So today we took possession of the property that shall be dedicated on Sunday as 'Wonderful' Healing Home. It has scrubbed up pretty well too - the owners are stuff collectors, so with the majority of the 'stuff' now gone (and some stored in nooks and crannys inside and out) we can go to work and scrub it really clean and set up the house for receiving the sick and needy. A lot of furniture has been left for our use too, that is a real blessing.
Upstairs - I took photos of everything to have a furniture inventory to give to the landlords.
Today was a good reminder of the people we are here to care for. Hagar had asked us to visit a lady who has been diagnosed with cancer in her womb. She lives in a wood-shed sized single roomed wood shack, that sits over a lake. To pay the rent on her $15/month hovel, she washes clothes - $2 on a good day; $1.25 on a 'normal' day; sometimes just 50c. She has a wee daughter and her mum sharing her shack. To reach it, you walk down a dirt path and then along a boardwalk that runs over the lake. Slums line every step of the way on both sides of the walkway.
Sunday is the big day to dedicate the house. I have brought a good young guy named Chheat on board for the next six weeks to help with getting us organised. He's got a great attitude and a soft, kind heart. He's bedding down there tonight as our security man. Also on guard duty are the dogs.
Chheat - my man Monday to Friday
Dogs? Well, the story is ... ah, too long. We have four dogs that come with the place. There were meant to be three on a one-month trial, but the landlord slipped out the gate without taking the one he was meant to. So, we have three yappers and Momo the rat catcher. Judging by Momo's amorous ways we could have nine yappers and one stud in the days ahead ...
Momo the rat-catcher
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