HOSPITAL CARE PACKAGE DELIVERY

Got up this morning to head into the hospital and drop off the care packages. We arrived and were taken up to the "Machinga Ward" which is where the most severe and critical cases are located. We opened up the bags and took several care packages each to distribute and began heading into the rooms. Each room had about 8 cribs in it with a child in each one and a mother (or care giver) sitting with the child. Children in the hospital must have an adult stay with them and be responsible for feeding them. The hospital does not provide meals so people need to support their own families. The children's eyes brightened when they received their care package and I made sure to take the stuffy out and hand it to the child so they knew it was for them. It is a humbling experience every day in this country and I consider it a privilege to be able to deliver the packages made with so much love by our own Grade 5 and Grade 2 students at Hazelgrove. We arrived back at Grace in time for lunch, and just in time to see the pre-school children outside playing on their break. Such sadness and joy all wrapped up in a few hours…