Elderly Visits

We had the opportunity to visit with four elders today.  Our first stop was to visit Difur.  He is such a sweet man, who allowed us to sing some songs with him, rub lotion on his legs and arms and pray for his health and his living situation.  We brought him a peanut butter sandwich with some crackers and water, which he was content to save for later.

The team with Difur

Our second stop was to visit Majorlyn.  She is a 93 year old woman who was extremely frail.  She asked us to pray for her health, and told us when you are sick you can't do anything, so she was asking for God to heal her so she wouldn't have to stay at the house.

We ended with a visit to two sisters, Antoinette and Angelene.  They greeted everyone with a hug and a kiss on the cheek and thoroughly enjoyed our visit.  I asked them if they were best friends, and they looked at each other and smiled.  We found out that Antoinette had fifteen children, but many of them died.  She only has seven children living at this time.  We sang songs and Travis was able to rub lotion on Angelene's legs and arms.  They asked for health for their grandchildren who were ill, they seemed really concerned about them, so we prayed over them and their families.

Travis rubbing lotion on Angelene's legs.

It was so powerful learning about these four individuals.  They have lived such difficult lives, but they still are so thankful for what they have.  They all loved having us to their homes, and we loved the amazing honor it was to meet such beautiful people.

Above all else, each of them wanted us to praise Jesus and sing to Him in worship.  It was a powerful experience, one we won't soon forget.

Bondje Beni'ou,

Alicia