Friday, June 27, 2014

Dina

Al principio confieso que tuve mucho temor, ya que no sabía que tenía que decir o el consejo que tenía que decir a mujeres con 10 o 20 años más que yo, pero hoy puedo decir que mi disposición y la gracia de Dios he aprendido, estos meses he apreciado historias de alegría, sufrimiento, rechazo, dolor y mucha culpabilidad.

Nunca voy a olvidar a una de mis clientas, en su primera cita me dijo “yo no te diré nada de mi vida porque nadie la va entender”… yo le respondí, no te preocupes; pero en su segunda cita llego dispuesta a decir parte de su vida:

Entre lagrimas dijo que fue abusada sexualmente toda su niñez y que muchas veces le dijo a su mama lo que pasaba pero su mama nunca le creyó, pasaron los años y ella creció llena de enojo contra su mama y a la edad de 17 años empezó a trabajar como prostituta, quedo embarazada de una niña que nace con problemas en las rodillas, en una operación su hija tiene complicaciones y muere a los 10 años, esta situación hizo que ella se sintiera culpable por la perdida, pasaron los años y vuelve a quedar a tener un embarazo no deseado, los primeros meses intento abortar a su bebe pero no funciono, entonces decidió darlo en adopción cuando naciera porque no lo quería… Cuando llego al Nido solamente fue por la ayuda y en su cita me dijo que nunca había hablado con su bebe porque no sabía que le diría; yo le dije que repitiera

“Mi bebe solo quiero que vengas sanito” ella no podía creerlo, lloraba y lloraba por que lo había logrado, desde ese día ella empezó a amar a su bebe, hoy todavía lucha con su pasado, pero cree que Cristo es su fortaleza y bueno su bebe tiene 2 meses y es el amor de su vida. 

Estas historias me enseñaron a escuchar la voz de Dios, amar muchísimo a estas mujeres sin importar su status, origen, creencias y con una vida muy diferente a la mía, estas mujeres me ayudaron a madurar en mi vida, decisiones y tener una mejor relación con Dios.

Posdata: Momentos como cuidar bebes que lloran y lloran y no sabes que hacer, otros como salir corriendo para el hospital por que un bebe esta por nacer, son inolvidables…

Le agradezco a Dios y a Gloria Hoover por haber confiado en mí y continuemos orando por El Centro Prenatal “El Nido” que está cambiando muchas vidas.


Escrito por Dina. Gracias Dina por todo lo que ha dado a El Nido. 

Friday, June 6, 2014

Shadow of Your Wing

Last night I had the most incredible experience, an experience I had never had. I was working at El Nido. Carmelinda, my daughter, came running to me and said, "There is a little bird outside that is having trouble flying." She said she tried to catch it but couldn't and it jumped outside. My rescue mode set in. I ran outside to look for it. As I approached the little bird, my heart broke. His eyes were closed and was sitting in the wet grass with the pouring rain hitting it. As I reached down to touch it he chirped angrily but he let me pick him up. We wrapped him up in a towel and started petting it. He was either shivering or trembling with freight or both. He was so little and cute! I had no idea what kind of bird it was or what to do with it. All I knew was that he needed help.



I took him home and with him I took a nest. When I got home I put him in the nest and in a bird cage. I called my friend, Ken, because I knew he and his wife had rescued birds, so I figured he could pass on some wisdom. First of all we discovered it was a Blue and White Swallow.


Ken told me most likely during the storm he ran into a window and got knocked out. That made sense since in front of El Nido there are some large windows. Ken told me he probably just needed some rest and since it was evening by now, he didn't have any place to go. The best thing for me to do was to get a box, put a towel in it and let him rest and that keeping him the cage was not a good idea because birds can get claustrophobic and can die. He then told me in the morning to take him back to where I found him and set it free. Ken also told me to enjoy the experience. That's exactly what I did!



He was so chill and tame, Carmelinda and I took time to interact with him. He let us pet him, look at his wings, and kiss him. He sat on our fingers and shoulder. It was incredible! I loved every minute!

Then God started speaking to me. I am like that bird. When the storms come my way, I often loose my way. I run into things trying to do things my way until finally I give up. It's then my loving Heavenly Father comes and rescues me with such tenderness. Once He has me "under the shadow of His wings," He takes care of me. He allows me to rest. He restores me. He feeds me. He instructs me. He sings over me. He loves me and so much more. It's through the storms we become stronger. Strong enough to fly again.

As I saw him fly away this morning, I was overwhelmed with gratitude for the unique experience God gave me. Thank You God that under your wing I am safe.