We are having the most incredible experience as a family, I just have to share a little tidbit.
Preface:
Shawn had the opportunity to go on 2 Humanitarian Missions while attending Dental School.
He had to pay the costs for these Missions on his own.
When he first came home and told me about this opportunity, I could tell he was so desperate to participate... but I just did not know how we would pay for the expenses. So we prayed! Hard!!
And both times, much effort and sacrifice as a family, allowed Shawn to go.
He went to Honduras both Missions.
Shawn fell in love with the people and country... hook, line, and sinker!!
It was a blessing to have Shawn participate for the group since he is fluent in Spanish.
The Mission group helped many people in extremely rustic conditions... using flashlights and lawnchairs as dental props.
But the humble people of Honduras would line up and wait all day to receive help.
Shawn formed personal bonds with a Honduran man there, he served as a security guard for the group.
Shawn was even able to take this man to church with him while he was there.
We kept contact with this dear man and his family after Shawn returned, but lost contact with him after a terrible earthquake hit the region years later.
We were saddened to never find out what happened to him and his family.
I had been looking for a way to serve the people of Honduras again, but this time as an entire family.
I researched for quite some time and found a wonderful organization that serves individual families, and specifically their children... to receive the food and medical care needed, a Christian education, and training, etc, to help the family as a whole.
We 'adopted' a little girl, her name is Heidy. It was a Christmas gift for our family.
Preface:
Shawn had the opportunity to go on 2 Humanitarian Missions while attending Dental School.
He had to pay the costs for these Missions on his own.
When he first came home and told me about this opportunity, I could tell he was so desperate to participate... but I just did not know how we would pay for the expenses. So we prayed! Hard!!
And both times, much effort and sacrifice as a family, allowed Shawn to go.
He went to Honduras both Missions.
Shawn fell in love with the people and country... hook, line, and sinker!!
It was a blessing to have Shawn participate for the group since he is fluent in Spanish.
The Mission group helped many people in extremely rustic conditions... using flashlights and lawnchairs as dental props.
But the humble people of Honduras would line up and wait all day to receive help.
Shawn formed personal bonds with a Honduran man there, he served as a security guard for the group.
Shawn was even able to take this man to church with him while he was there.
We kept contact with this dear man and his family after Shawn returned, but lost contact with him after a terrible earthquake hit the region years later.
We were saddened to never find out what happened to him and his family.
I had been looking for a way to serve the people of Honduras again, but this time as an entire family.
I researched for quite some time and found a wonderful organization that serves individual families, and specifically their children... to receive the food and medical care needed, a Christian education, and training, etc, to help the family as a whole.
We 'adopted' a little girl, her name is Heidy. It was a Christmas gift for our family.
Heidy is almost the same age as Ty, just a few months apart. And so we have been learning all about this new program. We hope to go MEET Heidy and her family in the future. We have the opportunity to aid Heidy clear through her college years, in fact, through this program, Heidy may even be able to come to the states for college if she chose.
So, something truly wonderful has happened with this. Ty is COMPLETELY attached to Heidy. They are each others pen pals. Heidy can not write well yet, since she is so new to the program, but she tells her mom what she wants to say and her mom writes the letters for her. Heidy's mom is adorable and she has 2 sisters that also participate in this whole process.
This is the latest drawing we received from Heidy. Ty wanted to know what her house and community looked like, so she drew him a picture of it. Not sure you can see well, but notice that the mountain has a smiley face, so cute.
And here is the last letter we got from Heidy... written by her mom. Shawn can of course translate the letters but this organization always sends a translation to each letter just in case. Heidy likes to share her newest favorite Bible verse with us and it has been such an incredible experience. We pray for her each day!Ty asked me this morning if I could ask the Prophet to send him to Honduras for his LDS Mission. What a blessing!!
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3 comments:
Aw, that makes me want to cry. Your little boy is just too sweet.
I think this is such a wonderful interaction. I love Ty's letter and Heidy's drawing.
That is so awesome! I have several times in the past tried to "adopt" children and send donations to them but because of financial reasons have not been able to keep up with it consistently. I hope to be able to do this again in the future when we are more financially stable. Like you, I would love to be able to start off with someone young and see how they grow and change through the years and perhaps meet them someday. It really is awesome what you are doing, and how awesome would it be if Ty DID go to Honduras for his mission?!
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