Lenten story #1, fasting
I have friends who have given up chocolate, or dessert, or Diet Coke for Lent.
Barb and Godwin have a different idea, and I like it better. They chose to give up some of their spare time and spare change.
Barb and Goddie read a story written by HUMANITY FOR PRISONERS telling of an indigent single mom in the Michigan prison system, who had not seen year 7-year-old daughter for over a year. The little girl is being cared for by her grandparents. Their inner-city home is 150 miles away from the prison. Because of financial limitations, prison visits were out of the question.
Mr. and Mrs. O, upon hearing the story, made a Lenten decision to contribute some of their precious, personal time. They live near the prison, so that was not a problem. The challenge was the 150-mile one-way drive in uncertain Michigan weather!
With HFP serving as the "middle-man," arrangements were finally made for Godwin to drive from Ann Arbor to Benton Harbor to pick up the grandparents and the child, then take them to the prison for this special reunion. The long day was an overwhelming success!
Other than food or beverages, what could YOU give up for Lent? Spare time to help a prisoner and his or her family? A spare moment to send an Easter card to a prisoner who receives no mail? A check to HFP so that we can pay a visit to a mentally retarded juvenile in the adult prison system on the other side of the state?
Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them. So, spread your love everywhere you go.
Mother Theresa
Barb and Godwin have a different idea, and I like it better. They chose to give up some of their spare time and spare change.
Barb and Goddie read a story written by HUMANITY FOR PRISONERS telling of an indigent single mom in the Michigan prison system, who had not seen year 7-year-old daughter for over a year. The little girl is being cared for by her grandparents. Their inner-city home is 150 miles away from the prison. Because of financial limitations, prison visits were out of the question.
Mr. and Mrs. O, upon hearing the story, made a Lenten decision to contribute some of their precious, personal time. They live near the prison, so that was not a problem. The challenge was the 150-mile one-way drive in uncertain Michigan weather!
With HFP serving as the "middle-man," arrangements were finally made for Godwin to drive from Ann Arbor to Benton Harbor to pick up the grandparents and the child, then take them to the prison for this special reunion. The long day was an overwhelming success!
Other than food or beverages, what could YOU give up for Lent? Spare time to help a prisoner and his or her family? A spare moment to send an Easter card to a prisoner who receives no mail? A check to HFP so that we can pay a visit to a mentally retarded juvenile in the adult prison system on the other side of the state?
Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them. So, spread your love everywhere you go.
Mother Theresa
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