And who is my neighbor?

" 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind', and 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"..."And who is my neighbor?"

Goodness at Fawncastle

God has a habit of working through the unexpected; as with Jacob (who received the blessing, though he was not the firstborn); Moses, who would lead his people despite "his faltering lips"; David, the eighth son of Jesse; the apostles, a motley bunch of uneducated fishermen and a tax collector; and Paul who persecuted and sought the execution of Christians.  No, if you want to see God at work, don't  look for an earthly king with a mighty army but rather a humble servant who puts others ahead of himself.

As I look at all the suffering around me, I find unexpected good Samaritans at work.  First off, all the Gogos who take in orphaned children and care for them as if they were their own.  Then, as Jessica was sharing her pictures of Ntshongweni with Goodness, who works at the B&B where we are staying, Goodness recognized Sindisiwe and said that she had helped Sindisiwe make a trip to the beach (among other things) even though Goodness barely makes enough to support herself.   Thirdly, the Muslim man at the uniform shop who goes above and beyond to help Pastor Thwala obtain uniforms for needy children...

"Neighbor" Busisiwe

...Our new friend, Busisiwe (Blessed), who helped us identify and deliver food to needy families.  Also, Rosemary who assists Gogo Zulu with her meager earnings as a seamstress - please see the picture below of our awesome Gogo pinafores, courtesy of Rosemary :) ...

Joyce at her tuck shop

...And Joyce who owns a tuck shop and goes out of her way to assist her community... Even Americans who have heard the cry of the orphan and widow in Africa and have obeyed God's command to "love your neighbor as yourself."

New Gogos Valerie, Susan & Jessica with Rosemary & Gogo Zulu

Which of these was a neighbor?  "'The one who had mercy on him.'  Jesus told him, " 'Go and do likewise.' "

Luke 10: 25-37