This is a picture of my little African "son" Antonio, a village boy, and myself carrying straw to Antonio's house to replace the roof. I felt truly African, even though I was called "goonya" (white person) from all the Makuan children as I trekked through the village with the straw on my head. I was quite a spectacle as people and children came out of their houses to watch! :) It's a good idea every year to put on a new roof, if the family can afford it, before the rainy season starts in January. In fact, as I write this in South Africa, there has been horrible floods in Pemba due to intense rain. I knew God wanted me to help his family when I saw the living conditions of their house. I imagined myself waking up soaked in the middle of the night with no place to go. I don't think I would be very happy, and my heart went out to Antonio's mother Maria when she explained why she wasn't doing well. I could definitely emphathize.
Matthew 7:12- So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
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