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."
According to Rawda, the special thing here in Ebenezer Heim is love:
"You can see that people are believers. They radiate God's love, which makes it practically visible in everyday life. I love working here."
Rawda
Laundry
"Welcome to my little realm.", Rawda greets us warmly. Here in the basement, I wash the laundry that I have previously collected. Then it comes in the dryer or I hang it up, then it is ironed and finally I put it together and sort it so that every resident gets his things back. "Rawda has a total of three washing machines and a large dryer at their disposal around 25 loads of laundry a week, which can be put back in the cupboards in the end.
Rawda has enriched the Ebenezer Heim since January 1994. At the beginning she was employed as a representative in the kitchen, then she worked as an assistant cook and later as a cook for eleven years. Today she is mainly employed in the laundry. She loves to exchange a short word with the residents while collecting laundry. And explains: "This way I stay in contact with the residents and can participate in their lives."