The Widow

So today was a really busy day...did i mention that this week we have had two more young boys staying with us. they are 5 and 7 and go to the church we go to. their father a single father in haiti, who is educated and truly doing and amazing job. he is in fact being a interpretor at a conference for theologians that have come to give masters classes and in the process he will be able to recieve his. anyway long story short to say its been a bit more crazy than even normal. i think its been good for kev, but also at the same time really hard. hes usually the only older kid getting attention and disiple now its like have three sybling boys making chaos...but its wonderful to help their father out and overall its been draining, but still quite fun.

here is the best part of our week though...

Marie Carmelle, Jovani's mother, who Dorothy said could live with us temparyly for a week, well she is truly a wonderful woman and came the first week i was here. she is still here. she who was homeless, with a handicap child, a 10yr old child living with friends,an orphan herself, an to top it off we also think she may have HIV/AIDS (think this bc goes to doctor that only treats STDs/AIDS/TB, but says she doesnt)anyway she did the most beautiful selfless thing today. while me and Kev where in Dorothy's room she came in and so gracefully said, "Pardon....." and then proceeded to explain in creole that after her Doctor's appointment yesterday someone gave her money. that night she was reading her Bible in Malachi 3:6-12. The verses speak of robbing God by our tithes and offerings and returning to the Lord and He will bestow you many blessing. after reading this she, who is homeless with no money and a disabled child felt the Lord telling her that the money needed to go to these (timouns)children. Children who are weak, sick, that didnt have a mom with them here as Jovani does. therefore she was giving it all to Dorothy because the Lord told her to do so. it was kind of a bit caotic in the discussion because Dorothy know a lot (anpil) of creole, but not fluent and then me who knows very little and then Kev who wasnt really translating, but was. anyway Dorothy hugged her, then me, then kev said "this really is a beautiful day" and hugged her. we were all so overjoyed.

after she left dorothy stated..."She's the widow with the pennies, we've just met her." i want to cry thinking about the beauty in that moment. you come to serve and love people and be an expression of Jesus' Character in the way he lived and then you think...this woman Marie Carmelle...now she is a woman truly after God's own heart really giving her all to glorify the Lord. i am really speechless.