This morning I got an early morning phone call from my friend Wilson in India. I knew in an instant something was wrong. I flipped open my computer to skype him back and found this email:
I am writing everyone an urgent prayer need.
Jyoti, who has been at Hope House for about 9 months now, is in critical condition at a nearby hospital. This morning, she vomited and went into seizures. The staff immediately took her to the local hospital who said they could do nothing for her but that she was in a serious condition. She was rushed to a hospital near my apartment and immediately taken into ICU. She was seen by a child specialist who is attempting now to stabilize her. She never regained consciousness after her seizure and has been unconscious now for several hours. The specialist is trying to stabilize her enough to give her a CT scan and x-rays. She has a low heart rate and low body temperature.
Jyoti is one of the true orphans who has neither of her parents and no one outside of her family at Hope House.
Please pray as He leads you to and I will keep you updated. -Wilson
It took all of 3 seconds for me to burst into tears. This little girl has already been through SO much! He father abandoned her and her mother was murdered – stabbed to death – when she was just a baby. Now she’s almost 3 years old (as best we can tell with no birth certificate) and has finally come to a place where she is loved and cared for.
Her name means “light”, and that’s what she is at the orphanage. Breathtakingly beautiful, she catches your eye the second you walk in. She’ll steal your heart with her big brown eyes and sweet little rosebud lips – blowing kisses and giggling (the most beautiful sound!)
The children love her as their baby sister, and the house Mom and Dad have taken her as their own. She even calls them Papa and Mama (since she has neither anymore). I feel in love with her instantly, and committed to sponsoring her monthly – dreaming of coming back to see her as years passed – watching her grow up into a woman of God.
PLEASE PRAY for this beautiful little girl!!! Please pray for health and healing! Pray she will stabilize, regain consciousness, and be able to go home soon. Pray for the doctors – that they will be able to figure out quickly what caused the seizure and know how to treat her. Pray for divine intervention!!!
Please also pray for the house Mom and Dad. They are unable to have children, and they truly love all the kids as if they were their own children. If anything happened to any of them, it would be devastating. I know Jyoti holds a special place in their hearts.
If you want to do more – GIVE. In between my bouts of crying, Wilson and I were already talking about how to raise the funds she needs. In India – they have no medical insurance. So, already, best case scenario – they’ll be in debt from this one day stay in ICU. The orphanage is already in need of funds (they were several hundred dollars short last month) and the house Dad is in need of back surgery this fall. We have no way of knowing how long Jyoti will be in the hospital, or how much money we need to raise. So please, if God burdens your heart, give generously. This little girl deserves the best.
Don’t they all?
*Be sure to choose India Orphanage from the drop down menu!
I’m praying and crying.
I’m with you sister… praying for this precious little girl.
Amanda and I are joining you in lifting this little one up!
Am praying…please keep updated on Jyoti…thank you for being Jesus’ eyes in this world and opening eyes like mine to see Him in the children’s eyes.
Due to the design work I’ve been doing for SOH I have been staring at that little girl for many hours in the past week. Her sweet smile captured me instantly.
I am devastated to hear this news and know that I am sincerely praying for her!
Keep us posted
– Megan