Well the day finally arrived for us to hand out the mattresses and mosquito nets, while on the same day the ministry of education brought new mattresses and bunk beds for all the kids. Mattresses galore!!! I guess the kids little insurrection they pulled a few weeks back paid off on getting things changed around here. The kids looked really happy as they received these new mattresses. All the credit for them must go to the previous volunteer Sarah Buffie and all the work she did. She had a heart for these kids and this community and did what it took to get them what they needed despite the oppression from the pastor running the mission grounds. And as I understand it none of this would have happened without the support for Sarah back home from Southport United Methodist Church and the students of Clinton Young Elementary who helped raise money for the mattresses, and the women of Indiana Women's Prison who sewed the mosquito nets. The children thank you with their smiles and we thank you with our words. May this sort of kindness and love never cease in the world as people continue to help those less fortunate than themselves. Praise God for all these blessings for the kids!!! Way to go Sarah!!! Way to go Southport United!!!
Nets and Mattresses in Storage
Kids lined up for mattresses
(note the old "mattresses" on the left with those girls)
This will be like going from cardboard, for some literally, to Sertz posturepedic
ELCIN Church choir singing songs of thanks to those
who gave such wonderful gifts to the children
Kids lined up for mattresses
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So did the kids get to choose which mattress they wanted? What will be done with the extras? Why again were the beds and nets kept in storage? Wes it so the corrupt pastor wouldn't just take them and use them for something else?
So cool all of this worked out!
Awesomeicityness!
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