Trials and Suffering

We had an amazing day yestrday where we completed 4 of the 11 homes. We had team members building, others holding children's ministry and a group of women doing manicures and pedicures. I am so thankful that God has supplied these families homes before the rains come. With all the activities and laughter that is happening as we are building and playing with the children we also see and hear the trials and the suffering that these families have to live with. We met Emelia today who started to cry as we were asking her daughter what size of clothes she wears as we like to put clothes in the house warming gifts. Her daughter was telling us she is thin and would take a size small. Patricia and I went over to Emelia to ask her why she was crying and if there was something we could do. Emelia shared through tears that they sometimes go days without food and that is why she is so small. Emelia shared that she was so tired of having to endure the hardships of poverty. Her daughter sells food at the market but it is difficult to make ends meet. Patricia and I held her and we all cried together. Cried for what this precious 66 year old women has to endure everyday and that she has to go hungry. Emelia shared that she prayed to God for a house and He told her He was going to give her a house and she was so thanlful for answered prayer. Emeilia also is praying that God will provide them with enough food and she is trusting him with this as well. It is really difficult to hear these stories of the suffering and trials that the people here have to go through. Why do we have more than we need