Christmas presents in the nursing home

Two sisters of the church work in a nursing home here in Rovereto. Because there are many lonely people among the elderly, we had the idea to bring a Christmas present to all the residents of the nursing home. This present was: a calender, a Christmas card, a info card of the church, a soft cookie like thing and some sweets and chocolates.

On Friday the 20th of December six of us went to the nursing home.

What a joy to see the happy faces of the people receiving a gift. Many couldn't believe that we had thought of them and moreover came to bring gifts. Several asked how much they owed us, because in the world of today they couldn't imagine to receive something for free (and even more unlikely from people they didn't even know). Great great great! It has been a great and encouraging experience for us, but surely for all the residents and the personal (we had a gift for them too) as well!  We will do this again for sure. A little gesture can make a huge difference!