Serving the Suffering
By Carlos Ingles
Abigail and her 5-year-old boy were asking for money on the street corner. I went to talk to them and she started to cry. She was pregnant and very embarrassed about asking for money, and she was about to deliver in a few days. I asked many questions, and she told me she was staying in a friend’s small apartment.
My teammate and I went to visit her and listen to her story. She told us a very sad story, with much suffering. Among other things, she and her unborn son, plus her 5-year-old, were sleeping every night in two chairs. The terrible situation broke my heart.
We went as soon as possible to the Impact warehouse, where we had some donated mattresses. We called her and told her that we had some good news for her (actually, we were talking about two kinds of good news). She received the mattresses and other things, and we also took her the gospel of Jesus Christ. We´re still in contact with her. Please pray for Abigail and her two sons. Sadly, Abigail’s story is one of many happening on a daily basis in Houston.
