I'm not sure if I can explain this feeling but I'll try.
All day, all week, all month etc we are trying to get the things our kids need. Normal everyday things seem so difficult. So many agencies have been cut back. So now we have a new student from Africa. She came here with her Mother and 3 other siblings. Their "sponsor" says they can no longer help them. So they are homeless. They have all these social workers but nothing is happening.
I called a woman I dont know. I know she is African and runs a wonderful cafe. I started to tell her the story and she said, "Stop. Just tell me what you need and what can I do." She will meet the Mother and take care of her.
I have not heard those words in ages.
"What can I do? I'll take care of it for you."
I'm blown away both by her generosity and by how I've just gotten used to getting nowhere. I've become one of those people who has accepted getting nowhere.
So this stranger will help our student's family and has given me a humongous injection of hope and belief in love.
I had lost both. |
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