Abuelitas

Yesterday I went to the aiport to pick up Dave and Bryan Shutt from Louisville who are going to be working with us for a few days. We met up with Robby and a group from Florida to finish a home for two grandmothers. These abuelitas were very frail so we helped them move back into their new house. By moving all of their things, the team was able to see how they lived -- their old, dirty mattresses and the very little food they had. So the team chipped in and purchased new beds and some food for them.

Because the ladies were much older, it was a difficult experience for them. Of course they were thrilled to have a home that would actually keep them dry and they were amazed that they could now cook in their home without the house filling with smoke, but I think they were overwhelmed and nervous about the changes and not sure if they could trust a bunch of North Americans. So they were quiet and cautious, but as we prayed with them at the home dedication they joined in thanking God for taking such good care of them. They said that they would be praying for us and asked that we remember to pray for them as well.

The verse that kept coming to my mind was James 1:27 -- "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted from the world."