TOP's TUESDAY: While You Wait

I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the 
LORD in the land of the living! 
Wait for the LORD; 
be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD!"
Psalm 27:13-14

Families of the missing WAIT to know where their loved ones are and if they will be discovered or recovered. The missing and exploited child is the victim. Their parents, families, and communities are victimized also. There are another group of parents and children, those who face childhood diseases and illness. They WAIT also. 

I don't know why such terrible things happen to our children yet I know God is faithful and provides the strength, hope, and light we need in the darkest of days. If you have lost a child, sibling, relative, or neighbor to abduction or illness, you understand the immeasurable pain and lack of understanding. TOP's Tuesday is a way to remember Heidi, this week my heart is heavy for the parents who WAIT. Not all parents wait to know where their child is, some wait for healing, some wait for diagnosis, and some wait for an answer to prayer. WAITING...

Will you join me in praying for all the parents who have lost a child or have a sick child today? Can we lift a united prayer of hope, healing, and strength for the moms and dads facing life's greatest struggle...when they can't find or help their child. This requires a strength and hope ONLY FOUND IN GOD.

Do you not know?
    Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
    the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
    and his understanding no one can fathom.
He gives strength to the weary
    and increases the power of the weak.
Even youths grow tired and weary,
    and young men stumble and fall;
but those who hope in the Lord
    will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
    they will run and not grow weary,
    they will walk and not be faint."
Isaiah 40:28-31

Remember to trust God and lean on 
His strength and understanding as you wait.
What are you waiting for?