Today as I went around to visit some of our beneficiaries and friends. It reminded me the importance of a personal touch.
The first family we visited was a single elderly lady, the mother of one of our streetkids. She had been just released from prison and rehab for being caught using opium. Yes she had been addicted for ages and this prison term was a blessing. After being released, she was in poor health and that was why we visited her. As we shared, she just broke into tears.
The second lady is the grandmother of David, a streetkids from our very first intake. She just wanted us to be there to pray for her and hold her hands. The old lady was so sweet and told us for the longest time she had wanted to sew a hmong suit for me as a gesture of gratitude. She asked us to pray for good health so she can get the suit up for me before the new year. What a sweet lady.
Here are some pictures.
But that's the end of the good part. The rest of today was spent hunting for plots of land to build the integrated centre. It is not easy and all the good land has been taken up. After almost 6 months of searching, we still have nothing. Adding onto that the fund raising dinner response is still slow and we are running behind schedule. Overall I'm feeling physically exhausted and somewhat discouraged.
The first family we visited was a single elderly lady, the mother of one of our streetkids. She had been just released from prison and rehab for being caught using opium. Yes she had been addicted for ages and this prison term was a blessing. After being released, she was in poor health and that was why we visited her. As we shared, she just broke into tears.
The second lady is the grandmother of David, a streetkids from our very first intake. She just wanted us to be there to pray for her and hold her hands. The old lady was so sweet and told us for the longest time she had wanted to sew a hmong suit for me as a gesture of gratitude. She asked us to pray for good health so she can get the suit up for me before the new year. What a sweet lady.
Here are some pictures.
But that's the end of the good part. The rest of today was spent hunting for plots of land to build the integrated centre. It is not easy and all the good land has been taken up. After almost 6 months of searching, we still have nothing. Adding onto that the fund raising dinner response is still slow and we are running behind schedule. Overall I'm feeling physically exhausted and somewhat discouraged.
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