Faces of Belize

These are the faces that haunt me year after year.
These are the faces I long to go back to.
Why?
Hope!

There is a new song out there by Steven Curtis Chapman called Yours, the lyrics of the song are powerful. One of the verses in the song goes like this,
“I walk the streets of London,
And I notice faces passing by
My heart grows heavy with the cry
Where is the hope for London?
You whisper and my heart begins to soar
As I’m reminded every street in London is Yours.”

That was just a little taste of the song but it is so powerful. And it was a stark reminder for me that every face in Belize belongs to God.
God is the creator.

Each face has hope
Hope that some day their life will be better
Hope that they will have a job.
Hope that someday someone would care for them
Hope that there will be food on the table
Hope that there will be a school to go to
Hope that they will meet God at church today
Hope that they will have good, trust worthy friends
Hope that there smiles would be contagious
Hope that some would love them today
Hope that all the wounds and scars of life would be healed
Hope that someday that there would be no more tears, hurts or fears
Hope!!!

As I go down the list of Hopes, these are not any different than our hopes. Are they?
The faces in Belize are really us!