Dear Friends,

I saw Jesus yesterday. I saw our Lord. He was short, middle-aged, a little plump, with dark skin and hair and looked very tired. Very unimposing until I saw his heart, and what a heart it was. You see, He appeared in the form of Mama Lupita. She lives in a poor, dusty colonia in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, where she is the mama to 90, yes ninety, homeless children. When Lupita heard our Savior’s call, she answered with an unconditional, "Here I am Lord, send me." Her journey was to her own front door where she opened her heart and home to a child in need. This was the beginning of what has grown into a large, rambling, continually evolving children’s home just across the border from Laredo, Texas, where my wife Trel and I have had the privilege to serve for the past two years.

The children’s home began on one woman’s faith that God will provide, and He continues to do so for Mama Lupita and a group of His children ranging in age from infant to 17 years. They receive support and funding from whoever is touched to provide. There is no safety net to catch all the unwanted, abandoned, abused and neglected children in this impoverished area. At times it seems that only God cares for His children here, and then you see a Mama Lupita. What a humbling and faith-inspiring experience it is to see Him in this form. He can and does do all things through us if we will only answer his call with our weak and terrified voice of "here I am Lord, send me."

Thank you, PC(USA), and all your supporting members for the opportunity to see our Savior face to face.

Humbled In His Service

Dennis Lowe

The 2001 Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study, p. 248