Morning Thought Monday March 24th
Good morning.
We are now about 3 weeks into Lent so
this is a good time to reflect on those who have less than we do and how we can
help.
This year Mustard Seed Jersey is
offering a Lenten project to pack a welcome box for a repatriated victim of
people trafficking. People trafficking is a fast
growing crime world wide and there are a growing
number of victims from Romania. When they are eventually rescued and returned
to their own country often they have lost everything and have only the clothes
on their back. A Welcome Box - which is a shoebox filled with basic toiletries
and underwear is a huge help and a real welcome to the usually traumatised
victim.
When I was in Romania in December the
social worker told us of the desperate need that drives people to risk working
overseas without the correct paperwork requirements. She spoke of mothers
selling their daughters to buy food for the rest of the family.
We were able to help by providing
food parcels for the victims and their families, thanks to a donation from the
Rotary Club. And of course the victims received Christmas shoeboxes in
December.
But the need continues throughout the
year as more victims are returned to Romania. That is why we provide the
welcome boxes. The social worker told me some recipients in 2013 wept and said that
never before in their while had they been given a present.
So can you make a difference to
someone this Lent by packing a welcome box. Details
are available at BBC radio jersey reception or from our website www.mustardseedjersey.co.uk
Have a good day and God bless you,
please consider making a difference to someone's life.