Still in the village that means,
"A well of deep sorrow" or
"A place where nothing good can happen".
We made an unannounced visit to this home.
It was dinner-time.
There was no food cooking anywhere.
No staches of granola bars either, or bread, or anything else in that place.
You only eat what you cook -
If it's a good day, it's posho (cornflour and water) and beans.
Rice would be considered extra special.
That evening, we surprised several ladies as they were praying or reading the Bible
Imagine that:
Instead of cooking/eating
Reading the Bible
Praying!
There were three benches in front of a mud home.
A Bible was open on one of them.
We got to meet a grandmother,
shake her hand
quietly pray for her.
She's blind and is dying of Aids.
Her daughter next to her also got the virus.
She's got 8 children.
2 teenagers were there. This is them:
They don't go to school - cuz there's no money.
There's no Christmas in this village
No fancy decorations
No songs blaring
No gifts
At least - today, Monday, Dec. 13th, they will eat!
Thanks to a gift we were able to leave behind.
We are told that when the YWAMers brought food occasionally in the past
there was a "mob"
they are SO hungry!
THIS will be their Christmas
A special day!
I wish there could be food provided for them
EVERY DAY!!!
And - better yet -
A means to kick-start them out of their misery
into a self-sustaining life-style!!!
LORD, HAVE MERCY!!!
"A well of deep sorrow" or
"A place where nothing good can happen".
We made an unannounced visit to this home.
It was dinner-time.
There was no food cooking anywhere.
No staches of granola bars either, or bread, or anything else in that place.
You only eat what you cook -
If it's a good day, it's posho (cornflour and water) and beans.
Rice would be considered extra special.
That evening, we surprised several ladies as they were praying or reading the Bible
Imagine that:
Instead of cooking/eating
Reading the Bible
Praying!
There were three benches in front of a mud home.
A Bible was open on one of them.
We got to meet a grandmother,
shake her hand
quietly pray for her.
She's blind and is dying of Aids.
Her daughter next to her also got the virus.
She's got 8 children.
2 teenagers were there. This is them:
They don't go to school - cuz there's no money.
There's no Christmas in this village
No fancy decorations
No songs blaring
No gifts
At least - today, Monday, Dec. 13th, they will eat!
Thanks to a gift we were able to leave behind.
We are told that when the YWAMers brought food occasionally in the past
there was a "mob"
they are SO hungry!
THIS will be their Christmas
A special day!
I wish there could be food provided for them
EVERY DAY!!!
And - better yet -
A means to kick-start them out of their misery
into a self-sustaining life-style!!!
LORD, HAVE MERCY!!!
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