MORNING THOUGHT 5
Friday August 29th 2015
Whenever I go to Romania with Mustard Seed Jersey I am looking our for
new projects to help. This last trip was no different.
The friends I was staying with told me of a small residential home for
dementia sufferers, they explained they had recently met them and passed on
some surplus bedding from Jersey.
I cannot possibly pronounce the long name of the new trust but
translated the name means Association for the Decent Treatment of the Elderly.
I was keen to visit. It was a somewhat bumpy half-hour drive to their
village. When we arrived they made us very welcome, explaining through the
translator how grateful they were for our help.
I asked what they needed wondering if we might be able to help, top of
the list was food, then incontinence pads, then clothes, bedding, and a list of
very basic needs.
We went round and saw it was quite over crowded, but they explained the
people had nowhere else to go. None could afford to pay the full cost, but paid
what they could afford. The proprietors explained they always prayed for
whatever was needed and trusted God to provide.
Before we left we emptied the car of the food that had been left over
from a previous distribution. As we carried it into their store we realised
they had nothing but a bag of potatoes. The cook's eyes filled with tears as
she saw the bags of food come in.
They said "we prayed and God has provided for our needs".
That somehow gives fresh meaning to the well known phrase in The Lord's
Prayer: Give us this day our daily bread.