Isha. Leader of the Girls.

December 2, 2009
Isha. Isha is the leader of the girls (and at times all children!), and is one of the oldest children. She struggles with school, though, and is only in class 7. She works so hard for school, and excels in a couple of subjects, but science and math cause her no end of worries. Besides Asha, Isha is the girl who is truly an orphan here. She doesn’t have parents, a fact which she hates yet clings to as part of her identity. She feels betrayed by the world, and like she’s not as good or accepted as the other children because she does not have a family in the traditional sense of the word.

However, she is quick to claim Uncle and Auntie as her mother and father, and she calls Benjamin and Joshua her true brothers. She’s been here since she was a young child, so she’s grown up alongside them most of her life! Uncle sees the pain of rejection in her heart from not having her own “family,” and he is quick to do everything he can to fill that hole with his love and truly treats her as his own daughter.

While I would not venture to guess most of the children’s spiritual gifts, I can say with complete confidence that hers is service. She has far more duties that the other girls, and does them with joy and love. I’ve never once heard her complain about having more to do, and she’s quick to help me with whatever I’m doing as well! She loves helping Didi with the cooking, whether it be chopping up vegetables or cooking or serving. She helps serve the kids each meal, patiently waiting for them to finish and then she eats herself!

Her joy in the Lord is evident as she sings her heart out to the Lord, praising Him wherever she goes! She helps lead worship at church, with her voice raised in song and her eyes closed in prayer. You can hear the fervency of her prayers through her voice as she sings, the sound resonating deep inside your heart. She wants to be a singer one day, and can sing for hours on end. The other evidence of her joy is her laughter. When she laughs, joy fills the air and usually there are other people who can’t help but laugh with her! Often, she’ll laugh at something trivial, that most of us wouldn’t have even noticed, but find rather humorous when looking at it from her perspective! One day, she’s going to be an incredible wife and mother, bringing joy, laughter and service to her family!