RESPONDING TO THE NEED
The service in the tiny, east London mission had ended, and a young doctor was just about to lock the building for the night. That’s when he noticed a little boy hiding in a corner. The doctor questioned him and discovered that the boy had no home. He explained that he slept in a coalbin with some other boys. The physician asked the boy to show it to him, so they went down a narrow street until they came to a hole in the wall. The little fellow said, “Look in there, you’ll find them.” But the bin was empty. “Oh,” said the boy, “the cops must have come and they left. Follow me. I’ll show you where they are.” He led the doctor to a nearby building. There, sleeping on a cold tin roof, were 13 boys – all homeless. That night a Christian physician had his eyes opened to the desperate need for a work among children.…
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