Tonight after dinner most of the ladies from our team went with Mama Rebecca to visit the oldest group of girls here at Canaan to have some special girl time.
Last fall when I had my pad party I had planned on sending them to Ethiopia, but because of scheduling problems for a follow up party to finish the pads, it ended up making moreense to just bring them with us on this trip.
We left the pads I brought with Rebecca Sorrenson at My Father's House, but another team member also made some so I brought all my leftover fabric and supplies so we could give them to the girls to be able to replace these when needed.
Oh. My. Goodness. The time with the girls was so precious and honestly one of my favorite experiences I have had on one of these trips. We got to have good chats about how this issue that we sometime grow weary of dealing with is really a blessing from God because it makes it possible for us to become mothers one day. There were plenty of giggles when I demonstrated how to use the holders and the pads, but they were all grinning ear to ear when the individual kits were passed out.
After that, we painted their nails and talked with them and they each were fitted for a new bra.
You wanna make a teenage girl here ecstatic, give her bra! It was amazing to see their faces light up and witness the pride they had.
I love that God allowed all of us to take a taboo subject that all women deal with and turned it into a beautiful ministry opportunity.
Visiting orphans isn't just about holding the sweet babies and playing soccer with the young boys, but extends to sweet moments shared between girls, celebrating the wonder of womanhood given to us by our heavenly Father in his goodness.
Last fall when I had my pad party I had planned on sending them to Ethiopia, but because of scheduling problems for a follow up party to finish the pads, it ended up making moreense to just bring them with us on this trip.
We left the pads I brought with Rebecca Sorrenson at My Father's House, but another team member also made some so I brought all my leftover fabric and supplies so we could give them to the girls to be able to replace these when needed.
Oh. My. Goodness. The time with the girls was so precious and honestly one of my favorite experiences I have had on one of these trips. We got to have good chats about how this issue that we sometime grow weary of dealing with is really a blessing from God because it makes it possible for us to become mothers one day. There were plenty of giggles when I demonstrated how to use the holders and the pads, but they were all grinning ear to ear when the individual kits were passed out.
After that, we painted their nails and talked with them and they each were fitted for a new bra.
You wanna make a teenage girl here ecstatic, give her bra! It was amazing to see their faces light up and witness the pride they had.
I love that God allowed all of us to take a taboo subject that all women deal with and turned it into a beautiful ministry opportunity.
Visiting orphans isn't just about holding the sweet babies and playing soccer with the young boys, but extends to sweet moments shared between girls, celebrating the wonder of womanhood given to us by our heavenly Father in his goodness.
2 comments:
I'm SO PROUD of you Carrie and the team!!!! It makes me so happy to know what a blessing you have been to the children at Canaans!!
love you
Yay! That is wonderful. What an awesome way to meet the needs of those precious girls.
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