Full Circle
The other day was a favorite of mine for the trip. Last fall I organized a service project in my ward to raise money for and put together hygiene kits to be sent to Zambia through Mothers Without Borders (the organization I’m over here with).
We raised over $3,000, and put together 900 kits. Each kit had a hand towel, washrag, six toothbrushes, tube of toothpaste, and two bars of soap.
I delivered the kits to the MWB warehouse, and that was that.
So, you can imagine my surprise when I was sitting in a village called Julius here in Zambia, helping out in the medical screening room by cleaning and dressing the wound of a young child, and I looked up to see one of the local staff members handing out one of these hygiene kits.
Full circle. It was such an honor to be able to see these kits being given away to those I had intended them for. I look forward to posting pictures here for all to see, and taking them to my fellow ward members so they can see them being given away to those who needed them the most.
It was a great day…
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Wow! that is so neat. That is a great reward for all the hard work you have done.
I am curious if Parker’s easels have shown up yet, or if any of the quilts that Brennan put together have shown up there? I’m sure they will eventually.
Can’t wait to see your photos and hear your stories.
Dad
I LOVE this story. How rewarding is that? Tender mercy of the Lord is what that is. Allowing you to be able to see some of the miraculous fruits of your labors. Awesome. Simply awesome.
That’s a cool story. Sometimes I wonder if all these kits and projects we do ever make it to their intended destination and purpose. It’s really nice to see that they do.