With the family plunged into sorrow, she called us asking for help for her devastated daughter. Heartbroken at the loss of her husband, she was also in severe financial distress. The oldest child is eight and the youngest two (twins) are three. In October, Li’s husband suddenly passed away, leaving her, a young mother, alone with four children to raise. Unfortunately, Israel also has many young widows struggling to raise families alone. It is our honor to help meet their physical needs, but o ur hearts break as we see their loneliness. In fact, there are many elderly widows on our food programs who receive regular food assistance. Most of the Holocaust survivors that we assist have lost their spouses. He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the stranger by giving him food and clothing” (Deut. Consider this: “ For the LORD your God is the God of gods and the LORD of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who does not show partiality, nor take a bribe. I love Scriptural passages that show the character of God. When she passed away, we established the Ramona Lewis Widows and Orphans Fund in her honor. I am so blessed to have had a godly, praying mother. When things were difficult, she would often say: “But God!” He was her source in every way. She would often tell us that God has a special heart for widows and that she trusted Him to care for her. My mother was a widow for 12 years before she joined my father in heaven in 2019.
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