You were there for Barbara* when she needed you most

By Andrea St Flour

Posted in Faith

Barbara was in serious need of help. On her own, with a heart condition, two bad hips, and a shoulder injury, she’d already lost the last of her sheep to the drought and the floods.

Then, her floor developed gaping holes. She just knew the snakes would get in.

She used her savings to get a tradesperson out to fix the flooring. Finding a tradie who could come to her remote property was difficult and expensive - and for Barbara, quite disastrous. The tradie tore up the flooring, had strong words with Barbara, and then left...the floor in a mess, the job undone.

But then, thanks to your support, our Outback Links team connected Barbara with a volunteer to come and help.

“[Frontier Services] organised for a man called George to come up,” says Barbara. “George was absolutely amazing. “He knew exactly what to do. He took one look at it and said it would be best to use particle board.

“So off we went to the hardware store to get the board. We realised it was so big, we’d need two men to do it. So [Frontier Services] organised another volunteer, Bill, to come up.

“Bill arrived around a day or two later. Bill and George had never met, but they worked so well together and did an amazing job.”

The Outback Links volunteers were just one of the many miracles Barbara has experienced in the bush. “I believe God looks after me and protects me. I've seen so many miracles take place out here.

“There are things I've tried to do on my own, but I'm not very strong. I try to lift things or unscrew things and, miraculously, I somehow have the strength.”

The other day, a brown snake appeared behind the door of her kitchen. And recently, a tiger snake slithered from her bathroom window to the water pump.

“God protected me from that and protected my dog from being bitten.”

Thanks to you, we can be there for for people like Barbara through our Bush Chaplains, Outback Links volunteers, and your immense kindness.


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