So Much CARE!

First published March 17, 2009

Many a kind friend and family member have offered to send us CARE packages. I am NOT one to turn down potential gifts, but we have to exercise caution because of the postal system here. One "Cairo Guide" said that you can easily receive packages directly at your door so we told those interested "Send them on!"

Then we read another Cairo book and it said, "Don't waste your time. They tear it open and you'll never get it." So we told everyone, "Wait until the test package arrives and then we'll let you know." 

Yesterday, we were walking back into our building when our security guard motioned us over to his window. He handed us a padded envelope addressed to Aria. We knew she'd be thrilled. The end was taped but it had Arabic letters all over it so I assumed it had been opened and then taped shut.

We presented the package to Aria which you see in this included picture. It was from one of her friends at her local school in Springfield. He had sent her a letter, gummy worms (her favorite) and a geometry assignment that she is to complete and return. Yes, it looked like everything made it. Unbelievably the date on the package indicated that it was sent from Missouri on March 8th! We received it on March 15!

As for our test package from my sister? We still haven't gotten it. I'm hoping that the workers at the post office didn't need all the craft supplies that she was sending unless they promise to use them and make something spectacular.

I told Aria that I think God sent her a love note that day. You see, out of all of us she LOVES to receive mail the most--not just packages, but any bit of handwritten letters. She has always been like this. Every day in Springfield she'd run out to the mailbox to see if she had any mail. So for her to receive her favorite candy and a handwritten letter on a day that she needed it...well, it couldn't make me happier.

She has graciously shared the gummy worms with her sister and she's completed her geometry assignment. John told her that she could scan the homework and email it to her friend. She told him, "That takes all the fun out of it!" So we'll go to the post office tomorrow and drop the letter in.

This isn't a note to solicit packages for us, but rather a sincere thank you to Jesus for caring for us at our own point of need and for a wide circle of incredible people who encourage us with their love and friendship.

NOTE: As I began to edit this note to post, we received 2 more envelopes from our friend, Peggy, in Arkansas. It's like Christmas! We all whoop and holler (My side of the extended family is from Arkansas) and dance about as Emileigh and Aria rip open the envelopes. (Sort of like the Oscars...) Anyway, every bit of thought and care that goes into these gifts and every handwritten word sent in a letter is appreciated beyond words. Okay. I'll try...

Thank you so much. It means more than we can say. Your thoughtfulness is appreciate. You are so incredibly kind. What an encouragement you are you us. This provides a complete morale boost. May you kindness be returned to you many times over. Thank you so much. It means more than we can say. Your thoughtfulness is appreciate. You are so incredibly kind. What an encouragement you are you us. This provides a complete morale boost. May you kindness be returned to you many times over. Thank you so much. It means more than we can say. Your thoughtfulness is appreciate. You are so incredibly kind. What an encouragement you are you us. This provides a complete morale boost. May you kindness be returned to you many times over. Thank you so much. It means more than we can say. Your thoughtfulness is appreciate. You are so incredibly kind. What an encouragement you are you us. This provides a complete morale boost. May you kindness be returned to you many times over. Thank you so much. It means more than we can say. Your thoughtfulness is appreciate. You are so incredibly kind. What an encouragement you are you us. This provides a complete morale boost. May you kindness be returned to you many times over. 

LOVE! Pam