Betty Knows

Long gray hair in a braid, hobbled gait, she enters our doors, and we smile. Betty’s here!  

Betty often stops by RETA on her trek from the library to her home, a home located a few blocks north of RETA, an impoverished area in Elkhart. A savant, Betty doesn’t read social cues and punctuates every sentence with a giggle, yet she never forgets a single detail of what she reads. Betty loves everything to do with Right to Life, and she excitedly shares the latest news, research, or items that might benefit RETA. One day it might be a clipped article she printed at the library; another day it might be a pack of flesh toned crayons of every skin color, so our clients’ children have crayons that match their skin. Not too long ago, Betty stopped by and gave RETA $90.00 from her savings. Such a significant amount! 

Richard Wurmbrand, in Alone with God, states, “I wish to be an ‘I’ no longer. I reject my ‘I.” My desire is to be a ‘He.’ ‘When He is revealed, we shall be like Him’ (1 John 3:2).” Christ, the perfect sacrifice, teaches us the purpose of surrendering. When we give everything over to God, we are blessed beyond imagination. Of this, I am sure... 

Betty knows.