Service

My son decided he was going to collect clothes for the orphanage where his little sister came from.  We did not plant this idea in his head, I promise you.  He honestly came up to us last September and stated, "Mom, Dad.  I want to collect clothes for the orphans.  Can I make a flier and hand it out to people?"

Really, what else can you do, but respond with a, "Yes, of course you can!"  We ended up posting it on my other blog as well, and the clothes started coming in.  We even had clothes come from Washington D.C.!

This past weekend, we finally had the opportunity to go to Denver and deliver these clothes to the agency we adopted Little Bit from.

Chinese Children Adoption International has adopted thousands of children to their forever families.

The pictures in the hallways tell the story.  They are lined with pictures of all the children who were once without a smile and a home, now happy and loved.

These pictures are everywhere.
Not only does CCAI adopt beautiful children, but they also hold classes.

Chinese language, Chinese cooking and dance.
This is truly an amazing and inspiring agency who has made it their life mission to help the orphan.

We were privileged to take a tour through this agency and deliver the clothes that my son collected.

We are proud of Samuel.  He stepped outside of himself to do something for others.  Now, it did not have to be a huge project like he chose, but we are grateful for his heart and his willingness to think big.  He was excited to deliver these clothes, to meet the owner and to see whom the clothes were going to.  He walked away with a heart for the world.  This is what is gained from teaching the importance of service to our kids.

Have a wonderful day everyone!
Love,
Suzy