Visiting the families

We took samples of each size of uniform and shoe so we could ensure the right fit. This makes the process twice as long as we needed to visit each family twice but we found out quickly was extremely important as sizing is very different with each brand of uniform as well as the sizes we were told were very far off from the actual size of the child. But again this allowed us to spend time meeting the family and discussing each of their situations. Each child was given a questionnaire to fill out which gives their Sponsor and us more information about them and we also gave each child a Gospel Booklet and explained that God had sent us all the way from Canada to help them.

During our scouting trip prior to the team arriving, we made contacts in each of the communities so that we could be sure that we were helping the most neediest children in each area. But we also had amazing stories of families declining help asking us to help their neighbour who needed it more than they did. That is the heart of a truly generous person who would give up what they needed for someone else.

It brings a lot of perspective to the extremely blessed lives that we have.