The post below refers to a little girl named Juanita. Her family goes hungry often. We assist their family with food through our ministry. Her dad works off and on and so he provides some food as well. Too bad his work isn't more on, than off.
The day after I wrote the previous post Juanita and her younger brother Rodolfo came by asking for baby diapers. We searched high and low and found a bag of them. My wife hides everything from me, that's why I had to search. In the last room we looked I noticed some food items we had, not much, but something, some canned food, a box of granola bars and a can of juice. It seemed like too little, but it was all we had at the time. I sent them on their way with it.
The following day, today, I went shopping for more food for Juanita's family and three others in our area. Each family was very grateful and said, "Gracias", more than once. I told one mother that it wasn't much, just a box of food, but she insisted that it was a great deal to her and her family. She was the most gracious of all.
It's easy to give a box of food away or a pack of granola bars when the recipient says, "Gracias". It's kind of fun, yes, fun. If you've never done it, you should try it. You may not know anyone who is really poor, at least not in your neighborhood. Gotta tell you, there are people who go without food all around you. Just because you don't see them doesn't mean they don't exist. You just have to search, kind of like me and the diapers I had to look for.
People in need of food or clothes aren't going to jump out at you, unless you work in Atlanta or Chicago or D.C. But they are there. The question is, "Will you search for those in need?" Will you search and then do something to help them?
I ended my last blog saying, "Tomorrow, maybe I will..." Tomorrow is around the corner. How will you complete the statment, "Tomorrow, maybe I will..."???
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