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| Two of the children were still in the house in the upper right hand corner. |
A
couple months ago I told you about some money I gave to help a poor
family as part of a Mormon's house building program, that was wanting
to build a new home for this family. They lived in a 12’x12’
shack with a dirt floor, and had seven children. The man had a
regular job as a brick mason, but could not afford to improve his
living quarters. So the Mormon church, Church of the Latter Day
Saints as Palir says they prefer to be call, offered to buy the
materials and provide labors to do some of the work, but the man also
had to help in the construction in his spare time. This program and
other humanitarian outreach programs has helped make the Mormon
religion one of the fastest growing in the world. Unfortunately, most
of the emphasis is on the natural rather than the spiritual. But
that is about to change as people realize a greater need to satisfy
the longing of their soul. On the money I gave them I made a
declaration to see that happen for this family and for all religions.
A
few week later, Pilar asked me if I want to go see that family and
the progress that was done so far. When we got to Guaymas, we past a
number of very nice tract homes at the beginning of one of the
developments, but as we drove further back in, the quality changed.
The lots got smaller and there was no running water or power to the
land, just dirt roads that divided sections of land to be built on
and not many homes were there. The water and power would come later
when more homes were built. Residents and owners had to use
generators if they wanted power and storage tanks for water that had
to be trucked in.
When
we got to their home-site, the family was there and greeted us. Palir
explained who I was and that I had help them with some money. They
were all very kind and friendly, but spoke no English. The husband
had already built one wall and they were proud of the progress made
so far and very happy for all the help they would still be getting.
Palir talked more with them and I listened and took pictures. Before
we left, I hugged and bless them all and gave they more money.
Whenever possible, I enjoy the personal touch when reaching out to
help others.
Then
last week I saw another miracle. I had gone out to get a hot dog at
the restaurant that gives me free meals, and when I got there they
had live music. I was hesitant to join, but when they saw me they
motioned for me to come. There were over twenty people, and many of
them I had met before. It turned out to be a birthday party for one
of their friends. While I was there, I got to see Ana's father again
who is 90 years old and was sitting in a chair. He had a bad leg that I had prayed for the last
time we met. He gave me a very big hug as I bent over to greeted him. Ana
(she owns the restaurant) told me that his leg was much better, but
that it still hurt some. I noticed he still had his walking cane next
to him. So I put my hand on his leg and prayed for complete
restoration. He thanked me again and then I went and greeted a few
more friends; before I sat at the counter to get a hot dog. They
also gave me a slice of cake and a bottle of Sprite to drink. As I
ate, I watched the people dancing to the music playing. Only a few
minutes had past before the old man got up and started dancing with two
young ladies that he had been talking to. I was amazed how long he danced.
He finally sat down, because he was getting tired, but after a brief
rest he was up and dancing again with the same two ladies. I was very
grateful to see God's grace working in people's lives no matter how
old they were. Then another men dragged me out into the dance area
and encouraged me to dance with the others. And so I danced to the
music for a little while, but when you haven't done this in a long
time, I felt a little awkward, so I sat back down. Anyway it was an
awesome night and I rejoiced as I walked back home. I also felt very
blessed to have such friends as these. God answers prayer and things
are getting better everyday... and someday we will all have a new and glorious home to live in.
