It is an interesting concept, two lads, same story at the same time, operating out of the same city, both greedy and indifferent to the welfare of children.
I look forward to continuing a dialogue with you sir, and hopefully facilitating an introduction of yourself to the managers of the hospice. With God helping us, I know we can all make things better.Good morning and thank you for considering the matter raised in my previous note. I am honoured to be granted an audience in this.
The facility I am presenting is the D***** M***** Childrens Hospice in Nigeria. This facility has only recently begun operating, and being rather new, is scrambling to establish itself amidst poverty and the effects of a pandemic. To say it is facing challenges is an understatement!
The covid virus has left many children homeless as their parents have died. Living in poverty areas, these innocent children do not have other family or resources. Sadly, many of them will turn to crime or other insidious means to exist. I am trusting that the better angels of our nature will prevail in this situation and that with assistance, the people at the home can not only provide food and shelter, but also hope and opportunity to these youngsters.
The orphanage workers are working long hours to provide for the children, and have put their own limited means to use in offering help. A couple of things which I think reflect positively on them is that they are good Christian people running this home, and that they also place great value on education. Those are key factors to a brighter future.
As you know, it is one thing to feed a child and provide a warm bed. That gets you through today. The people at the hospice want to do more, they want to look down the road to provide opportunities so that the cycle of poverty is broken. Too often we get consumed by feeding the bellies, the hospice wants to "feed" the hearts and souls of the youngsters too.
The church writes back full of interest.
I am really touched by your note from yesterday, and read it several
times through with admiration for drawing our attention to this
facility. You are quite correct that helping children with food and
shelter is important, but our job as stewards of the lambs of God is to
nourish the soul and empower them to find resources within to achieve a
better life. "break the cycle of poverty" as you phrased it.
I would like very much to take this matter to our Outreach Committee for
consideration. However, before I do, I will need some further
information from you please. Can you tell us how many children there
are, their sexes, their ages and anything about them which is
noteworthy. We walk a fine line in our work here of helping the masses,
but not losing sight of the fact they are all individuals and not just
statistics. If you could help us to understand them better, it would be
much appreciated.
The lad is excited and has some wonderful new ideas to add to the mix.
And so it begins..............Why not also tell them that from the information you got from Mrs. Mercy, that we had already lost 2-3 kids due to lack of providing food and health wise for them and this was as a result of our incapacitation to do so, and reason why we seek for help to give these kids a good life. Maybe if they hear this, it'll make them feel pity for us and would want to grant immediate judgement of our request.