I know the title seems a little odd, but there is no better title. I want to introduce you all to Ms. M. She is a widow with five children. Three of the five are still young and live at home. Her husband was killed just a month ago in an unfortunate way. You see there is no life insurance policies out here. When you are widowed if you have older boys they take care of you, if not the church does. Ms. M did not have anyone to help her and there is not an area here in which women can work in. Her husand had some family that she could move in with, but they are strict Catholic and Ms. M is an evangelical christian and did not want her children in that inviornment. I honestly can not blame her. Her pastor counseled her and his family has been watching over her. He urged her to seek God's will and that the Lord would provide.
So, how does she fit into our life? We have been praying about a house helper. We talked with the other missionary family and they did not know of anyone, so we put feelers out in the community. A few days ago, Ms. M went to the other missionary family seeking employment, but they already have a helper. They encouraged her with prayer and a promise to help her find work. They immediatly called us and explained the sitituation and asked us to pray about it and meet her. Ryan and I were really looking for someone younger that did not have kids, but we hiked the trails to her house and met with her. Ryan and I knew the moment we met her that she was the one. We met with her and then her pastor and we all agreed on her job and she starts on Monday.
I am just asking all of you to pray for her and her family. They are probably one of the poorest families we have met since we have been here. The smallest child had no clothes at all and the other two go to school with our kids and were not there. I can not imagine how desperate she must feel as a mother to provide for her children and how alone in this world she must feel. Please pray that she continues to seek God and that she feels His presence in every moment of her day. Please pray that we can be a blessing to this woman and her children and show them the Love of Christ. Pray that our family is humbled by this experience.
Honor widows, who are widows indeed. 1 Timothy 5:3
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