August's Anecdotes Day 20 - From Vision to This

If you are on Facebook and you 'like' a page called Loving Arms, you will know that some exciting things happened today.  Today we got some long awaited shelving installed into our storage container which will make things so much easier for sorting, packing and putting together our wonderful bundles for our communities most vulnerable.

Loving Arms was founded over two years ago now to assist new mums, their babies and ultimately their families by providing clothing, nappies and other baby essentials that maybe required.  I haven't checked yet but I don't think we are that far from having helped out 100 mums.

From a midnight vision to where we are now is a HUGE journey. HUGE. And I don't believe that we are at the finish line yet. The need out there is great, far greater than most people realise or maybe even want to know.  It has certainly opened up my eyes to a world that you only hear about on the news and maybe read on a Facebook post.

So our shelving went in and it was certainly a community effort. Materials donated by a building supply store and labour and expertise by a super duper awesome friend who totally rocks for giving up his Saturday to install it.

I am humbled. Humbled by the people that serve, volunteer and have bought into the vision. Humbled by the greater community that continually donate clothes and other items. Humbled by the encouragement and support. Humbled by the network of professionals that support us and refer mums to us and most of all humbled by the mums and their families that let us into their lives, even if it just for a fleeting moment. Some have become lovely friends, some are never to be seen or heard from again and thats ok. Most are so very very thankful.

This. His Hands and  Feet. Loving them until they ask why.

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