Love is defined in a dictionary as “a profoundly tender, passionate affection
for another person”
The King James Bible defines it as “Greater love hath no man than
this; that a man lay down his life for his friends”
Throughout our lives, if we are fortunate, we will
know many kinds of love; the love of a parent, the love of our friends, teenage
love, the all-consuming love when you meet the person who you want to share the
rest of your life with, the love you feel for your child and the love that
child gives back to you……….there are so many different kinds of love.
Not everyone is as fortunate as you and I, but
last week I was shown just what it is like to “Love your brother”. Whilst
visiting a Children in Distress community project in Curtea d’Arges, Romania,
we gave biscuits to the children as a treat.
These children were from the surrounding villages, very poor
communities; one boy had a pair of shoes on that were 3-4 sizes too big
(probably shared by the family). Another boy on receiving his biscuit,
carefully ate half of it and then asked if he could take the other half home
for his brother. That really shook
me! I have eight grandchildren who all
have biscuits “on tap” and I’m sure would not have been restrained enough to
leave half of a much coveted biscuit for their brother back home. How lucky that little boy at home was, to
have a brother who loved him so much.
Needless to say, he was told to finish the biscuit himself and was given
some to take home for his family.
Throughout my visit I saw love freely given to all
of our children by their carers. You might argue that they are paid to love the
children and I would say straight back to you……….”No, they are paid to look
after our children”; the love they give the children is of their own free will
and it is obvious to everyone that they DO love the children in their care and
the children know it too. To see their
happy little faces despite their many disabilities is a sight to behold.
Here is one of our supporters, Glynis, enjoying a
cuddle with one of our new little boys, Marian – as you can clearly see, both
are enjoying the experience!
Jane x
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