A Real Roof

We were so excited to present Guadalupe and her family with the her new house and the items we had bought for her.  Heart to Honduras is very careful to select women who are in the greatest need.  The home is then presented to the woman so that she and her children can never be kicked out if the husband decides to take a new wife.  We assembled all the items in the new house and hung the new mirror on the wall where Guadalupe indicated.  Through an interpreter, we took turns telling her how much we had come to love her and her children and of our prayers for their future in the new home.  Then it was Guadalupe's turn to share with us her thoughts about the new house.  She started to speak and was overcome with emotion.  She cried and we all cried.  Through the interpreter she said, "I am so happy to finally have a real roof."  There was no mention of the beautiful mirror we were so proud of.  We repeated the presentation of two more houses with two more women and their families that afternoon.

We are so blessed as Americans.  I have more in one closet than Guadalupe had in her whole house.  It may take me some time to accomplish but I am going to get rid of my excess.  In the future, I am going to be more careful about buying things that I don't really need.