a ministry of presence...

Last night I sat on the dock in the wind after a long and slow day at work on the ship, followed by a really special visit to the Orphanage in the evening. I really enjoy visiting in the evenings...the children are relatively chilled out and it's great to just sit......the "ministry of presence." It blesses me so much....to hold Princess, to watch the brother-sister type relationship develop between her and Peter, to abandon yourself to the young girls as they start tugging on your hair to braid it, to watch the games going on and to watch the tears but also the smiles. I just feel so blessed that God has brought me here...at at times maybe I don't need a reason other than to just "be."