Morning Thought for Friday July 12th 2013   03/06/2013


Good morning

I have just returned from distributing humanitarian aid in Romania with Mustard Seed Jersey. After going to Romania for 17 years I now have some very strong relationships with some of the people we have helped and got to know over the years.

 

I first came across some of the young women in the year 2000 when Mustard Seed was approached to assist them when they were found sleeping under a bridge. They were homeless after leaving the state orphanage at the age of 18.  Through the teaching and love of the social workers these young women became self sufficient, with employment and their own flat; though now with the recession they are again struggling to support themselves financially.

 

So on my last day which was a Sunday I arranged to meet them at MacDonalds for lunch. For them this was a treat. On their small salaries they could never afford to eat at Macdonalds, they could rarely afford to buy more expensive food like meat or fish.

 

As we sat in the sunshine, they filled me in on all their news. After a while some small dirty children came along begging. I was amazed to see how generous the young women were in giving some of their precious lunch to these filthy kids. The kids went away happy fed. But what struck me was the young women's generosity in sharing what they had with others in need. I had given to them and now they wanted to share the blessing. 

 

The words of Jesus spring to my mind “It is more blessed to give than to receive”.

 

 

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