On Thursday evening we had our Gourmet Book Club and it was awesome. I was the presenter for the book "Three Cups of Tea". It was an enjoyable evening. Greg Mortenson is someone we can all get inspiration from. One person has done so much for the children, women, and men of Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is awesome to learn about brothers and sisters in other cultures and to learn how such a little bit helps so much. So we now have a pennies are powerful campaign in our book club. Every month we will bring our pennies and spare change and I made a container for them. We will then turn the money over to one of the sisters in our ward that spends a lot of time in Mexico helping with the orphanages down there. It is incredible how much we take for granted. We all donated toiletries, sheets, pillow cases, clothing etc. She was amazed at how many of the children were sleeping on raw mattresses and pillows. The children loved the donated items.
I will keep the blog posted on future inspirational events.
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La Salvation
2 years ago
That is awesome. One sister in our wards daughter is in Costa Rica right now serving in an orphanage. She will be there for one month. I hear it has been a real eye opener and blessing for her. We do take a lot for granted. I'm grateful for what we do have. Doug's mom was helping out with some donations for a refugee camp here in our area. Our ward had a primary activity and asked for donations for school supplies. They had 3 laundry baskets full just from that activity. I don't know how much stuff Doug's mom received, but we truly are a caring and giving church.
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