Daddy says when I grow up to his chest he'll
come home. I get nana to measure me every day. I don't think I grow very fast.
Nana says she can see I'm growing every day.
Sometimes I get mad going to see daddy, it
takes so long on the bus and we don't get home till really late. The other kids
play together on the weekend. They say they don't want to play with me even if
I could go. They say daddy’s a bad man and if daddy loved me he would stop
being bad. Nana says their wrong but I think maybe their right.
The officers say I shouldn't be scared of
the big dogs that walk up and down sniffing us. Nana says there looking for bad
things but its okay we're not doing anything bad. Sometimes I get scared that
they'll think I'm bad like people think daddy is.
Yesterday wasn't a very good day, I hugged
daddy so tight and asked him to please, please, come home for Christmas. Daddy
said he couldn't. I was mad at daddy, I told him he was hurting my heart and
that if he loved me he would come home. Daddy said he was sorry. The officer
said we had to leave. When daddy wouldn't come with me I kicked and punched
him. I told daddy I hated him and I'd never talk to him again. Nana carried me
back to the bus stop yesterday. I told her I’m never going there again. Nana
was crying too.
When I woke up through the night I heard
nana crying. Nana said she missed daddy but she’s blessed to have me. I asked
nana why daddy didn't love us. She said he does. I don't believe her.
A nice lady came over today. She said she
was from Angel Tree and had something really special from my daddy and gave me a present.
I told her daddy didn’t give me presents.
She said daddy had really wanted to spend
Christmas with me and was sad he couldn’t so her friend Jesus made sure daddy
could still send me a gift. I told her I don't know a Jesus but the lady from
angel tree said he knew me and loved me. She said Jesus has friends at a church
right near my house who could tell me all about him if I wanted. She said there’s
even other kids to play with and some go to a fun camp I could go to too! I told
her other kids don’t like my daddy. The lady said Jesus loves my daddy and made
this camp full of really nice kids because he thinks me and daddy are really
special. Nana said some of the kids even have mummy's or daddy's where my daddy
is.
I can't wait until I've grown up to daddy's
chest and we'll be together again. Jesus says he loves me, nana, and daddy and
he will look after us. I believe him.
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