A prayer for Afghanistan

Just finished “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini, also author of the Kite Runner. It talks about the plight of women throughout Afghanistan’s political journey and the hell they have fought to survive through. Wow! I think the combo of reading this book and working with abused women out here caused a lot of anger to surge up in me.

IT’S NOT FAIR!!

Globally, there has never been a people group (to my knowledge) that has been discriminated against more: women across the world seem to be exploited or under valued in most countries.

At the end of his book he refers the reader to www.Unrefugees.org, which I went to and read a real person’s story of what life can be like for an Afghan family. Horrid.

As I was reading Isaiah 35, it became a prayer, declaration, and prophecy for Afghanistan and those who have been treated poorly in this beautiful nation:

The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad [I declare it!], the desert shall rejoice and blossom; like the crocus it shall blossom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing…

Say to those who are of a fearful heart, “Be strong, do not fear! Here is your God He will come with vengeance, with terrible recompense. He will come and save you.”

The ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with singing; everlasting JOY shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain JOY & GLADNESS, and sorrow and sighing shall…what?….shall FLEE AWAY!

May it be so.