What follows is an email from brother H.M., a native preacher in Guyana. This is a true story of a fine Christian lady who shows enough dedication to put many younger people to shame. You will be encouraged by reading it.
Aunty Rosie, a Christian, has stopped attending when the doors of the Canal 1
Church Building was closed a year or two ago.
After visiting, she has returned to worship – her first visit was July 26.
She lives under 2 miles from the building but walks with her legs back and forth.
Yesterday, she was back carrying a black plastic bag with a handful of cement,
and a small bottle of water, (to fill the cracks on the concrete floor of the building),
4 pints brown paint, 3 sheets of sand paper, rags and a paint brush – her donation
to scrub & paint the church benches.
What makes Aunty Rosie story interesting is
a) She is 85 years +, and a widow
b) She saw a need in the church and without being told, she was willing
to contribute.
My friends, you can draw your own conclusion/s and lessons but to me
Aunty Rosie is my heroine.
She came, she saw, and she contributed.
What an inspiration!
We had a good service at Canal 1 congregation – 30 – 35 in attendance.
This is not the only story of this kind that comes out of our work in Guyana. There are many people who truly go the extra mile for Christ.
