A Home Built with Love

Dorcas is a widow who finds work daily to earn money to feed her children. She spends hours every day fetching water and never has enough money or time left over to fix their rundown house.

Dorcas explained, “When it rains, the roof and walls leak, and cold wind blows through the cracks. My daughter gets sick often. We sleep on a rug on the floor; no bed, no mattress. It’s hard to work or even do chores because my back and my whole body are always in pain. I looked at my house and asked God, ‘Do You really want me to live in such a house?’ My prayer every day is that God will give my children and me a good house to live in.”

When Operation Blessing learned about the conditions Dorcas and her children were living in, we built her family a new home.

Dorcas said, “God hears and answers prayers! I love Him so much! The house is warm and there’s no dust either. It is really nice! My children and I are sleeping so much better now. It feels great sleeping on a mattress, in a bed! No part of my body aches anymore. We have a nice kitchen, and even a water tank now. I no longer have to walk for hours to fetch water. To everyone who helped us, ‘May God bless you! May He continue to use you to touch other people’s lives! Thank you for your help!’”