MORNING THOUGHT
This morning I want to share with
you more about my part in the Mustard Seed aid trip to
It was on the Saturday after the
opening of the pensioners’ home that a number of people gathered for the
Saturday bazaar or market. I noticed rather disapprovingly that one young girl
was sitting down on the only seat while some quite elderly people were
standing. Alex is the social worker in charge and I drew his attention to it
feeling this child was just so lazy. But he responded
“That’s Roberta”. Suddenly it all made sense – that child was not lazy she was
ill, no wonder she needed to sit down.
Roberta’s family is one of the
families assisted through Mustard Seed’s family sponsorship programme. Roberta
suffers from kidney failure and has to have kidney dialysis 3 times a week. Her
family are very poor and because of the extra help needed they were included on
our programme.
Roberta is 15, but her growth is
stunted she looks like a 7 or 8 year old. She is the oldest child in the family
but she is much smaller than her younger brother and sister. In fact the sister
gave Roberta a lift on the back of her bike as Roberta could not manage to walk
back home. For Roberta the future is bleak, although her name is on the list
for a kidney transplant, because she is a gypsy she is probably not likely to
ever have her name reach the top of the list, as there is still a fair amount
of prejudice.
With dialysis 3 days a week and
poor health Roberta has hardly attended any school but she is now involved in
Mustard Seed’s kindergarten and homework club. For her Mustard Seed gives the
chance of some education, a regular food parcel for the family and hope.
Roberta along with all her
brothers and sisters will receive a Christmas shoebox from
Have a good day and be thankful
for the health care we have here in
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