She that is faithful in that which is least!

Emily:  It is not that the work she does is the “least” on these school premises, not in the least – in fact it is never ending!  The word “least” implies here – the least noticed, the least commended, the least seen or heard.  She is as an orchid of rarest bloom, openening up to its fullest beauty in the midst of a deep jungle where nobody is present to observe and appreciate.  I heard her prayer once asking the Lord to help her to be faithful in the work she has there in the home.  Truly this prayer is answered with the health, strength, intelligence, cheerfulness and diligence that she needs  each day.  True, she does not know that I am writing this way about her and that is a really good thing.  Her humility would never allow it.  But write this I must, as I observe day after day her care of 5 little orphan children in a mission house which is difficult to keep clean and orderly, in a kitchen with is equiped with less food and implements than any we have seen anywhere in America, and with an endless round of clothes and dishes to  wash.  There are 2 babies in diapers of about 15 months old, another  girl age 3, a boy of 5 and the oldest girl 8.  There is always a pleasant smile on her face, and peace and serenity mark her features.  The house has a presence of the Lord in it.

22 year old Emily has returned to her families home at LKY during a couple of months off from her regular work of teaching. It is a rich blessing, as her parents are on furlow in America and the needs of this area are greater than the abilities of the workers to keep up with. 

These 5 children receive morning and evening worship in their own Karen tongue, a variety of songs in English and Karen, and each of the 3 older  children  sit quietly and participate reverently in the prayers.  They also recieve 3 meals a day, cooked with love and made  with as much variation as possible in a kitchen where only pumpkin, TVP and brown rice prevail. It never ceases to atonish me at how many delicious meals come forth each day with a few greens picked out  of the jungle, or a few green bananas cubed and cooked in the food in place of potatoes!  The older children also are taught to work outside and inside.  A balance is maintained in their play and work. 

Trully, when it comes time for parenting according to the Sprit of Prophecy and Bible, Emily is way ahead of any I have seen.  I constantly thank the Lord for her and the inspiration she is  to me each day!

Thank you Emily!

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