I heard this story this morning on the news as I was headed out the door to class. A 14 (and no that is not a typo) a 14 year old Pakastani girl was shot by the Taliban today because she is a women's education activist. Goodness, this story just breaks my heart! She is no different from you or me! She just wants to get an education and make a difference in the world and she, in the midst of incredibly hard circumstances, is choosing to stand up for something she so strongly believes in with no fear!! How incredible!!
I am not only heartbroken, but humbled. The school that I am going to, I never wanted to go to. I had plans to go somewhere else. Somewhere that I thought was more prestigious than a community college, and honestly I hate the school I am going to. I am praying the Lord leads me to a different college SOON, but I know that even if He doesn't, that I am there for a reason. Anyways, I say all that to say how humbled I am. I just hate school and if I was a quitter, I might just quit, but this little girl, this little girl would give anything to go to school. She said she wants to study law and politics when she grows up. She wouldn't care what school she studied at. She wouldn't care if it was Harvard or a stinkin' community college! She just wants and education, and is willing to fight for that! Oh, I am just so humbled and heartbroken!
I have been praying for her all day! Would you join me in praying for this little girl? Pray first of all for her healing. She is ok, but was shot in the head and possibly the neck. Pray that someone she comes in contact with would share the Gospel with her and that the Lord would open her heart to receive the Gospel. Pray that she would be able to get the education that she so strongly desires.
Education is the key to unlocking the golden door of freedom. -George Washington Carver
You can read the story of her shooting here.
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