It's been a very productive and spiritually enriching day...
My morning work assignment as a mobility guide for a sight-impaired prisoner was uneventful. But this afternoon, however, when I went to the Intermediate Care cell block to assist the men who are mentally challenged, I found a handful of guys who needed a friend to talk to. A couple of the men asked me to pray for them, too.
One particular inmate, who once told me that he is "HIV positive," said he's been feeling sick and has a bad case of diarrhea. I did notice that he's lost weight. So he was glad when I put my right hand on his forehead and said a prayer for him. Many of these men simply need someone to show them compassion and concern. And this is my ministry; it is a joy to do it.
In addition, I was also able to spend time with my friend "Larry." I wrote about him in my journal entry, "Larry's Coat."
This afternoon I found Larry walking around the housing unit on this warm summer's day still wearing his tattered Army coat. He was moving back and forth during our one hour recreation period (which today happened to be held indoors) talking to himself while bundled in winter gear.
Poor Larry! He's a beautiful person who's now lost in a world of schizophrenia. Nevertheless, I could spend an entire day with Larry and enjoy his company, even though, sadly, most of his words are insane gibberish. Larry's a precious soul whom Jesus loves.
D.B.
One particular inmate, who once told me that he is "HIV positive," said he's been feeling sick and has a bad case of diarrhea. I did notice that he's lost weight. So he was glad when I put my right hand on his forehead and said a prayer for him. Many of these men simply need someone to show them compassion and concern. And this is my ministry; it is a joy to do it.
In addition, I was also able to spend time with my friend "Larry." I wrote about him in my journal entry, "Larry's Coat."
This afternoon I found Larry walking around the housing unit on this warm summer's day still wearing his tattered Army coat. He was moving back and forth during our one hour recreation period (which today happened to be held indoors) talking to himself while bundled in winter gear.
Poor Larry! He's a beautiful person who's now lost in a world of schizophrenia. Nevertheless, I could spend an entire day with Larry and enjoy his company, even though, sadly, most of his words are insane gibberish. Larry's a precious soul whom Jesus loves.
D.B.
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