Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
In my lifetime as a Minister of the gospel of Christ, a Counselor,
an Intercessor, a child, a wife, a parent, a trainer/speaker, researcher,
writer, editor and what ever else I have done and am still doing, I dare say
that I have come across many people, black, white and coloreds, globally and
nationally. I have also seen many faces, beautiful faces, sad faces, angry
faces, hungry faces, worried faces, fearful and anxious faces. Yet none has
left such an impression on me as the very hungry faces that are hungry, not for
food, material things or wealth, not even knowledge but for love.
They are hungry for someone to love them, own them, appreciate
them, celebrate them and protect them in a world they are struggling to
understand. What pain fills their hearts and reflects in their sad faces, their
rebellion and aggression coupled with the inferiority complex that lack of love
fosters on people!
Apart from weeping in my heart and praying for such people when I
see them, I also long to share a smile, beautiful words of love and
encouragement God regularly plants in my heart for such people. Sometimes they
respond but at other times, the very deeply hungry who wonder if they could
ever find love on this side of the universe just ignore such advances. Too bad!
My tears go deeper into intercession for them so that someday they will know
and understand the love that is greater than all loves and that can completely
fill the aching void in their hearts.
