Wilson

This morning Matt, my mom, and I went to the fruit market very early to buy groceries for the children's home. Afterwards, we were at Dunkin Donuts getting a bite to eat. A group was coming into town today, and with the cost of gas it wasn't worth going back to Santa Ana, so we decided to wait in town. A man named Wilson came in begging for money to help his sick mother. He explained that his mom needed some tubes to go into his mothers stomach. She had a really bad infection. I am not exactly sure what was wrong with her, I just know that she is really sick. We told him we would not give him money, but we would walk down to the pharmacy with him and pay for what his mother needed.

The four of us walked to the pharmacy and he did not know exactly what he needed, so he told us to go back and wait in Dunkin Donuts and he would return with the perscription. He came back about 10 minutes later to tell us he had talked to a nurse, but needed to go talk to a doctor. Finally, he came back with perscription in hand. We walked again to the pharmacy and began getting the things Wilson needed for his mom.

After talking to Wilson, we found out that he was from Sabana Grande which is a community fairly close to us. He said he was a memeber of a Christian church. I asked him if we could pray with him before he went back to tend to his mother. He accepted the offer. I prayed in the best
Spanish that I could. Upon the end of the prayer, he was crying. Most men here refuse to show any emotion, so it was especially moving that he was so touched.

Can you imagine not having money to to purchase a simple medicine for someone in your family that is sick? Do you know of anyone that has had to beg for money to pay for a doctor to help you? What would you do if a doctor refused to help take care of you until provide the supplies? We can't imagine.