I first met Kimberly Smith when she visited our Eternal Perspective Ministries office. EPM had been supporting Make Way PartneForeword by Randy Alcorn
I first met Kimberly Smith when she visited our Eternal Perspective Ministries office. EPM had been supporting Make Way Partners and Kimberly came to share more about their outreach to the orphans in Darfur, Sudan.
I was in the process of writing my book, If God is Good, so I interviewed Kimberly about the suffering she had witnessed and the light God was shining in the darkness. Later I met her husband Milton and thanked him for releasing his precious wife for the cause of Christ. At the time I wasn’t aware of the personal trauma she endured while in Darfur.
It’s astounding that Kimberly and Make Way Partners were able to establish an orphanage in southern Sudan, one of the poorest nations in the world, with one of the highest per capita rates of victims of human trafficking and enslavement. The challenges seemed insurmountable, and yet by God’s grace it happened. And now other orphanages are being built.
We’ve been privileged to continue our partnership with Kimberly in the ministry of Make Way Partners. I’m glad to see Passport Through Darkness, as this is a remarkable story that needs to be told.
While reading this book you may weep and ask “Why?” It’s not easy to think about traumatized and abused children. You may be tempted to stop reading. Kimberly’s poignant story of the dire situations she dealt with will stay with you for a long time. But facing the distressing realities can move you into caring for the widows and orphans so close to God’s heart. “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after the widows and orphans…” (James 1:27).
Kimberly shares her own journey honestly and from the heart. While serving these precious orphans, she suffered at the hands of evil men who didn’t care about her or the work she was doing. But God in his faithfulness has given her strength and help to work through her trauma as she continues to serve the extremely needy children of this world. I commend her for sacrificing her privacy by telling her story to be of greater service to God’s people.
I know Kimberly and Milton’s desire is that what you read in this book will be used of God to motivate you to action on behalf of vulnerable children around the world. In the process, as you walk with Kimberly, you may also find perspective, forgiveness and healing in your own life. May God use his servant’s story to His glory. Not only Kimberly’s, but yours and mine....more
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