5 loaves of bread and 2 fish was all Jesus needed to feed a crowd of 5 thousand people. It was a miracle that with so little he was able to do so much. The same is truth in the mission field today. The people I have met here in Tanzania are working and doing a lot with their own version of 5 leaves of bread and 2 fish.
For example, using some basic materials and the sun energy, a Maryknoll Sister is able to do solar cooking. She has taken this cooking method to villages where gas and electricity isn’t available.
Also, a school and a couple of after school programs are being run with simple tools. However, the curriculums are great as well as the results.
After all it doesn’t take a lot to improve the quality of living of a community, town, city or country. These missioners in Tanzania are using the resources they have handy --resources that could be limited at times-- but just like Jesus fed 5 thousand people with 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish, these missioners with so little are providing hope and a future to many.
He (Jesus) told them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field." -Luke 10:2
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Hi, Karen. I read your blog post with keen interest. A stove that can cook with solar power is a miracle, indeed. Can I find out more?
ReplyDeleteWhich Maryknoll Sister is involved with this?
Please reply to maryknollsteve@gmail.com
Eager to hear from you.
Steve