87 ~ My First Assignment

By Kay Heitsch

Little did I know what I was in for when I went to my first assignment, or where it would lead.

All I knew was that I was supposed to sit with an elderly lady at the hospital who had just had a hip replacement. I was to stay with her all night.

I assumed the hospital wanted to make sure their patient didn't try to get up or something like that. It didn't seem like a big deal.

When I arrived, this older lady was sleeping. She remained sleeping until a nurse came in.

The minute the nurse woke her up, it was obvious this lady was not going to be cooperative.

The nurse looked at me. Good grief, I didn't know what to do. In fact, I had never met this person.

However, I decided to try to help since this was my new job. I said a quick prayer, "Help me!".

I walked over to the bed. I'm not sure exactly what I said or did, but immediately the patient calmed down and decided to cooperate.

After the nurse left, I pulled a chair up next to the bed. I took this lady's hand and talked quietly to her. She would smile, but said very few words.

The next day, her family arrived. I introduced myself. Each family member was very nice. This lady kept smiling.

Since her family was there, I left. I thought this was the end of my time helping her. Boy, was I in for a surprise!

God had a plan, and it was way out of my comfort zone!

As soon as I walked into the house, the phone was ringing. But at least, I had a break. I'd been up all night, now I needed to sleep.

Remember how I led you on this long journey. Deuteronomy 8:2