When Brian saw a crippled man in our area on the road begging for food, he went to his home to see about his needs and circumstances. He brought a plan to me of how he and the children could help, and that very day everyone went into action.
The man’s greatest struggle was climbing up into his room because there were no steps. As we looked around the orphanage, we realized that we had some bricks and sand remaining from building projects for the children, so everyone agreed, “Freely you received, freely give.”
The small children back at the orphanage began loading the bricks and packing sand into bags to be taken to the older boys who were on the site prepared to unload and begin work. There was no road directly to his home, so the boys had to haul the materials in by wheelbarrow. My vehicle served as “pick-up truck” and I was the driver. It was a grueling day for all, but everyone was filled with joy. In the late evening, Brian and I went to town to get a few things for the man while others prepared his room and bed. Brian bathed him,put new clothes on him, picked him up and laid him in a freshly made bed with new sheets and blanket. I think each person, including the old man, went to bed feeling that he had been the one most greatly blessed that day.
Everyone was lending a hand!
