Wednesday was an exciting day at Tabitha House

Wednesday was an exciting day at Tabitha House.  First, a team that was recently here from the US heard that we were in need of tables and made five of them.  They were delivered early Wednesday morning.  Here is the thank you note that was sent to them:

Dear Friends, 

You will soon be receiving some photos of the delivery of the tables you made to Tabitha House.  It will be hard for you to appreciate the feelings and emotions of the women by the pictures.  So, I thought I might share it with you with words.

The women that come to Tabitha House have a very hard existence.  They work to eke out an existence from one day to the next.  They certainly don't think of themselves as special in any way. But today you made them feel very special.  You showed them that others care about them and love them -- people that they haven't even met!  Most importantly, you helped them see the love of God working through you.  Instead of trying to cut fabric on a narrow wooden bench, they had that fantastic table to use.  Instead of designing and putting together necklaces with the beads and string on their laps, they had a table to lay out their beads.  They even used one of the tables, carefully covered with a piece of scrap material, to use an iron that had been heated in the fire to complete the ties for the jewelry sacks.  Everyone of the tables were used today, and will be for hopefully a long time.

When I first went to Tabitha House to be introduced to the women, I looked out at their faces and thought "how arrogant I am to think that I could come here and make a difference".  These women needed a miracle-maker.  It scared me so badly that all I wanted to do was get up and run as fast as I could!  But I clearly heard God's voice in my head saying "you can love them.  That's what they need. You can love them."  That's what you did by your gift - you loved them and by doing that gave them hope for a better existence.  Many who come have not heard of Jesus Christ before, so your gift shows them what life in Jesus is like - loving others because He loved us.  And that's powerful!

So, on behalf of the women at Tabitha House - THANK YOU!  Your love is and will be far reaching.

Dee Dee Sterling

Then to add to the excitement of the day, I had the incredible opportunity to distribute money that had been received for the jewelry and dolls they made. The women were paid a percentage of the funds based on the number of days they came.  Most of the women sat in stunned silence and amazement at the amount they were receiving.  (These women and their families eke out an existence on about $.50 a day.)  Some cried and some could just sit smiling from ear to ear.  From what I understand, there was a a lot of rejoicing in their homes that evening. 

Sometimes I find myself wondering how I get the privilege of working in this ministry.  What I've decided is that I can't answer that question so I'll just be extremely grateful for the opportunity.

One of the women that come to Tabitha House lost her husband in an accident on Tuesday.  If you would, please say a prayer for her and her family.  Life was hard before and now without her husband, I can't even imagine.