Pray for Helen.
I went to a ministry to take pictures of children receiving food from Children's Hunger Fund. There I met Helen. She's 74 years old and the primary caretaker of her two ailing, adult children. Her daughter Diana has severe fibromyalgia leaving her in pain all day and unable to work. Helen's son David is suffering from a heart disease that keeps him in bed. David isn't expected to live long. Helen herself has severe valve problems in her heart and, with a smile through tears, said, "I'm making it."
She comes to the church to receive free groceries and encouragement from God's Word.
Helen said, "When I was young, I prayed that God would let me live long enough to raise my children, so they could make it on their own. Now, I pray that he will let me live long enough to comfort them through their pain."
Helen reminded me of a woman Dreefee and I met in Belarus. She was the sole caretaker of her mentally handicapped granddaughter, Dascha. The woman had severe cancer and knew she would die soon. She begged us to take sweet Dascha with us to Amercia so she wouldn't be put into a Soviet era institution upon her death. Only then, could she die in peace knowing Dascha was lovingly cared for.
Helen's story is unique and yet so common. Each of us has a world of sorrow to fight through and endure. And for many, the hope for heaven's healing is the only hope they have.
Pray for Helen. Hope for heaven.
3 comments:
I could have taken little Dasha home with me, I really wanted to....
It's amazing when we see people whose hope for heaven is so strong, that heaven itself become more real. Likewise, it's easy to forget how much we need Jesus when all is well, that's why it's nice to reach out. One of the many reasons why I'm glad CHF exists...
Yes, Chind, praying now...
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