September 27, 2010

Connecting Through Birthing Kits


A little over a year ago we received an email from a ministry partner who was returning to work with the Karen inside Burma. She recalled how a few years earlier we had supplied her with several suitcases filled with much-needed birthing kits. Her question: could we help her again?

Because time was short there was not an opportunity to send out a plea to our Global Women Groups. This time we called on Jim Tucker, our ministry partner at MedMission. Jim receives birthing kits and sees that they go with mission teams to parts of the world where they are most needed. Jim had a good supply of kits sent by GW constituents and worked hard to get them to our friend in time for her to carry them with her. And because you gave, GW had the funds on hand to pay for the extra suitcases.

We have just received a thank you from overseas: Dear All at GW and all who were involved in getting the birthing kits sent to me last year. Thank you so much for working together (GW calls it connecting!)to make it possible to receive the birthing kits, and thank you so much for remembering to send the fee to get them to Thailand – you are truly a blessing and I am very grateful for all you do!

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