感激有你们在乎我们 Thank You for Caring

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感激有你们在乎我们
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一句谢谢，也可以触动双方的眼泪。

66岁丧偶的米亚（化名）与40岁患有白内障的女儿同住。女儿的眼疾随着年日，日渐严重，以致已经看不见。她逐渐变得情绪不稳定，曾几度趁着米亚不在家时想要轻生。这导致米亚需留守家里照顾女儿，无法外出工作。失去了收入来源，她们母女唯有靠着邻居的救济及7979吗哪食物银行的物资供应来支撑生活。
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每一次，山打根浸信会7979全人关怀站的志工带着吗哪包探访她们，她们都不多话，但唯独一句伴随着眼泪的“谢谢”，是米亚一定会说的。每次当米亚表示感激，都会触动志工眼乏泪光，因为志工知道，米亚口中的谢谢是发自内心最深处的感激。对志工来说，带着吗哪包去探访只是一个平常的举动，但对于米亚来说，这不只是物资上的援助，而是感受到原来在这世上还有人在乎她们。

thank you for caring
​TRANSLATED BY DAWN LIM

A simple “thank-you” may move some people to tears.

66-year-old widow Mdm Mia (pseudonym) lived with her 40-year-old daughter who had cataracts. This eye disorder had caused her daughter to become completely blind. Her daughter’s condition worsened over the years and Mdm Mia seldom went out to work. Consequently, her daughter became emotionally unstable and tried to commit suicide on a few occasions when Mdm Mia left her alone at home. Mdm Mia had no alternative but to remain at home to take care of her. Without any source of income, they could only rely on food aid offered by neighbours and 7979 Manna Food Bank.
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With teary eyes, Mdm Mia could only respond with a simple “thank-you” every time the volunteers from Sandakan Baptist Church dropped by her house to deliver Manna Food Bags. Her heartfelt gratitude never failed to move the volunteers to tears. To the volunteers, their action was a small gesture but to Mdm Mia, the small gesture reminded her that there were still people in this world who cared for her.