Your story about the elderly couple that came to church regularly and faithfully reminds me of a time when I was a part of the church "visitation team". We regularly visited the homebound and those in elder care or in the hospital. One lady I refused to visit had a house full of cats that did not receive proper care. Her house smelled. My sinuses cannot tolerate mold, mildew, cigarette smoke and other pollution. I could not go with the others to visit her. The two who did visit relayed to me they stayed only a few minutes because they also couldn't tolerate the stink any longer. How sad and probably lonely when some people live in filth.
Your story about the elderly couple that came to church regularly and faithfully reminds me of a time when I was a part of the church "visitation team". We regularly visited the homebound and those in elder care or in the hospital. One lady I refused to visit had a house full of cats that did not receive proper care. Her house smelled. My sinuses cannot tolerate mold, mildew, cigarette smoke and other pollution. I could not go with the others to visit her. The two who did visit relayed to me they stayed only a few minutes because they also couldn't tolerate the stink any longer. How sad and probably lonely when some people live in filth.