{"id":4666,"date":"2010-11-29T08:29:17","date_gmt":"2010-11-29T13:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/?p=4666"},"modified":"2010-11-29T08:54:18","modified_gmt":"2010-11-29T13:54:18","slug":"senior-looks-forward-to-103-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2010\/11\/senior-looks-forward-to-103-birthday","title":{"rendered":"Senior Looks Forward To 103rd Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mary Edgecombe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nassau, The Bahamas \u2013 A 102 year old senior citizen said she is a survivor and finds her strength in being thankful for everything she experiences in life.\u00a0 She was born March 16,1908 and looks forward to seeing her 103rd birthday.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Jenny Edgecombe moved to the Mary Ingraham Seniors Home, off Cowpen Road, five years ago, after a lifetime of challenges.\u00a0 She spent Friday afternoon November 26 reflecting on her blessings as well as the confidence she gained in humility and self-actualisation.\u00a0 Mrs. Edgecombe is happy for every staff member who has lent her a hand.<\/p>\n

“I am thankful for everything.\u00a0 And most of all I thank Him for the home I’m in, because the home I was living in before I came here needed a roof on it and they needed to fix it, and they didn’t want to take the rent to fix it,” said Jenny Edgecombe.<\/p>\n

“I am telling you the truth, I laid down in bed with rain coming from the roof and water was pouring in my mouth.\u00a0 I could put my hand in the water on the floor and I was in the bed.\u00a0 I thank God for that because there is a roof over my head now.\u00a0 When I was bare feet, I got shoes on my feet now and food on the table because He provides for me.\u00a0 All of that help to strengthen me.”<\/p>\n

Mrs. Edgecombe said she came from Staniel Creek, Andros and had been married once at 19-years-old.\u00a0 Her husband died three months after the wedding, while out on a fishing trip.\u00a0 The couple did not produce children together.<\/p>\n

She said she never remarried because she dedicated her life to serving the Lord.\u00a0 However, she had two children \u2013 Harriet Strachan, a girl who died at age three and a son, Kenneth Johnson, who grew up and died at 52 years.\u00a0 She raised her son on her own and advises that the secret to ageing is to find strength in love.<\/p>\n

“The 27th Psalm says ‘the Lord is my strength and my salvation,’ so he is the strength of my life.\u00a0 And the 14th verse says, ‘Wait on the Lord and be of good courage for he shall strengthen thy ways’.\u00a0 That’s how I accomplished, you know,” said Mrs. Edgecombe.<\/p>\n

“They said to me, ‘You accomplished that?’.\u00a0 I said ‘Yes because I surrendered all.\u00a0 Sometimes we put thing to Him and we want it to be hurried up to please the world.\u00a0 We must please Him to get along in life.”<\/p>\n

On November 26, a Thanksgiving Luncheon for Older Persons was held at the Mary Ingraham Seniors Home. The\u00a0\u00a0 traditional turkey and ham lunch with all the trimmings and side dishes for at least five seniors living at the home was provided.<\/p>\n

By Gena Gibbs
\nBahamas Information Services<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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