One of my favorite things about The
Walk was getting to see different ministries in the afternoons, it
always served to remind me why I continued to put one foot in front
of the other. On the fourth afternoon as soon as we finished walking
we made some quick sandwiches on the side of the road, hopped back
into the van, and took off down a dusty road. We were headed to
Thulwane, a Care Point I had been excited to see for a long time.
(with some of the Junior High girls and leaders this Spring)
Walk was getting to see different ministries in the afternoons, it
always served to remind me why I continued to put one foot in front
of the other. On the fourth afternoon as soon as we finished walking
we made some quick sandwiches on the side of the road, hopped back
into the van, and took off down a dusty road. We were headed to
Thulwane, a Care Point I had been excited to see for a long time.
(with some of the Junior High girls and leaders this Spring)
Rewind six months… I was working with
junior high students at North Coast Calvary Chapel and every year we
did a project to raise funds for something worthwhile. This year
Brian Day, the pastor, had the great idea of doing a Walk-A-Thon to
help raise money for a water pump. The students were amazing, their
goal was to have people sponsor them to walk 10 miles so that kids in
Swaziland didn’t have to walk for water. I was inspired by the
junior highers commitment, one of them walked miles to get to the
church because she didn’t have a ride and then participated in the
Walk-A-Thon. She told her sponsors that she was going to walk and
nothing was going to keep her from that goal. Some students stayed
extra long to finish the 10 miles, they begged their parents to come
pick them up later so they could fulfill the distance they had
committed. The students raised about $2,000 which helped fund part
of the pump. I knew that the Care Point we were helping was called
Thulwane but hadn’t seen it for my self.
junior high students at North Coast Calvary Chapel and every year we
did a project to raise funds for something worthwhile. This year
Brian Day, the pastor, had the great idea of doing a Walk-A-Thon to
help raise money for a water pump. The students were amazing, their
goal was to have people sponsor them to walk 10 miles so that kids in
Swaziland didn’t have to walk for water. I was inspired by the
junior highers commitment, one of them walked miles to get to the
church because she didn’t have a ride and then participated in the
Walk-A-Thon. She told her sponsors that she was going to walk and
nothing was going to keep her from that goal. Some students stayed
extra long to finish the 10 miles, they begged their parents to come
pick them up later so they could fulfill the distance they had
committed. The students raised about $2,000 which helped fund part
of the pump. I knew that the Care Point we were helping was called
Thulwane but hadn’t seen it for my self.
(One of the kids took this picture with my little camera)
As I hopped out of the dust
caked van at Thulwane a huge group of children were standing clumped
together, obviously excited to see our team. The younger kids
stretched out their arms, craving an opportunity to be held. I
couldn’t resist picking up a small girl who immediately wrapped her
arms around me and nestled her head onto my shoulder. I followed a
group of preschool aged little ones around the side of a building and
noticed some kids putting water in a bowl and thirstily slurping it
down. Watching those precious children drink clean water and knowing
that a group of Junior High students from California were part of
that gift was beautiful.
caked van at Thulwane a huge group of children were standing clumped
together, obviously excited to see our team. The younger kids
stretched out their arms, craving an opportunity to be held. I
couldn’t resist picking up a small girl who immediately wrapped her
arms around me and nestled her head onto my shoulder. I followed a
group of preschool aged little ones around the side of a building and
noticed some kids putting water in a bowl and thirstily slurping it
down. Watching those precious children drink clean water and knowing
that a group of Junior High students from California were part of
that gift was beautiful.
While walking the next day I continued
to replay that moment in my head and think about it’s significance.
When I go about my usual everyday life it’s easy to forget how
interconnected we all are and how much we need each other; the junior
high students needed the kids at Thulwane and those kids needed the
students to walk for them.
to replay that moment in my head and think about it’s significance.
When I go about my usual everyday life it’s easy to forget how
interconnected we all are and how much we need each other; the junior
high students needed the kids at Thulwane and those kids needed the
students to walk for them.
