Situated in the middle of some large scale houses in our neighborhood is a tin/board/cardboard/dirt shack that houses a husband, wife, and 7 children! They have a very small and limited pulperia where they sell some items to try to provide for themselves and their children. We stopped by with rice, potatoes, and cereal for them and then spent some time talking to them about the Lord. The first thing we told them was the gifts weren't from us; we were just the messengers. The gifts were from God! We told them God impressed it upon our hearts to bring them something to show them that He hadn't forgotten them. We acknowledged their very difficult lives, but reminded them that in the eyes of a merciful God they were as important as anyone on this earth. We told them these gifts were His way of letting them know He hadn't forgotten them and that if they followed Him one day He would reward them in ways they couldn't imagine. The wife then went into the house and brought out her Bible to show it to us. It was great to just be used by the Lord as proof to them of His love.
The second stop was out in a village called Ocotillo at the home of a woman we met some 5 years ago. Eliadora is a young woman with 4 children; 3 of whom are complete quadriplegics who cannot move or speak. They are 21, 19, & 16 years of age and this mother is literally 'locked' to them as if chained. We were delivering food and diapers from some friends of ours who minister to them on a regular basis, but who, because of illness, were unable to make the delivery. It's some of God's irony because 5 years ago we were part of a group who purchased land for their current home. Please pray for this family whose burden is beyond what I can describe to you. The children are all deformed and just lie there staring. When she picked them up to move them they were stiff as boards...very difficult to see! Pray!
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