It’s a very small world, folks.
Nearly ten years ago now, when I was in university, I worked at a local church, Family Life Bible Church, a few days a week. I helped with some different childcare needs they had, and then led a small group for the sixth graders. One of the girls in this sixth grade class had back surgery that year, so I spent some extra time with her and brought her some things to do at her house while she was on bedrest. I kept in touch with her throughout high school and in our move to Thailand.
This year she wrote me to say that she, now in college, was also leading that same class. They were trying to a service project each week, and they wanted to put together a box of things to send us. I told her how much we’d love things for the kids–games & activities.
This week, we received such an amazing package from them!
It was stuffed full of Uno, Go Fish, Twister, Connect Four, and Jenga. They put in markers and colored pencils; journals; a Spirograph!
And an Etch-a-Sketch, which the kids are just amazed at. They shake vehemently and love that it all disappears.
The students also included notes for us and a picture of all of them, where I realized that one of the kids was in my 3-year-old kids’ childcare back years ago! He’s now huge and writing letters. What a small world.
And what a kind world!
I’ve been pulling out a new game or two every day this week, and the kids are loving it. Thida asked me on Thursday where they all came from. I told her about a church in the States sending it to us, and she went on to say that Americans are just so nice. They are just giving so much! I said the church does try to do that, like the Bible says.
What a sweet picture of the Church she’s getting to see! And us, too. Thanks so much, Family Life Bible Church, and Brooke, Hack, Katherine, Shamuel & Cade, for blessing our little community!
