The Heart of the People

I don’t know how to adequately describe the heart of these precious people. To live with an attitude of unselfish grace, humility, compassion, and resilience in an environment of poverty, fear of theft, limited electric and often no running water is truly an inspiration. That is a big sentence! At the foundation of this attitude is faith. We’ve observed it in their actions and talked about this faith with them. It seems like faith holds them secure when hope seems unreachable. —- Maybe an example is easier. One of our African families noticed a young women always standing around near their home. He discovered she had traveled a long way to take school entrance exams. She was alone and without a home. After a family discussion it was agreed to take her in. They have very little themselves but feared for her safety trusting that God would provide. This foundation of faith seems common in their families.