A couple of weeks ago we had the opportunity to truly be "Love in Action" for a couple of families in the village of San Francisco, Mexico. Aaron and I and Rick and Barb Ruiter were in Mexico on a rest and relax trip. On our second week, the same cold front that was affecting much of the USA also moved into Mexico. Infact, emergency shelters were even set up in the big cities. We knew that the people of our village would also be very cold and so we decided to make the 2 hour drive to offer blankets and clothing to a couple of the extremely poor families in the village. We were shocked as we pulled up to the house of one of the poorest families in the village. We realized that the Mayan hut that this family lives in is literaly about to fall over. It has only a few solid logs left holding up the entire structure. We were welcomed into their home as if we were family! Flor, the precious mom was cooking what looked to be one small sized pumpkin that I am sure was to their only food for dinner. Dad was sleeping with Wendy, one of their children in a hammock in the back of the hut. He later said they sleep most of the day just to keep warm. You see, under each hammock in the hut, they had built a small pile of coals to keep them warm. We were shocked to see Wendy, one of their daughters, sleeping in a hole filled hammock only inches away from a smoldering pile of hot coals.
It was no accident that God sent us to the village that day! God knew that we needed to be "Love in Action" at that specific time. Our reward was seeing the smiles on the faces of these precious children and the relief on the face of mom when we offered them blankets and the groceries that we had purchased just for them. The children exlaimed, "Pan, pan"! (bread, bread) They were so excited to have a simple loaf of bread that their faces were bursting forth with smiles! We knew that for tonight, they would go to bed with a full belly! "Love in Action"
Monday, January 25, 2010
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