Would you crawl to church?
Can you imagine that kind of strength and courage to CRAWL 2.5 miles to church?
Can you get up on Sunday to drive 5 minutes to church in an air-conditioned & cushioned car?
These thoughts & many more crossed my mind when I read this article. This is only one example of the kind of people you find in Africa. It is one of the many reasons why I love Africa...no matter how horrible their conditions may be, they find a way to keep going & they do it with strength, courage, & joy.
(Photo courtesy of AVAN)
The Little Sisters of the Abandoned Elderly in Chissano, Mozambique took into their home this week a 25 year-old African young girl named Olivia, who despite not being baptized at the time and not having any legs, crawled 2.5 miles every Sunday to attend Mass.
According to the AVAN news agency, the nuns said that one day, they saw “something moving on the ground far away,” and when they drew near they saw, “to our surprise, that it was a young woman.”
The sisters said that although “the sand from the road burned the palms of her hands during the hottest times of the year,” the young woman crawled to Mass, “giving witness of perseverance and heroic faith.”
This is a picture of a man who made it to church every Sunday at the orphanage I visited often. Pascoal & one of our team members were praying for him during this particular service. One Sunday when I was there it was POURING down rain & he was making his way to the church. Some of the congregation saw him & quickly helped him inside. He CRAWLED to church in the rain.
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