El became a paraplegic about 2 years ago, after a fall in the field. A year later, El’s husband left her for a minor wife. El’s husband doesn’t support her. El must depend on the generosity of neighbors to wash her clothes, sweep her floors and give her something to eat.
Each week our team would go to teach El the Bible. It was obvious to all how dark & dingy El's room appeared. We thought the room needed brightening. So we had her room plastered with cement so that we could paint. Both of Richard & Linda put on the primer coat of paint on Monday. That first day of painting neighbors came by to see what we were doing. El (not yet a Christian) praised God for what was happening and witnessed to her neighbors as we painted. The next day, four volunteers from Granberry, TX came and painted El’s room her favorite color, light blue and part of the outside.
Thanks, guys for your willingness to serve others!
El’s husband occasionally comes by the house and when asked to study or learn anything about God, he has refused. After the painting was finished, El’s husband came to see what had been done. He fussed because we had not done his whole house. El’s response was “You had a chance to get on God’s side and you refused, if you had chosen God he would have helped you too.”
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