{"id":1361,"date":"2008-12-18T16:57:28","date_gmt":"2008-12-19T00:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eaf.net\/mvp\/?p=1361"},"modified":"2008-12-18T17:05:30","modified_gmt":"2008-12-19T01:05:30","slug":"this-is-my-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/2008\/this-is-my-future\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;This is my future.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/mvp\/wp-content\/namrata-nayak.jpg\" alt=\"Namrata Nayak\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I learned about this astounding child from <a href=\"http:\/\/wizbangblog.com\/content\/2008\/12\/18\/heroism-and-beauty-behold-namrata-nayak.php\">Steve Schippert<\/a>. Here&#8217;s a little bit of what <a href='http:\/\/theanchoressonline.com\/2008\/12\/18\/they-do-not-love-jesus\/'>The Anchoress<\/a> has to say:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Namrata Nayak knows who she is. At 10 years of age, she understands the world in ways many of us never will, no matter how long we tread the stony paths.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>But I will let her speak for herself, because Namrata Nayak does not need anyone to speak for her. Observe her astonishing and heroic witness.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldnetdaily.com\/?pageId=83778\">\u201cThe world has seen my face destroyed<\/a> by the fire, now it must come to know my smile full of love and peace\u2026I want to dedicate my life to spreading the Gospel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[W]e forgive the Hindu radicals who attacked us, who burned our homes\u2026They were out of their minds, they do not know the love of Jesus. For this reason, I now want to study so that when I am older I can tell everyone how much Jesus loves us. This is my future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholic.org\/international\/international_story.php?id=31089\">here<\/a>:<br \/>\n\u201cChristmas is a time to thank the baby Jesus who saved me from the fire and saved my face which was disfigured and wounded\u2026There is so much pain and suffering, and I don\u2019t know how long the special forces will protect us,\u201d she told Asia News. \u201cBut Christmas is a time of gratitude. I am afraid that my people will still be attacked, but this is our life. If God has saved me, he can save other Christians too.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>God bless you and keep you and use you even more, Namrata.<\/p>\n<p><b><font color=\"brown\">&#8220;The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them&#8221;<\/font><\/b> (Isaiah 11:6).<\/p>\n<p><b><font color=\"brown\">&#8220;Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein&#8221;<\/font><\/b> (Luke 18:17).<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I learned about this astounding child from Steve Schippert. Here&#8217;s a little bit of what The Anchoress has to say: Namrata Nayak knows who she is. 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