We Will Not Ignore You
Feb. 8, 2009 3 Comments Posted under: Uncategorized
As I was resting against the wall at a church and staring at the beautiful view of Table Mountain, I was stopped by a woman and her baby straddled on her hip. She was wanting to know if there was a social worker at the church and then proceeded to tell me her story. She and her husband have worked several jobs in the last several months just trying to get by. They usually live on the streets close to where they work because they can not afford to travel back and forth.
As she was talking, I noticed her precious little son who was 20 months old but looked like he was about 8 months old. He was very small and frail but had the biggest smile that melted my heart.
As the woman kept talking, she proceeded to ask for money. We were given strict rules to not give out money to beggars. Very gently my husband told her that there is a lot of need in Cape Town and it would be wrong for us to start handing out money. He then made it very clear that we are here to help, we will not ignore her. She reacted very well and said it was great talking to us. As she waved and said goodbye, the little boy waved and smiled really big.
I will never forget this mother and baby. Their images are etched in my heart.
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Terri said:
Feb. 8, 2009
Your heart will break many times over and it never stops as long as their is love in your heart. You pick yourself up and do what you can with God’s guidance and he will love you forever.
Ron T. said:
Feb. 8, 2009
How Heart Touching–God’s People Speaking!
If we only could Teach them to Fish !
Micki J. said:
Jun. 13, 2009
You don’t read in scripture that Jesus handed out money or things. Our culture tells us that we need to put patches over pain with money. Your response was as it should be. I am still learning.