BETTIE SIDI Am I A Neighbour?

DMA: An Opportunity for Work of Mercy.

Bettie Sidi …. A Picture says a 1000 words … Another tells more .. And more . and THE VISIT

(7 children to feed) MHII 260111, 150211, 030311, 060611

SKUP Angels give the needy every reason to keep the faith

“The baby grows month by month, but needs milk”

Proverbs 11:25

Friends!

Since September 2010, Bettie Sidi, aged 40 years old, a mother to seven children between aged 19 yrs and 7 months has been collecting daily food supply from a mobile soup kitchen operated by SKUP near the Sg Apong Market. She and four of her younger kids have to trek through a jungle trail to get their daily ration of food.

Her home, a shabby wooden shack is located at the squatter colony between a cement manufacturing and a plywood factory at Pending. The dwelling environment appears polluted and unhealthy for living especially young children.

Bettie, a migrant from the second division came to the city to seek for a better living 20 years ago. A dream she never realized… Sometimes, she would pluck tapioca leaves and midin to feed her family. The family has been struggling to make ends meet as she works as a dish washer in the evening as well as juggling her role as a mother and a bread winner too.

SVDP has also come forward to help the family by applying birth certificates for two of her children aged 9 and 6 years. Her fifth child, Jackson, 6 years is now attending kindergarten at St Andrew for the past one month. He is a happy boy despite the family’s poverty and could sing children’s songs taught by his teachers.

Bettie’s 9-year-old daughter would be attending school for the first time at Primary 3 next week. By sending the children to school will help to break the poverty cycle and to elevate their human dignity.

Bettie’s world is getting brighter owing to the church organization who came to her rescue by providing food and more importantly, giving education to her children. At present, two older children who have basic education are on the lookout for jobs opportunities. Her second son works as a waiter at a food court.

As brothers and sisters in Christ, let us do our little bit of charity here, by being friends to this family in need this season of Lent. Those who want to donate in cash or in kind such as food/household stuff like rice, dried noodles, milk powder, cooking oil, canned stuff, vitamins, clothing are welcome. Let us be the resurrected Christ for these poor folks.

Give Jesus the best gift this Lenten season by lifting the spirit of the poor in our midst.

DMA WOM #2

Bettie with 3 of her 7 children.