The persistent widow and her children.
Welcome to the family Mother Lucy, David Awas, Nadim Hellen, Sagal Anna, Lokor Josephine, Iriama Lina!
In October 2021 widow Lucy and 5 of her 6 children were all living in a mud hut. They were all starving and sleeping on one twin sized bed. One day Mother Lucy came and asked Rebekah to take her children in to Mission Moroto but since Mission Moroto was at full capacity and there was not a single empty bed, Rebekah had to say no. The widow then went to Pastor Matthew and pleaded with him to take her children in but he said that there was no where for them to sleep.
The widow went back and forth between Rebekah and Pastor Matthew begging and pleading with them and would not take no for an answer until finally she fell down on her knees crying and begging them to take her children. Rebekah and Pastor Matthew were touched by her persistence and by how desperate she was and they said it reminded them of the persistent widow from Luke 18:1-8 and felt they must say yes and not turn her away. Lucy came to work at Mission Moroto as a house mom and one day Rebekah asked about her other two daughters Josephine and Lina. They had been living out in the wilderness and fending for themselves (they are 8 and 10). Rebekah said Nadim! Go get them! So the persistent widow, whom we love, whom is a great blessing to the mission, and her 5 children now live and help at Mission Moroto.
David is now boarding at the apostles of Jesus boarding school in the mountain. The eldest sister Nadim is one of the house moms and takes care of the other children at Mission Moroto, she also sings like an angel in the church choir and planted and tends the gardens. Anna is a very precious girl who is a ray of sunshine everywhere she goes and brings joy to the whole family here at Mission Moroto
We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children and funds to build more houses for them.
