Asante Sana Springboro, Ohio!!

September 26^th, back at my desk in Canada

What a productive weekend for Tumaini!!  Thursday morning I left for Springboro, Ohio, a visit with my sister and her family and to pick up “some” donations for Tumaini.  Pam arranged for me to have breakfast with a few of her girlfriends who had expressed interest in Tumaini and for me to revisit her church, Springboro United Church of Christ (www.springboroucc.org) and update them on Tumaini news since my last visit in late 2010.

L/R - Krista, Teri, Jenny, Elizabeth, Maryanne, Louisa and my sister Pam

 First of all thank you SO much, to Louisa and Teri who already support Tumaini, and to new friends Elizabeth, Jenny, Krista and Maryanne thank you also for reaching out to help us, help our wonderful kids!  By extension thanks to Scott and Elizabeth for purchasing us soccer balls, for working so hard to get us the cleats before I left and for your wonderful soccer “challenge” idea . . . we’ll make the trophy!!!!

Thank you to Scott and Elizabeth for ALL of the soccer equipment you arranged for us!

Asante Sana to friends of Tumaini including Springboro United Church of Christ!

 Secondly, my sincere thanks to Pastor Terry, Trent, Dee, and the entire congregation of Springboro United Church, not only for welcoming me back to provide our progress report, but for including Tumaini so warmly (and generously) into YOUR family.  Your generosity not only helped us load my sister’s living room (and my car to the MAX), (Tom and Diane the Lego were in there too thank you!) with donations and gifts for Christmas, we had a balance of funds remaining which will help us send one of our children to school next year!  From all of us . . . “Asante Sana”!

Back in Canada (Customs had some questions . . . ) and ready to unload our many gifts!  Thank you SO much!!

It never ceases to amaze me how people open their hearts and their wallets to help us help children they have never even met . . . how they put their confidence in us to do with their hard earned dollars what is right.  What we should.  And please remember, that every part of your dollar goes to helping our Tumaini family.  All of it.  And remember also please how very far so very little goes when we use it all to help one of our children.  Thank you so very much for your confidence and your kind generosity and for those of you considering a visit to Tumaini . . . Karibu . . . sana!!

Finally, to my sister who has put weeks and weeks of work (and had her family endure Tumaini's "chaos") thank you so much!  It goes without saying that you, Dada, are a Mama Mzuri sana!!!