Sad, Angry, Upset, Worried, Pissed Off...

I am all of those tonight. I don't know whether to cry or scream or hit something. And if I'm feeling this way, I can only imagine how my sister feels. I have told you about the children I sponsor in Haiti and Honduras & how much they mean to me. My sister also sponsors a child, Daisy. She is a seven year old little girl in Columbia and my sister has been sponsoring her for three years. She loves this child just as much as I love my little Rose. Tonight my sister got a phone call. The school Daisy goes to will not be participating in the sponsorship program anymore. There are not any other schools in the area that participate in the sponsorship program. Which means my sister can no longer sponsor her little girl. She gets to write one last letter and then that's it. No more contact. No watching this child grow up from afar. No more school pictures. Nothing. They asked if she'd be willing to sponsor another little girl from a different area in Columbia. She told them, "I don't want a different little girl, I want MY little girl!" My sister was assured that, if by some miracle, her little girl ends up back in a school that participates in the sponsorship program they will call my sister immediately - even if it's several years from now. I do know that this is true from talking to other sponsors who have lost their child when the child moved away from the program and were later contacted when the child re-entered the program and asked if they would like to sponsor that child again. Of course, my sister agreed to sponsor the other little girl. She is six and also lives in Columbia. And my sister will grow to love this little girl as much as she loves Daisy. It doesn't make losing the seven year old little girl who owns a huge chunk of your heart any easier though. Please, if you are the praying type, keep Daisy in your prayers. My sister's sponsorship pays for her to go to school and for her medical care. Prior to being sponsored, Daisy was working - cleaning houses with her mother at 4 1/2 years old because they couldn't afford school tuition. The past three years have been a struggle between Daisy's aunt and her mother - the aunt wanting Daisy in school and the mother wanting her to work. Without her school tuition being paid for, we are worried that Daisy's mom will win this battle. Unfortunately, there will not be a way for us to know what happens to this wonderful child. I know that God has this under control. However, it would make me feel better if you all help me remind Him to continue taking care of Daisy.