Cleansed -Inside and Out!

Hi Everyone,
"He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior." Titus 3:5-6

Last Thursday the B2B women had an outreach to the caregivers to OLA (the children's home we come alongside). These women are from the village and they work two to a shift doing the cooking, bathing, washing of clothes, feeding and cleaning. There are eleven total and we were hoping that we would have all eleven there to "love on". But Crist and I are quickly learning that things in Nigeria run differently than our expectations and we have to just "roll with the flow" and just respond to whatever the Lord brings our way.
We had cooked a lunch and put them in "take-aways" (that's what they call an aluminum pan the size of a small loaf pan) and we brought the tables, decorations, mineral (soft drinks) and had hired two women to come and give manicures and pedicures to the caregivers. The very top picture is of some of the caregivers, except for the woman in white in the center. That is Sister Fedelia and she is in charge of the whole compound - the hospital, orphanage, and everything else within its walls. She has only been there a little over a year and she has brought with her new vision and hope and she is very willing and eager to allow us to help and assist in new ways that will improve things for everyone, especially the children.

The picture above is of the two women giving the manicures. The women on the right in yellow is pregnant and just lost her husband so we were thankful that we were able to bring some business her way. And let me tell you.......do they ever give a good pedicure. This was the first pedicure any of these women had ever had so their feet (which are used to sandals or barefeet) were rough and calloused. But after the treatment their feet were as smooth as a baby's bottom (I'm not kidding!). We gave them each a little gift bag with some toiletries and perfume and they were very appreciative.

Corrie had a short devotional on God's heart for the orphan and as the children's caregivers, His heart was for them too. We included a daily devotional for each of the women in their gift bag. We don't know where these women stand in their relationship with the Lord, but we know the Holy Spirit is alive and well and working at OLA so we leave the results to "Him who is able to do more abundantly than we could ever hope or imagine."

It was a great day and one that we pray will be an encouragement to the caregivers. It sure was an encouragement to all of us at B2B.

Chat with you soon!

In-joy,

Eileen and Crist