My Office Runneth Over

My office has been taken over by several hundred pounds of donated medical supplies!
Most of these supplies have come to be by private donors via my mom who just so happens to be the receptionist at World Vision. She gets Several calls a week from individuals who want to donate left over medical supplies to charity. World Vision is unable to accept these donations as they are not bulk so mom sends them to me.
Sadly, most of these people are families who have had a loved one with a terminal illness who has just recently passed away. It's important for these folks to find a way to help others through the death of thier loved one as it is a part of the healing process and it honors the memory thier family member. Just a few days ago a women dropped off several large boxes of medical supplies that were left over from her daughter. She also wrote me a beautiful letter with a picture of her daughter. That night I wrote an email to my friend Julie in Rwanda regarding the supplies. I wasn't too sure what she could use there at Kibogora but praise the Lord, it turns out I had just recieved some supplies that are apparently very needed and extremely hard to get in Rwanda! What a joy it was to be able to write a letter to a greiving mother to tell her where these supplies are going and how they are helping others! Last year I had a similair such situation with a family who had lost a loved one. It turns out that we were able to take nearly all of those supplies with us to Mexico City to donate to the clinic that we worked in. I have so many amazing stories about those supplies and we used them.
Sometimes it's a little ackward for me to meet these people, pick up supplies, or talk with them over the phone but I'm begining to realize that in a way it a true ministry.