Week three went better than week two, with the first step being to just have more available. It should be noted that week one we gave out about 300 kilograms of rice; week two we increased to 400 kilograms.
This week we purchased 600 kilograms of rice. Plus oil, eggs, tomatoes, cabbage, cucumbers, carrots, onions, and garlic.
And we decided to include something special for Easter. All the families with kids received a bag with a message from us in Burmese, the Easter story in Burmese, a coloring book, colored pencils and sharpener, clay, marbles, a top, one small toy (UNO or a Rubix cube), a couple handfuls of candy, tea, coffee, and a few treats. Those without kids still received the message from us and Easter story, but we only included coffee, tea, candy and a few snacks.
So we packed a whole lot of things over the past few days.
It went smoother today…I think. I still had three families show up at the door, and only two of the teenagers made it today. And they think we need a new plan for next week; so they might be a bit exhausted of all the hullabaloo themselves. I still found myself in tears, because this is still overwhelming.
But we didn’t run out of rice, so we have some bags to spare as families come this week. We even have some eggs and oil to share.
Hopefully the kids are taking a break from starting at devices to color a picture or read the Easter story or play UNO. {…One can hope. That’s what we’re all leaning into these days, and what a better time that for Easter Sunday?}
Kelli, that’s beautiful and I know very stressful. It’s a stressful situation without all the added responsibility. I’ve been covering you in prayer and will know more specifically how to do that, now. Love you both. God IS faithful and He can bring good out of all this. We have to search it out, though, and you are a wonderful example of how to do that. You’ve been searching for the good since you’ve been in Thailand.