Ask and You Shall Receive.......

Sometimes I think you better be careful what you wish for...or ask for!

When Tim sent out an APB for the supplies they were requesting to serve the orphanage in Djibouti, little did he know that...

"Ask and you shall receive" would become the tagline.

A family wide operation began to fill the request on the list that was sent.

Mandy and her family sent out the word and mailed many packages that way.

Our family and friends sent another  large load.

And finally a request to the Women's Guild at church to select this for our April charity filled the trunk of my car, the backseat, the floorboards, and what room there was in the front seat.

It was a simple suggestion...."maybe we could send some things off this list to those who are in great need in another country". No questions asked, just supplies given with a generous heart.

Tim has 15 large boxes in his possession right now with about another fourteen headed his way.

This will make a difference.  There is a HUGE need.  And in addition to the supplies needed for the children, there is a need for those in the military to get away from the stress and the loneliness faced each day and go share some fun with those so less fortunate.  It is a win/win for all.

Maybe the hugs from those precious babies over there will make up for the hugs they are missing from their own babies during the year that they serve.

I have to say I am now on a first name basis with the clerks in three different post offices.  Mailing overseas is a time consuming process.  There are customs forms to be filled out and packages to be weighed, measured and marked.  In order not to cause those standing behind me in line to riot, I have tried to be kind and only take in about three boxes at a time.  A little more work on my end but it saves all from experiencing "postal rage" in the confined space of post office and it's satellite offices. 

I have been truly overwhelmed at the generosity and giving spirit of so very many people.  At this time of the year when we are experiencing Easter, spring, and renewal in every corner of our lives it is especially touching.  We all have so very much, so much more than we really need....but sometimes it takes a project like this to remind ourselves how great it feels to give.  What a wonderful feeling that is.

I know, my God, that you test the heart and are pleased with integrity. All these things I have given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you.

1 Chronicles 29:17