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!"
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
note from Bette:
ReplyDeleteSuch 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
note from Elizabeth:
ReplyDeleteThat 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.