Jul 10
29
This Woman’s Family Hadn’t Eaten All Day
The other night while we were sitting in the living room, a woman came to the door. She spoke in Tagalog so I couldn’t understand most of what she said. I did pick out the word ‘sister’ though (as in a nun). Romy was in the other room so I called him over so he could translate. He then walked outside and I could hear them talking back and forth, speaking in Tagalog. She had an urgent tone in her voice.
Moments later Romy walked back inside and called for Aunt Elvie. After a couple minutes of dialogue, I saw the two of them grabbing rice and vegetables. Realizing what was going on I grabbed some of our bananas and bread and added it to the bag Romy was preparing. He then handed her the bag and they spoke once more in Tagalog and then left. Romy then turned to me and explained that she was looking for one of the nuns asking for alms. She hadn’t eaten all day and neither had her family.
