A street person was without shoes. One of our members warmed to his plight, and bought him some (she herself being quite poor). But she wanted to know that the money was well spent -- therefore our Church caretaker went with the man to buy the shoes. The next morning, there was a large and angry crowd at the Church gate -- demanding shoes, and accusing the Church of unfairness and favouritism. As for the street person, he had already sold his shoes and, according to his friends, “had a party”. He was, of course, again without shoes. OBSERVATION: Our caretaker said: “I don’t have the heart to tell [our member] this.” My late wife Mirjam commented: “He must!”
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