Encouraging Words
"Dear Ginger,
Bless you for keeping the faith over all those years and for being the strength and "co-big-heart" behind Randy! It's awesome when one can start building on relationships and develop them into deeper meaning and outcomes. You guys have been masters at this for years!"
"Thank you. Thank you. Thank you! We are so grateful to you and Face the Challenge for making it possible for (name withheld) to have the surgery he needed. The surgery is an amazing blessing! We will tell everyone we know what an awesome and important impact you are making in people's lives. You have made a wonderful impact in ours."
"Your charity work is simply impressive...What you two and the folks who work with you do is truly inspiring. I sensed a very strong and authentic spirit about both of you. . . and I knew you were genuinely giving to those who are less fortunate...There is no question in my mind that what you have accomplished has touched the lives of many and will continue to have an impact as you push forward."
"Your generous love and caring continue to touch many. What tremendously touching stories of the grace of God flowing through humble and willing lives. Bless all of you who touched God's children in need...May God's richest blessings and the whisper of His voice guide you..."
"Dear Robinsons and Face the Challenge Staff,
Finally, it is with delight that we are again in the position to send a donation to assist in the continuance of your surgeries and tending to the 'poorest of the poor!' It is always so wonderful to receive your newsletters and photos. I proudly displayed photos of your precious patients framed with quotes from your letter at our workplace. Several people stopped by to inquire, and I had the opportunity to share your vision...
Hope, the essence of Christ's message: 'I have come that they may have life and have it abundantly.' Thank you for serving and may your ministry reach far beyond the boundaries that you have set."
"Dr. Robinson, thank you so much for what you have done for me [ear reconstruction]. I can hear better and my ear looks better. I am still self-conscious about it, but that's because I'm a girl! I am less afraid than I used to be about it showing a little...You and your family are amazing. You have given many people better lives. Thank you for everything!"
"Needless to say, it is challenging to translate what I feel when I read and revisit these experiences of [Face the Challenge patients'] inhumane suffering. But I nearly explode with gratitude and joy to see how God has redeemed, restored, and poured Himself out upon these lives! How little I have had to trust Him. But how much I love His heart — yours and Randy's, too. Special joy to you, devoted servants."
"As I have been praying for you, the work, and the needs, I'm struck by several things afresh. One, what an Awesome God He is. Creator of the Universe, yet loving and concerned for the weak and the 'least of these,' He says we're doing these things for them to Him. What grace that He would allow us to do something for Him and for them!
Second, how great are the needs for compassion and encouragement in a badly broken world, yet He does not focus on the enormity or overwhelming nature of the task, but on the love of individuals, just as He loved us. . . . I am thankful for you, for Him and that we can serve Him as broken and as fallen as we are.
"How did you know that I have been struggling day-to-day. . ? Tears streamed down my face when I saw you covered [my daughter's surgery costs]. God sees and has not forgotten my heartfelt prayers! Thank you! We love you."
"Thank you so much for taking our daughter as your patient. You will never know how grateful we are to have you in our lives. You have been kind and gracious to our family. We pray for you often!
'The Lord your God is with you. He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you. He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.' - Zephaniah 3:17"
". . . the burns and facial deformities [of some of the patients] are awful. That must be so rewarding for your team to know how much you have changed these people's lives. God is using all of you in wonderful ways. God bless your efforts."
"Fantastic! . . . The donations since your newsletter are a great blessing. Praise the Lord. He is good. He is so good."
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