As I approach the half
way point of my year here at Casa Hogar, I wanted to share with you all why I
love this place so much, and I think that as I explain why, you will see that
it is the people that make this place so wonderful. Typically I use this blog
just to update what is happening here, but today I want you to be able to see
the glory that God is receiving through this place. I first came to Casa Hogar
when I was 15 years old and when I came home from that trip, I remember telling
my parents I was going to live there one day. If you have been to Casa Hogar
you have felt this feeling to some extent, you may not plan to live here one
day, but I am guessing you definitely were changed by this place in a
significant way. Why? Well because the beauty of God and his creation is so
evident and vividly seen through the kids and the leaders of Casa Hogar. No,
this place is not perfect, but there is something about it that is just
intangible and inexplicable, something that if you have been here you know exactly
what I am talking about. I cannot express to you how much I have grown as a
person because of how these kids have loved me and shown me what loving like
Jesus truly means. You see these kids took me, a foreigner who does not belong
in this land, and made me feel like a part of this family. That’s why I love
this place; they are a family. They love each other so much; yes they have
their differences and hardships as any other family would, but what is
astonishing is that they love those who are outsiders without reservation. If
you visit here they embrace you and love you as their own. The leaders and the
kids here have an enormous heart for other people and have taught me so well to
love everyone around me regardless of whether we have everything in common or
nothing in common. The body of Christ is an amazing gift from our Savior
because we are able to fall in love with Him more because of how his people
love each other. In fact, Jesus tells us that this is how the world will know
we are Christ’s disciples if we love one another. I wanted to write about how
special this place is because I want to encourage you that Jesus is working.
That He is making all things new and is making brokenness whole again. Casa
Hogar is the Lord’s house and part of the body of Christ, and I am so thankful
for everyone who has come to visit this place to love on these kids and remind
them that the body of Christ is bigger than just one church or city. I made the
video posted below so that you can understand and know a little more about Casa
Hogar. While we all may have different types of “missions” in this world, we
are all one body working towards one goal of glorifying God and enjoying Him
forever. There are so many different ways you can support this beautiful
ministry at Casa Hogar, but the biggest and most powerful way is by praying for
this place. Pray that Jesus would continue to move in this place and use this
place to bring His name glory. Pray that each of these kids would be able to
see that they do have a family in the body of Christ. Pray that these kids
would understand how desperately loved they are by a perfect Father, who will
never ever abandon them. Pray that any group, organization, worker, etc. that
comes into this home would see the power of Jesus and would see that God is
working in this place. In a world of brokenness, we look to a King who promises
to make all things new and we praise Him when we are able to see these glimpses
of the beauty to come through things as simple as a smiling and laughing child who
has no reason to smile or laugh by the world’s standards. Thank you to each and
every one of you who has supported this ministry and loved these kids. If you
would like to be more involved or know other ways that you can support these
kids please feel free to email me at katiescott424@gmail.com.
VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxJ4QT1miS4
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