Magda
Housemother - with all her heart, each and every moment
Magda has been working at the Ebenezer Home since 2012, and three of those years as the house mother. Her daily tasks are very diverse, like those of a mother ... ;)
She makes sure, the residents are well off, their rooms are furnished according to their needs, and if they have specific needs, she goes and shops for them. Another part of her daily work is domestic economics. Every week Magda meets with the kitchen staff to plan the menu, taking into account the diets of the individual residents. Magda also is the first person to contact about laundry and house cleaning. In short: She oversees everything related to the domestic economy. During the year, she organizes various feast celebrations for the residents in the Ebenezer Home or the adjacent garden. Magda is also in regular contact with suppliers, compares prices, and orders food.
The ambience at Ebenezer is very friendly. It feels like a second home to her, and Magda enjoys being at Ebenezer. She explains, "In my daily work, I experience how God gives me the strength, wisdom, and joy to accomplish all tasks. He brought me here. For me it's a privilege to serve Him and the residents here, and it's incredibly fun for me. I want to work for Him with all my heart, each and every moment."
Ebenezer Senior Citizen's Home - Haifa
ABOUT
The name “Ebenezer” has a special meaning. It comes from 1 Samuel 7:12, which says: “And Samuel took a stone, and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and he called it Ebenezer, and said, ‘Until this day the Lord has helped us.’” This name bears witness to our faith in God’s goodness, and the fact that He will continue to care for us in the future, as He has in the past. Since the founding of Ebenezer in 1976, many elderly believers found a home in Ebenezer, where their spiritual, emotional, and physical needs could be met.
Whether from Jewish, Arab, or other backgrounds (even for Holocaust survivors), it’s often very difficult being a believer in Yeshua in Israel. Sometimes you find yourself the only believer in your entire family.
At the Ebenezer Home, we have witnessed countless testimonies of residents being disowned by the very people they loved most. As younger adults, this is hard, but even more so for the elderly. Being surrounded by fellow believers and sharing life and faith together, with daily encouragement in the Lord, often makes all the difference in the world to these precious believers. For many, being placed in another home that is not supportive of their faith in Messiah, results in them becoming depressed, disheartened, and discouraged: feeling alone and isolated during a time when they are vulnerable and need help the most. Your support enables us to provide the loving home and care they desperately need.
"Behold, I will gather them out of
all countries, whither I have
driven them in mine anger, and
in my fury, and in great wrath;
and I will bring them again unto
this place, and I will cause them
to dwell safely." Jeremiah 32:37
Whether from Jewish, Arab, or other backgrounds (even for Holocaust survivors), it’s often very difficult being a believer in Yeshua in Israel. Sometimes you find yourself the only believer in your entire family.
The Ebenezer Home longs to do just that...provide elderly believers with a safe and loving home, where they will not just survive, but thrive.