Sunday, July 29, 2018

Sons and Daughters of the King

We hosted the banquet for the children in Children of the Kingdom on Friday evening and traveled to Bangalore yesterday where we have been loving time with the some girls in a girls empowerment program here called Bhagya. 

Below is one of my favorite stories that I shared with the children at the banquet on Friday and again with the girls this afternoon. 

On May 28, 1972, the Duke of Windsor, the uncrowned King Edward VIII, died in Paris.  The same evening, a television program rehearsed the main events of his life.  Extracts of earlier films were shown, in which he answered questions about his upbringing, brief reign and abdication.  Recalling his boyhood as Prince of Wales, he said, “My father (King George V) was a strict disciplinarian. Sometimes when I had done something wrong, he would admonish me by saying, “My dear boy, you must always remember who you are.”  It is my conviction that our Heavenly Father says the same to us everyday: “My dear child, you must always remember who you are.”

Below are pictures of the beautiful children who were able to come to the banquet from Friday night- may they remind you of the "great love that the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!" 


  
Amaravathi

 
Sabitha

 
Mathali

  
Somya

  
Nissy

  
Harshawardini



  
Madhavi


  
Mahima

  
Sheiley


  
Prema Vani

  
Barghavi

  
Swapna

 
Prasad

  
Satish

  
Suresh

  
Sukumar

  
Joel 

  
Naveen 


   
Sanjay 

   
Rajeev

  
Varun

  
Venkatesh

  
Samson

   
Rajkumar


2 comments:

  1. note from Bette:
    Such beautiful and handsome children!! They are, indeed, children of the King. I'm sure
    they all felt like queens and kings at the banquet. What a wonderful gift for them to feel how
    much they are loved and cared for by God. You have allowed God to use you in such a
    Special way, Em.

    Bette

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  2. note from Elizabeth:
    That is a series of amazing photos. It is so interesting how the crown so dramatically changes their body language. I can imagine this was a very rich time.

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