We returned to the same site as Monday for our distribution
today – beside a large soccer stadium.
This certainly worked to our advantage as we photographed a group of 100
children. You should have seen the
bewildered faces on the children as we lead them across an open lot toward the
stadium. But then there was much excitement as we seated 100 children into the
bleachers for their photo. The trip back
across the lot toward the awaiting bedkits and mattresses was a joyful trek!
After our distribution was over, we had the privilege of
visiting three homes of today’s bedkit recipients. In one home, a grandmother was raising eight
of her grandchildren. They were
surviving on a meagre living, and only were able to afford one basic meal a
day.
After dinner we had 14 children from an orphanage visit us.
We were almost as excited as the children. We were able to share the shoes and
clothes that our friends and families from Canada had sent with us. It felt like Christmas, with squeals of
delight as each child found something to wear. In the midst of this excitement,
I was able to help a young boy named Jared, about 8 years old, and a double
amputee. We found a pair of shiny black
running shoes that fit his prosthetic legs, and his smile lit up the room and
my heart.
Helen for Team Tanzania 2015
