As part of our work with the children we go into the community to visit them in their homes and get to know the families. It is always interesting to see, and a few times I have been pleasantly surprised to see homes that are clean and presentable. However, this week I really saw a needy home. It was small, most of them are, however this family has 8 children. They have an entrance with a shower and toilet, plus a sink for washing clothes, then they have 2 rooms. Both of these rooms has bunk beds (not enough beds for the 10 people that live there) and one of these rooms also serves as a kitchen (it has a cooker and gas bottle in it). I cannot imagine living there.
The mother was very happy to chat us, she invited us in to see her house, but then we returned to the alleyway to chat. This family has had links to our community centre for many years, how can we make a difference to this family? What is God wanting to do here?