You may recall Mary Gitagno from earlier posts. Mary has
become a dear friend to us.
Truth be told, in the village of Katesh, she is a
friend to many others, as well. Most people in town know her for her generous
heart and spunky attitude. She has been a "Spirit-filled" Catholic
teacher for many years. Now retired, she continues to pour her life into people
around her. She loves people!
This year, Mary's bean harvest was really poor. The delay of
the rains slowed germination, and then the abundance of rain during the time of
harvest caused much of her beans to rot in the pods. (The rains are wonderful
for the other crops; but it has caused a great deal of bean crop
failure.)Nonetheless, when harvest time came, a group of village ladies came to
Mary's house, asking for a job to help sort her beans by hand. Mary (standing
in the blue dress) showed us around, moving among the women sitting in her
courtyard, and talking and laughing.
She is saddened by the poor harvest, but
she trusts her Lord...
and she makes sure all of those ladies know it, too!
