From HELP Mongolia: Our church in Scharhad just opened a shelter for homeless people in their fellowship hall.
Ten people showed up during the first week – meantime thirty and more homeless people visit regularly. Most of them are primed, lousy and very dirty; quite a number of them are injured by brawlings or suffer from burns. Time and again scuffles brake out calling for drastic measures.
After their arriving at the shelter we spray an disinfection agent on them. Thereafter we make them wash their face, hands and feet. Later on we dress their injuries and then there is soup and a word from the Bible. Many a man needs to be admitted to hospital, because a finger or leg has to be amputed due to frostbites or infections. One could almost think he is standing in a war hospital ...
Those people have lost their indentification cards and worse, all their dignity. They are despised by society and shunned by their families. We are hoping that they will get a new start by believing in Jesus, because he is the only one that can change their lives permanently.
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Ten people showed up during the first week – meantime thirty and more homeless people visit regularly. Most of them are primed, lousy and very dirty; quite a number of them are injured by brawlings or suffer from burns. Time and again scuffles brake out calling for drastic measures.
After their arriving at the shelter we spray an disinfection agent on them. Thereafter we make them wash their face, hands and feet. Later on we dress their injuries and then there is soup and a word from the Bible. Many a man needs to be admitted to hospital, because a finger or leg has to be amputed due to frostbites or infections. One could almost think he is standing in a war hospital ...
Those people have lost their indentification cards and worse, all their dignity. They are despised by society and shunned by their families. We are hoping that they will get a new start by believing in Jesus, because he is the only one that can change their lives permanently.
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2 comments:
Saw a program about Hanneke Van Dam's work. Do you take Senior High School students on short term summer assignments? This year - June - August?
S Wayne
by the way please respond to
swayne@hvc.rr.com
- especially if you do
s wayne
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