Yesterday was our final day working with the ladies, above was our group picture we took at the end of our session. It was very difficult to say good bye to them.
This is what we saw when we looked out the window in the morning before we started. They were all lined up, eager to come fellowship with us. It was very heart warming to see the excitement in their faces. Also a reflective moment where I thought about how many opportunities we have to go to a “women’s Bible-study” yet so often we choose not to for a multitude of reasons.
All the ladies enjoyed doing their crafts and it did not matter how simple they were. The best craft for me to see them do were the picture coasters. There was a buzz in the room as they excitedly looked for their children. How often do we even print pictures anymore? They had pure joy on their faces.
Lastly, the women were given bags of rice and a few other dry good items for their family.
How heartbreaking to see as the women left with their bags the children and others running to see what they had gotten. As the women were leaving the Point of Hope that day myself, Kim Bradford and Jill Trick stood outside the door to tell them bye. Almost everyone of them said thank you, gave us hugs and kisses and wanted “posa” with us. It was then that I realized we had connected with these women, they knew we cared. Each and everyone one of us had been on a journey, an individual journey but most importantly a journey together as Sisters in Christ.