― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
Giving can be in so many ways when you take time to think about it. Every day in little ways we are giving of ourselves , in time, love , mind , heart....you name it. It remakes you as a person, it grows you, it gives you a very different outlook on life.
Every day at INSPIRE we are giving. People often walk in there and i can see it in their eyes,..the question of ...., don't you ever get tired?
Let me explain what it is we do. We meet the community through books, we open their eyes to opportunities and somehow we walk into their lives and somehow over the last 7 years, we have by the Grace of God managed to solve some of their problems. I want to state here , that we don't do it alone. We have awesome partners. The American Friends of Kenya who have faithfully donated books through out our existence. They do back breaking work of searching out books, sorting them, packing them, for all the libraries they support in Kenya and most importantly raise funds to send that shipment to Kenya. God bless them for putting smiles on the children's faces.
Next we have the Freese Foundation under the Jesus Freese Ministries. They have helped to school quite a number of the children and that is going up. They have brought peace in homes simply because there is hope. They have through their own partners clothed, fed and secured futures of not just the current generation but future generations as well. Belta Delta group that has ensured animal tales will remain alive in our midst.
Then we have all this individuals. I cant even begin to name them.its beautifully overwhelming. They have especially donated books, bought books, given books, given a little piece of themselves through inspire and spread warmth and love in ways they may never think about.
Back at home we in turn have gone out to the communities, we have said to let the children come. We give when we spread knowledge. It is not just money it is things like wisdom, it is every thing sweet and nice and beautiful thing that only a book can bring. It is the world of imagination that creates future leaders. It is knowledge and it is good
Maybe you are there and you are wondering, how can we help. Well there are many needs that come with having a community library. We need shelves, we need a computer, we have little libraries springing up because our blessing will not be restricted to just one location but spread to many. So we need books. We need chairs , and tables. You could perhaps add a toy or two, make us smile more with some crayons. What makes children happy we would want. Dont let them gather dust , don't let them become relics. Let a child enjoy them and you will be giving a little piece of yourself and help spread the love
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Never get tired of doing little things for others. Sometimes, those little things occupy the biggest part of their hearts.
