Petrina Francis, Staff Reporter
Little Kamouy Loney chats with Brother Vincent of the Missionaries of the Poor, during the annual New Year's Day treat put on by the religious organisation at The Lord's Place, one of the homes for Missionaries on Higholborn Street in Kingston, yesterday. - RUDOLPH BROWN/CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER
SEVENTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD Eulalee James has had it rough.
She suffers from arthritis and recently had a stroke, but her New Year started on a better note yesterday when she and many others were treated by the Brothers from the Missionaries of the Poor.
"Mi feel good because dem always treat mi nice," said a beaming Ms. James when The Gleaner caught up with her at The Lord's Place, one of the five homes of the Missionaries of the Poor in Kingston.
She also said she would remember the event for the rest of her life.
Another Kingston resident Calvin Hudson said he too appreciated the gesture.
The Missionaries of the Poor, a Catholic organisation, operates homes for the sick and destitute.
The organisation started the New Year treating approximately 200 people after a usual mass.
Persons, including the indigent and elderly from several Kingston communities, were treated to cooked meals, gifts, and food packages.
"It (the treat) is part of being able to show to others how beautiful and precious they are in the sight of God," said Brother Maximo Medina, one of the organisers of the function.
Yesterday's treat was one of the 31 such events organised by Missionaries of the Poor for the holidays.
