Today I was offering my services as a homeopath to some nuns I see regularly. Somehow (somehow!) I managed to forget about telling anybody until I was in the hall waiting for lunch. Fortunately there is silence as you wait for the food, otherwise I suspect my reaction might have shocked a few people.
So in the queue I got talking to the lady next to me (and I don't normally do that, so hooray for the wonders of having to talk to people). She was a kind person, interested to hear about my plans to volunteer with Homeopathy for Health in Africa, but at 80 she felt she was still healthy enough not to need homeopathy herself (brilliant!)
During the afternoon I managed to Tell a few more people, including someone who had originally trained as a doctor and spent 3 months training in Gambia. She said that the biggest lesson had been to appreciate that the people there were so open and friendly, as well as happy with their lives, despite being so poor. A valuable lesson.
I was also bowled over (almost to tears) when a novice-nun (so they may have possessions, unlike fully-converted nuns) gave me a contribution towards my fundraising. I am truly humbled.
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