My neighbor died yesterday. She was the vegetable lady of the neighborhood. Grandmother to twins, who lived with her and their mother, and, I believe, one of two wives of a very kind gentleman, Pascale.
She had been so very ill. Swollen ankle for years, dialysis twice weekly, and always a smile. How could she smile? I know she was in pain. But she took care of the grandkids as much as she could. She sold the veggies and always smiled and greeted. The last time we talked she was sitting in a chair in her lawn with a machete trying to be useful by cutting the grass. Just a little at the time because it was exhausting work for her.
These photos were taken in March of 2015 before she got really sick. These days her stand didn't have very much.
I'll miss her.
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| I asked permission to take these photos. She asked me for a copy and I printed them on photo paper for her. My printer died or I would take another copy over.... |
I got to hold one of the twins. A very talkative babbler, who wanted to eat my watch, and can walk holding on the the coffee table.
I couldn't understand most of what was being said - either the French vocabulary or my hearing making it difficult (or both). This was the first time in a long time that I wish I knew more French. It's hard to have meaningful conversations with an elementary knowledge of the language.
I don't know if the family are believers, but there was a cross above a door in the living room. I hope so, because I would love to worship with her in heaven.
I am sorry the grand-twins won't get to know their sweet grandmother and the daughter has lost her mother. Pascale will miss his wife. She was a good woman.
Pray for Cameroon. Pray for the gospel to go forth and Word of God to change lives.
Thanks for reading....
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