Doris Eileen Evans was given away by her mother at the age of 3 months due to the social deprivation prevailing in post second world war London. Taken in by the children's charity, Barnardo's, she received plenty of discipline, not much education as we know it today, and even less love. However, Eileen had much love to give and, as she grew, found numerous ways to share this with others. She also found a Heavenly Father who was interested in her needs and placed her in a family. When illness forced her to stop working with children, Eileen simply found other ways and means to love and serve. The adult Eileen was a simple soul whose naivety often led to much mirth. But her childlike faith in her heavenly Father undergirded her whole life and gave her the strength to continue against the odds. It has been said that God gives us the ingredients in life, but it's up to us to make the cake. Well, if so, then by the time she died, Eileen had baked a very tasty cake, shared and enjoyed by many.
