I went back to the Old people’s home today, I was looking forward to seeing them all again as I thoroughly enjoyed last week’s visit. As soon as I got there I went looking for Jean and Elouise. I spotted Jean straight away and we soon got talking about how our week had been and she gave me an update on her great-granddaughter who was born 3 months prematurely. I then went over the Elouise, she was more excited then I was. She did not have a good week as she had been unwell and had pains all over her body. She also told me that she is not hearing properly. I saw this as an opportunity to talk to her about God and His healing power. She did not object and was open to hear. She said she did believe in God and that He had been good to her as He is the one that kept her alive. I asked her if she believed that God could remove the pain from the body and she said yes. I told her I was going to pray for her which I did. I blessed the glass of water that she had beside her and determine that in Jesus Name, all the pain in her body, that had been with her all this week will leave. She drank the water and 5 minutes later I asked her how she was and she said she couldn’t feel anything. She had no pain and wanted to jump up . I then went to speak with a new lady called Shirely. She had been trying to approach me for some time and was interested to know why I was here and about the sisterhood.
I then met Melvin and Cindy. I didn’t get the welcome I expected. In fact I didn’t get any. They refused to talk or look at me. The activities co-ordinator tried to get them to interact with me but they wouldn’t. She asked them to tell me where they lived and what they used to do. And that was the problem. All they could speak about what they used to like and what they used to do but not what they like or do now. I could see anger in Melvin. The only thing he said was, “yes, I used to do or I did do, but don’t anymore”. It got me thinking. How frustrating it is to always be speaking in past tense, always remembering what happened before but not having much to say about the present. Then I started thinking about my own life. God is not the God of the dead and neither should I live by the glory of the past. When I speak to people, I don’t just want to talk about what God did in my life before, but I want to speak about what God has done in my life recently and is currently doing. Every day I want to experience something new with God, everyday having something inspiring to tell someone. It reminded me of the purpose I set in my heart at the beginning of October, that I wanted to give at least 2 testimonies a month church, to show people that God is at work in my life. So far I have given one.
After speaking to Melvin, I saw a familiar face, someone smiling at me. It was Ralph! I was so happy to see him and was happy he smiled at me. He was more interactive this week and looked quite happy. An old friend of his came to visit him and took him to the town centre in the morning. He was happy to be able to go out and walk the streets. Such things we take for granted nowadays – walking and taking in the fresh air, going for lunch with friends – but things he and most of them cherish as they don’t get to do it often.
Another great morning, with some important lessons learned. I look forward to next week when I go head to head with Elouise in Dominoes
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