To many in the US this picture may look like someone dressed up for a skit or a Halloween costume but, this is a very poor man that came down from the mountain today and was very much in need of our help. As you can see he is not a young man, and the shoes and clothes that he is wearing are very poor to say the least. He has walked a long, long way in shoes that have holes in the soles over tough terrain and rocks. He has come all that way just to ask if we could help him. His wife is very elderly and sick in the mountains. He had a scar that reached from his shoulder all the way around to his back. He explained to me that he wasn't able to work any longer and could not help his family. He was very hungry!
Our head cook came out and specially waited on this man at the gate because our feeding center was filled with school children at the time. She gave him a large plate of food to eat. After finishing the plate of food that he gulped down, our head cook Aline, so compassionately filled his metal bowl with cool water and packed it to him.
I was very touched as I watched one Haitian caring so preciously for another that was much more worse off. Sometimes, it takes us just taking a step back and allowing the goodness of God to take control. After eating, and helping him with some food, we quickly fitted him with a pair of shoes. Our gateman, Joseph, helped him put them on.
He put a back pack, which was a burlap bag usually used on donkeys, around his head and left out to go back to the mountains with his family. The man continually thanked us over and over. God is so good for allowing us to be a small part in helping precious souls such as this dear man. Thank goodness that Lifeline is here!! TO GOD BE THE GLORY!!! EVERYTIME!!! ALL THE TIME!!! AMEN!
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