Why Acuna??

I discovered tonight why our work is so important. One of the groups that is with us is working on an orphanage, trying to get it opened. We heard a story about a 4 year old little boy who lost both of his parents and was left to fend for himself on the street. Nobody knows why, but 7 men attacked this little boy and beat him to death in the streets of Acuna. This was a CHILD, Caleb's age, who could have been placed with a family who would have loved and cherished him had the facilities been available. Instead, he died scared and alone. My heart just broke when I heard this story, but it made me think - GOD HAS A PURPOSE for everything that we do in His name. Even the little things matter and are part of a bigger picture that we can not even fathom.
What a cruel world we live in that nobody cared enough to take this little angel off of the street and take care of him. This story just made it clear to me why we were in Acuna: to show Christ's love to this city through our actions and our work that we are doing here.