Bag of Blessings

Today we went to visit Ana, also known as Mama Remi.  Ana is a widow in our church who have been going through a difficult time recently.  Her husband died a few years ago and she lost her arm in a bus accident around ten years ago.  Most of her children live far away and she has to find a way to survive here.  It's important to us and Africa Harvest of Hope to help the helpless. 

Ana is a faithful member of our church even though she has to walk a long way to get there.  Her English is very limited but she always says three things to me - "I love you,"" I miss you" and "God Bless You." Then she speaks in Kiswahili and I just smile and nod.  She knows I don't understand her yet, but I want her to know that I care about what she has to stay.

 Her house is a bit far and hard to find.  So, Redemta, our pastor's wife, came with us to show us the way.

This visit was to say hello, pray with her and bring her a small bag of blessings.  We bought a few basics to help out: tea leaves, sugar, ugali flour, bread flour, rice, beans, laundry soap, dish soap and more. 

She was very happy to have us there and we were happy to be there.  She gave us tea and peanuts while we sat around and chatted.

Before we left, we prayed for her needs.  Her main prayer is that her children come to know God and live lives that honer Him.

She has a few physical needs that we hope to be able to help her with in the future.  They include patching up holes in her tin roof to keep the rain out and getting water piped into her house so she does have to go outside and collect it in buckets.

If you can remember Ana in your prayers, she would be so grateful.