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."
discover
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.
treasures
JEREMIAH 32:37
In my eyes "old" is a beautiful word that has respect, value and standing in the Scriptures. We have no right to change those definitions.
Our aspiration is to give value, from the Scriptural standpoint, to each new day that the Lord has given to our elderly brothers and sisters so that even today they would be able to testify about yesterday's blessings and look forward to tomorrow in hope - the living hope!
- Johnny Khoury
"Sometimes I don't understand the LORD," said one of our volunteers on which T. (Resident with dementia) responded while she embroidered:
"I always understand the LORD, He loves me and He takes care of me."
JUAN ONASISS
Juan came to the Ebenezer Home after a fall that took all feeling in both his hands and feet. For most people, this would have been devastating in and of itself, but for Juan being a concert pianist and professional pipe organist for more than 50 years, it meant much more. Then the impossible became possible...
Juan Onasiss
Oil on Canvas
by Anja Poljiak
2019
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