Lapho uJeannie Dussault waseWestminster Abbey ezwa ngesibonelelo esivela kuMnyango Wezinhlekelele Zabazalwane, wacabanga ngokushesha ngeShepherd's Rod, okuyisidingo somphakathi kulabo abaswele. Ngemva kokukhuluma nenhlangano engenzi nzuzo uCindy Potee, wafaka isicelo ngokushesha sesibonelelo sika-$3,500.
UDussault uthe izingxoxo zakhe noPotee zembule ukuthi ubhubhane luholele kanjani ekwehleni kweminikelo, njengoba kuqinisekiswe nguBrenda Meadows, umqondisi omkhulu wenhlangano engenzi nzuzo.
UMeadows uthe: “Kwadingeka sikhansele umdlalo wesitsha esingenalutho ngonyaka odlule, kulo nyaka sashintshela kunketho yesitimela esidlulayo, kwathi ngo-2020 nango-2021 sakhansela izikhwama zethu zezandla eziklanyiwe kanye nemidlalo ye-bingo kanye nendali yekhodi.” “Simelwe ukuthola izindlela ezintsha zokuhlela kabusha eminye imisebenzi nokudala emisha ukuqinisekisa ukuthi sinezimali ezidingekayo zokusebenzela umphakathi.”
UDussault, umxhumanisi womoya womphakathi wesonto, uchaze inhlangano yabo. Abantu abayisishiyagalombili abahlala eCarol Lutheran Church Village baqoqa izikhwama zepulasitiki ezingu-500, okwakuyizinto abazithumela ngesikhathi sobhubhane. Elinye iqembu lamaqembu amahlanu lathenga izinto ohlwini lwezidingo zendawo kanye ne-inthanethi. Ngemuva kwalokho, amalungu amathathu abasebenzi afaka lezi zinto ezikhwameni, elinye iqembu lazinikeza abasebenzi bomelusi.
UDusseau uthe: “Izinto ezisezikhwameni zihlelwe eceleni kwezindonga ezintathu zehholo lokuhlangana lesonto.” “Iqembu elincane emndenini wesonto lifake ama-oda okudla angu-65, ngalinye li-oda amasaka amathathu, kanye nama-40. Isikhwama sezinto zokunakekela umuntu siqu.”
Uthe: “Ngizizwa ngibonga kakhulu ngobuntu bethu obufanayo nendlela abanye bethu abaqale ngayo impilo ngamakhadi amaningi.” “Ngesikhathi se-COVID, isiqubulo sami saba ukuthi. “Letha lokho okudingayo bese wabelana ngalokho onakho. “Yima lapho uhlanganise izikhwama—mina, zonke izikhwama ziyathandaza. Umthandazo uthinta impilo kuphela, wenza umehluko futhi uveza uthando oluncane, ngaphandle kokuzibamba.”
Uthe: “Isibonelo yi-Eck Lawn Service Company.” “Ezinyangeni zentwasahlobo, ihlobo kanye nekwindla, bazonakekela utshani bethu mahhala ukuze imali eyayisetshenziswa ekuqaleni kulezi zinsizakalo ikwazi ukubuyela ngqo emphakathini. Abanikazi. Ilungu lomndeni, elathola izinsizakalo ngohlelo lwe-“Back to School” eminyakeni eminingi edlule, alikaze likhohlwe ukuthi lo musa wawusho ukuthini kubo besebancane. IShiloh Pottery yaseHampstead yasisiza ukuqoqa imali “yesitsha esingenalutho”. Umqoqi wemali waphakamisa isitsha futhi wasivumela ukuthi sibambe umcimbi walo nyaka. Isahluko se-“New Horizons Pioneer-Maryland” sisize ukubhukha indawo yethu yokudla ephuthumayo. Abafundi baseCarroll Lutheran School bashayele ngemoto futhi muva nje imikhiqizo yokunakekela umuntu siqu inikezwe ngezimpahla ezimbili.
Ngosuku lokulethwa, uDussault wavakashela ilungu lesonto uRay Mariner kanye neloli lakhe. Itilosi lathi indodana yalo eneminyaka engu-18 ubudala uJustin ifikile ukuzosiza.
“Ngihlala endaweni yaseRandallstown,” kusho uMariner. “Kuyo yonke indawo yethu, sithole ukuthi abantu abaswele banokudla abangakhetha kukho nganoma yisiphi isikhathi, futhi baningi abantu abasemigqeni. Ukuhamba endaweni ngezinye izikhathi kubangela ukuthi imigqa yezimoto ezilinde ukudla yehle. Ngicabanga ukuthi lolu bhubhane lukhulise isidingo.”
Uthe: “Ngesikhathi ngithuthela kulo mphakathi okokuqala futhi ngisebenzisa noma yiluphi uhlelo olutholakalayo, ngaqaphela ukuthi inqubo yayiyihlazo kangakanani, futhi abanye babesazoqhubeka nokubabukela phansi labo abaswele ngenxa yobuhle babo bangaphakathi.” “Sinikela ngobuqotho, kodwa kumelwe siqhubeke sinombono ophephile nowanele. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuba nenkundla yokudlala elinganayo kanye nokuzimisela ukukhombisa ubuntu bethu nokubona ubuntu kwabanye.”
Uthe: “Lolu hlobo lomnikelo luwusizo kakhulu.” “Iminikelo yomusa ayigcini nje ngokukhulula imali yezinhlelo zokusiza eziphuthumayo, kodwa futhi ikhulula imali yezinsizakalo zethu. Isibonelo, uma ungumndeni onezingane ezimbili, futhi Ungasebenzisa izinhlelo ezifana nekhabethe le-Blessings (ukusabalalisa izinto ezibalulekile zokunakekelwa komuntu siqu), uhlelo lwe-Call for Coats (ukusabalalisa amajazi esimo sezulu esifudumele phakathi nezinyanga ezibandayo), uhlelo lwesikole (ukunikeza izimpahla zesikole ezidingekayo ukuze izingane ziqale kabusha unyaka), ungakhipha kalula imali engaphezu kwenkulungwane yamaRandi ngonyaka, futhi imali ingasetshenziswa kwezokuthutha, ukudla, irenti kanye nezinye izindleko. Izinsiza.
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Uthe: “Ukusebenza emphakathini onomusa nonakekelayo kangaka kuyacasula futhi kuyajabulisa.” “Amagama awakwazi ukuchaza incazelo yokuhlangana nokuxhumana nabaxhasi abaningi abahle ngomsebenzi wethu kwaShepherd's Rod. . Sibonga nsuku zonke ngolwazi esinalo nabaxhasi kanye nethuba lokuba nezivakashi zethu.”
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Meyi-15-2021