Thursday, February 14, 2008

And another

Mr. Sincere sitting on his new front porch.
Several years ago, Mr. Sincere was helping to offload cement bags from a truck into a warehouse. A few bags fell on him and he was hurt. He is now paralyzed from the waist down. Unable to work, he could not make payments on the small house he lived in with his wife and three sons. They were put out on the street and soon Mrs Sincere left her husband and the boys. The small village where they live, Jonc-Tibi, came to the rescue and built a small lean-to which was placed against the wall of a chapel. The neighbors provided food and the boys eventually all went their separate ways. Thanks to Cross International, we were able to build Mr. Sincere a two-room house that protects him from the elements and does not flood when it rains. His words:
"My heart is ready to burst with happiness at the kindness of strangers!"

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