A Martha, a little Mother Theresa, and an angel at ONLY 11 years old!

Tumi is only 11 years old and MUST clean, cook and nurse her only surviving relative. This entails emptying buckets of vomit, urine and diarrhea. (If you have a child around 11years old, can you imagine them having to do this???) At 3pm each day, Tumi excitedly waits at the door of The Mustard Seed house, wrapped in her new blanket, ready to learn about Jesus!! Her burdens seems to lift for but a short time as she smiles from ear to ear with pure anticipation A special goodness emanates from her. Then, after learning about Jesus, Tumi always insists on sweeping afterwards, and will do lunch or snack dishes.

Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”

41 And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. 42 But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
Luke 10:38-42, NKJV


Isn’t it true that life can get so busy with our daily obligations, with our struggles and crosses, with our worries and anxieties that it becomes almost impossible to take a few minutes out of the day just to sit at Jesus’ feet? Jesus taught us that if we want to LOVE Him, we are to keep His word and His commandments. Yet, how can we keep His word and His commandments when we do not have any time in our life to learn them, ponder them, and apply them to our lives? At 3:00pm everyday, Tumi, after serving and caring for her sick relative, falls at the feet of Jesus to learn and lean on His every word for strength. In taking time to learn and love Jesus, Jesus gives Tumi, at the young age of 11, the strength she needs to continue to love and care for others, including her sick relative. Tumi is a Martha, a Mary, a Mother Theresa, and an angel at 11.


Let us learn from Mary and Martha and also Tumi. Take time each day to just sit and ponder your love for God; think of it as a necessity because it truly is and will give you strength to continue to serve and love others like Jesus would.