Delivery Day

Yesterday we got to do the second distribution of Mama Kits. Because of your generosity, I bought 200 more kits. My friends, Simon and Kelly, helped me pick them up and pass them out. There will be a longer post about them and what a blessing they are sometime soon. We met the woman that I buy the kits from in a dirt field behind the mall. I wonder how funny or maybe shady we looked loading these giant boxes and exchanging money in a field. And to make it worse, the bank didn’t have any large bills, so I had lots of smaller ones that she had to count while I held the piles. Our first stop was back at Wakisa Ministries, the home for teenage moms. I wanted Simon and Kelly to meet Vivian. Vivian was thrilled to get more kits. She said they’ve already come in handy and they should now have enough for about 9 months. We got to meet Danielle… the latest product of the ministry at 2 days old. So precious! Next we headed over the Comforter Center. The director was not there, but we were able to leave another 40 kits for her. The girl who took the delivery was thrilled.

The rest of the kits are stacked up in Herb and Ellen’s office space. We are checking out the best places to distribute them. I got the name of one more crisis pregnancy center. So I’m going to try to get there soon. Also, Harriett gave me a few ideas when I explained to her about the kits and my heart for them. She also shared about them with her housemaid students this morning. They thought they were a great ministry. They even asked if a few of their pregnant friends could have them. These are girls who live in the slums and would most likely be giving birth in their homes or the government hospital, where care is less than desirable. So, we told them to have their friends come by the house and we’ll pass them out. Harriett even gave two away today to some women who work in the market that she knew could really use them. My heart is for these to get to women who really need them. So I told Harriett that if she knew any women that could be blessed by them to feel free to give them away. It’s encouraging to me to see and hear how excited these young girls were to learn about them and to share them with their friends. That tells me that this is a real need and further confirms in me my desire to continue this ministry.

I’ve already had quite a few of you express interest in this project. One friend of mine is a preschool director and her entire preschool is raising money for Mama Kits this month. How cool is that!? So, this ministry needs a name… I’m open to any suggestions. So let me know or leave me a comment. I have a few running through my head, but I’d love to hear your ideas too.