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and his new father with kindness and rigor, but nothing helped. Setrag maintained that he was a Christian. His stepfather then let him understand that he couldn't keep him. His mother was crying bitterly. Then the boy said, "Mother, bring me to the orphanage," and now she was here with him. I looked into the sweet, trusting child's face and said, "What do you want, little Setrag?" "I want to stay with you!" "But, my boy, here in Aleppo there is not nice in the orphanage, here live several hundred children together in cramped, dark rooms, they dare not to go out and get only a little to eat. You're fine with your mother. “But I'm a Christian,” said the little one. So, then I kept him, and the poor mother walked away crying. Despite the terribly cramped conditions in the orphanage, the child nevertheless became very happy with us. He loved his teacher, the school and the Sunday school. I wonder where is he now? Once again, the Turkish government laid hands on these children, and Setrag had to leave again. - - - -

Imagine how much Jesus must love such a child who willingly renounced the dearest to him for His name's sake. - Couldn't more of us show our love for our precious Savior by raising one of the many thousands of abandoned children who are homeless and hungry, and whose lives are so depraved from love and happiness?

To me, it made an ineradicable impression to look into the faces of many of these children, where deep grief and hopelessness were painted. They were not all so lucky to know the Savior, who, with deep love, looks down on his little abandoned children and stretches out his arms toward them; but in the orphanages, they hear about Him and learn to love Him.

Sincerely, to each of you from yours in the Lord

Bodil Biørn.