Went to visit my widow friend today.  It's been five months since her pastor husband died.  She's doing much better.  Her little store is selling things.  It brings a small but steady income in.  She's back to sewing again.  She stopped for several months.  But she is back at it again.  And she is also selling purses from China and lovely Cameroonian fabric.  So I bought two lengths of fabric.  Lovely colors.  And a whole bag of tomato paste packets.  Also little packets of laundry soap.  These make good gifts for people.  We help out a number of people who struggle to find food to eat.

I was glad to see my friend doing so well.  This is the first time she did not talk about how hard it is.  The first time she did not talk about missing her husband so much.  She's going to make it.  I'm trying to encourage her to start a group for widows.  She's had an initial meeting with one widowed pastors wife.  And they have discussed helping other widows.  She needs to look outwards.  That is where healing and strength lie.  Their church is getting a new pastor.  Her husband's official replacement.  It is a man that her pastor trained and encouraged to attend Bible school.  She says their "son" is coming home.  I'm happy for her.