We are definitely fans of Feed My Starving Children. When the opportunity came to us through Girl Scouts, we were elated to find (at long last!) all the girls were now old enough to participate. There's something about doing service as a family that makes it extra special. Everyone was feeling the same- it had been a long day and this wasn't exactly the most convenient- it seems like the best opportunities always come about when it's the least convenient!
Sydney and Ireland had the sniffles leading up to this so I worked on labels with them away from the food.
By the time we finished, we had finally figured out the label dispenser contraption!
Brent helped Liesel and Brigitta at their station.
In some ways it's easier to have little kids at this one because they are shorter and it's easier to see where the bag needs to go.
Between the crafts sold in the gift shop and the stations with the names of African countries, we were reminded of the beautiful people we met on our trip to South Africa. The problems and worries we carried in kind of disappeared on the way out. What initially seemed like a long evening truly flew by and suddenly the drive home was much more relaxing.
Funny how that works, isn't it?
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