Outreach at a Nursing Home

Lynne and I have ministered at Christmas time at a certain nursing home in Szentlorinckata, Hungary, for the last 12 years. These dear people tell us that this is the highlight of their year! Can you imagine this?

They have so little and the furnishings are simple and worn. One of the patients there used to cook for our youth camp in our former mission in Hungary. What a delight it was to see her again! I spent extra time with her to encourage her. She along with 70 others who live in this nursing home seemed to enjoy the music, the poetry [Hungarians love poetry!], the Bible reading and the message that I preached.

We gave them small gifts of a practical nature. They were stuffed into small Christmas stockings that were so colorful in green and red. They love the gifts!

Who received the greater blessing? Them? Us? Well, I think we did!! It touched our hearts! They are so special and so needy.

We will go back there next month to take pictures to them. Lynne always takes a picture of every patient and she makes both an individual copy for each person and a group photo that they hang in the entrance foyer. That brings plenty of smiles!!

Eric