Wee seeds

Largs United Guild donated two trees to Largs Station Community Garden, which were planted on Saturday October 8.

The report of the planting reads: “These trees are our contribution to the Queen’s Green Canopy Platinum Jubilee celebration and was a most poignant action in the recent weeks following Her Majesty’s death.

“The Guild’s theme this year, ‘Wee seeds, Big Trees’ took on an unexpected slant as we witnessed the hard work of several men whose lives had gone astray in some way and at the moment they were giving back to the community. They were under the watchful eye of Jack, whose genuine care and concern for those present and others whom he has known in the past, was really strong and heartfelt. He shared with us a general account of the lives experienced by many of these folks in their young days and how they work on so many other community projects, gardening, fencing and decking, painting and furniture uplifts to benefit others building a home. Gaining skills they didn’t have previously and hopefully will stand them in good stead for the future.

“We were able to share with them about the Guild’s involvement in Malawi, helping to purchase many trees to establish roots in the soil to help with climate change.

“We were truly humbled in a way which we did not expect, feeling the pain of others who often are in the wrong place at the wrong time. It is our prayer that through the course of that hour or so ‘wee seeds’ have been sown in their minds and God continues to water and bless them as we most certainly felt blessed.

“This project took us into a much deeper place than ever we expected, not just into deep holes in the ground but a wider experience of what it means to be Guild and the lives we can touch.”