On this trip, we brought over the
largest number of donations yet. We weighed down our bags with thirteen
laptops, 100 books donated by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, four soccer balls,
three volleyballs, dozens of tennis balls, new and used clothing, and plenty of
art and medical supplies. Giving out these items today highlighted how
important donations of all types are. I have believed in the power of reusing
items ever since middle school when I began to collect hundreds of used
sneakers for Global Camps in South Africa. While I knew all the sneakers would
be crucially used to allow the children to participate in sports activities, I
never got to witness their expressions.
I am fortunate that at Wema I get
to see the smiling faces of students when they receive the physical donations.
Before we came to Wema, the library consisted of very old and torn books. It
was awesome to see the reaction of students and teachers when they received new
books from Life of Pi to Curious George. Also, most of the
students only have one uniform, which is commonly ripped. This time I packed a
lot of my old t-shirts and seeing the joyous expressions on student who
received them reveals how every donation we bring over is important and can
have a new life.
Today, we were able to visit the
sugar factory Stephen works as a chemist. It was great seeing once again how
the factory operates. It didn’t hurt that we got to try the sugar in various
stages…
Today, people from Living Water
International, the company that put in the well, dedicated the well to Wema. It
was so special sharing this event with Stephen and Teresa along with some of
the students.
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