“Sometimes the miracle is as simple as a perspective change.”
A year ago today we left for Kenya-5 of us, 10 large suitcases, 5 carry-ons…all loaded with goodies and love from our friends and family here in America. We were able to bring so much! Bras, reading glasses, balls, crafts, kids activity sets, medical supplies, books, clothes, shoes and more! Oh what fun it was to eventually get our suitcases (remember the hostage crisis of 2018? ☺). When we finally had everything it was like Christmas morning on steroids passing out all the gifts and the much needed supplies!
We often talk about what we are “giving” them and how we are “helping” them. And yes, while that is our hope that we can GIVE, we often fail to take into consideration what we also “receive” from being a part of helping others.
We Give Hope. We Give Joy. We Give Love. We RECEIVE Hope. We RECEIVE Joy. We RECEIVE Love.
But, we RECEIVE all of those 10x over! While our motive is not in receiving, it’s a natural side effect of giving! One of the biggest things I have received from being a part of all the giving is perspective. Perspective makes all the difference in every area of our lives. When you’ve seen how little some people have in terms of tangible goods, suddenly your “need” isn’t so important. One of my favorite quotes I heard a long time ago that I’ve adopted as my own (since I don’t know who said it) is “Sometimes the miracle is as simple as a perspective change.”
I just pray that as you read about what we are doing you RECEIVE Hope, Joy and Love and some miracles…perhaps a perspective shift.
Thank you for your continued support. We could not do what we do without generous givers.
Christa
