by a Cartel with the murder rate so high in Juarez. Mexico is dangerous at the Borders.
Before we start jumping up and down and pointing the more compassionate finger -
See the people who have been attending to these people - Regularly.
The Church of Jesus our Wonderful, Jesus Christ.
Churches are Good Places!
Let's not burn them down - in any way.
Strength. To live in affection and Love brings us faith, hope and Love.
Abba, Father God
You are The Good Father asking us to Love ourselves.
To have a Spirit of Power.
To Love others.
Abundant Love flowing down. Soaking us all
His Living Water flows.
Opening our doors with expectation of Your Continued Goodness
in ourselves, in the ones we Love,
Jesus Christ in the people You bring us.
We pray for the safety of
our Schools to be a safe, good,
warm place for the Children
Children need their Schools.
We uphold them with our Love and Prayers.
We ask Your Mighty Word
to for all the re-openings
Finding Your Blessing and Word of Love.
Blessing our Nation, blessing us.
Ending our Divisions.
Jesus help us in this Nation to be in Your Word and see more Joy.
Covered in God's Love,
President Donald Trump, the First Lady and Their Family
Vice President Mike Pence, the Second Lady and Their Family.
All of Our Families.
All of Our Families.
The Presidential Team.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Robert Redfield, Dr. Deborah Birx
Governor Abbott and all 50 Governors and Legislatures.
Senator Tim Scott
Thanking You, The Southern Hemisphere
Didn't see flu the 2020 Winter Season.
Saying, 'no' to the hype over Elections.
We get to Vote November 3rd, is our choice.
God's Blessing upon us ALL!!!!!!
The end of trouble surrounding this Virus.
Help this Storm to end quickly, safely
The Storm is cooling down the Gulf of Mexico!
Thank God!
Help Hurricane Overcomers.
And California Fire Overcomers.
And California Fire Overcomers.
Thank You all the Willing Help You'd Give us
Thank You for Hearing Our Prayers!
Thank You for the Gift of the people
who inspire us
And bring Heaven to earth.
Thank You, Jesus, for Your Good Gifts.
Please continue to bless us with Peace.
In Jesus Christ. Amen.
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