Helpers of People Day 1 Update

Yesterday was great. I began my day at one of the local nursing homes. I visited first with a lady who is the mother of one of the ladies in my Sunday School class. Even though she is only in her early seventies she recently has suffered two heart attacks and a stroke. She is in the nursing home rehab section and is looking forward to the day she can go home. She seems to be making good progress with that. I prayed with her and asked the Lord to give her His peace. I went to see Mrs. Emma. She is 93 years young and has been in the nursing home for four years. We talked about her life and she told me how much she missed her husband Amos even though he has been gone for almost 25 years. We talked about her home and how much she missed lived there. After a nice visit I went to see Aulbert. Aulbert was in the dairy business for over forty years. He is 92 and is in the nursing home for rehabilitation. He fell and broke his leg and it is taking a long time to heal. He misses being at home with his wife and is looking forward to getting out of rehab and returning to be with her. My last stop was to see Gary. He is 65 and will never be able to return home from the facility. He is confined to a wheelchair and has a feeding tube. He has cerebral policy and cannot speak. However, when I walked into the room he smiled at me. We just sat together for a while. He has such a great spirit in spite of his condition. When I left I left his room somehow I felt renewed in my spirit. There is in all of us a longing for home. In this life it means returning to the place where you raised your family and spent your holidays. Hopefully the people I met today will be able at some point to return to their earthly home. For Christians it means more than that. Each one of the conversations I had at some point came around to Christ. Linda, Emma and Aulbert each expressed their supreme trust in Him as their Lord and Savior and knew that when this life is over that they will go to their heavenly home. That excited them. I also believe that there is a place in heaven with God for Gary. I also know that there is a place for me. My heavenly father is building a home for me as I write. And soon He will come and take me to it. Last night I returned to my earthly home. It is a place of love, joy, and happiness. I have so many great memories that have been made here and continue to be made. But it does not compare to what awaits me when this life is over. When I truly and finally arrive home.