One day we were walking through an AKHA village in China where the people are not Christian. We were with 2 of the Pastors that Arthur is mentoring and supporting and we were on our way to the home of a friend of theirs where we would have tea. As we walked by one of the homes Arthur stopped and went over to an old woman that was sitting on some logs in front of her house. Tim and I also stopped and waited while the 2 Pastors went on ahead to our destination. We watched as Arthur sat with the women and talked with her in AKHA. The woman began to cry and Arthur took her hand and asked her if he could pray for her. She sobbed as he prayed and afterward expressed her gratitude to him as they sat a bit more and talked. She was overwhelmed by her sorrow but also encouraged by Arthurs support and prayers. Later Arthur told us that her husband had passed away and just weeks before her only son also died. She is alone to care for her daughters and grandchildren and overwhelmed by the stress that is upon her. She herself is old and not in the best of health. She was so grateful for the kindness and love that Arthur showed her.
I think of how Arthur noticed this woman sitting there and how he stopped to speak with her. When we left he told me… “if we are going to serve God we need to notice people and their pain.” Do you notice people when you walk by them, or in the busyness of life do you pass by those in need?
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