MOTHER

            This past Sunday we celebrated mothers, most of whom deserve honor and praise.  But as we do we need to realize there are many different kinds of mothers.  Some of them are unworthy and others are downright evil.

            Make Way Partners ( www.makewaypartners.org), an organization which fights human trafficking, has been publicizing and seeking to bring world attention to the plight of Deimante Kedyte of Lithuania, a seven year old girl whose mother, when she was only five years old, began selling her to high ranking Lithuanian government pedophiles who sexually abused her.  Deimante is now in the home of her aunt who is protecting her after her father, who sought to rescue her, disappeared mysteriously.  The court system, backed by high ranking officials and lawyers hired by the traffickers, has given custody of the child back to her mother, which would open the door for further abuse.  Petitions and emails to the Lithuanian government and the US State Department have appealed for a reversal of the court order.  Her aunt’s home is surrounded by local citizens to protest any effort to seize her by force, which the court has threatened.  Her mother, of course, wants to receive the huge amounts of money her daughter generated.

            It is difficult for me to imagine a mother so evil, but I know this is not the only mother in the world who takes evil advantage of her children, or simply neglects them. 

            I pray for children around the world, that they may have mothers or guardians who will love them and seek their best.  And I thank God for mothers who exemplify Godly character and who love their children, always desire the best for them.  May they have the honor and praise they deserve.

            And I pray that those of us who can will step in to help a child who needs to be loved and protected, whether they are an orphan in Africa, an abused child in Europe or a needy child in the U.S.

Grace and peace.