2 Morning
Thought Tuesday October 4th
"Isn't that proof how precious the food
parcels are to the pensioners”. That was what the Romanian social worker said
to me as we stood dripping in the cold driving rain. “They wouldn't even wait one day. No matter
how terrible the weather they wanted their food parcel immediately. You must
tell people how important the food parcels are "
Because we knew the weather forecast was
appalling we had planned to do the food parcel distribution the next day when
the weather was better. But word got out that we had the food so the pensioners
turned up soaking wet and thoroughly chilled. So obviously we set up the
distribution.
By the end of the distribution we were equally
soaked in spite of our waterproof jackets. The pensioners joyfully plodded home
along the muddy roads, clutching a precious food
parcel. To them the soaking and the cold was well worth it for a food parcel.
For Mustard Seed Jersey
the Christmas appeal is not just about shoeboxes and gifts. We also ask for
donations of money for food and that money is taken to Romania and
used to purchase food.
What is
the point of giving someone a beautiful new hat and gloves for Christmas if
they are going to die of starvation in January? That is the thinking behind our
annual winter appeal for money for food.
In the Bible we read the
well known story how Jesus Christ blessed the bread and it multiplied to feed a
huge crowd. In Mustard Seed we don't see huge multiplications like that. But we
do see and thank God for an incredibly generous response that is turned into
food parcels and given to the poorest of the poor in the coldest months of the winter in Bihor county of
Romania.
Have a good day and please
be thankful for what you have.