Gifts

Two friends who live in Eureka send gifts of clothing, toys, candy, etc each year to Ali, a father of 4 children. Cindy and Dyann shop for new or nearly new items to match the current sizes of the two girls and two boys in Ali's household. They also find wonderful, colorful clothes for Takia, their mom and for Ali as well.

Each year they mail the boxes out in August or Sept timing the arrival here by the end of October. Ali loves to open the boxes and examines each item, thinking about which of the children it should go to. He is so excited to see these things from America, especially when items such as Strawberry jam or powdered milk are included.




Ali finds a way to carry all these things home to his family, where they immediately begin their Christmas.

Here in Uganda at Christmas time, the biggest focus for each person is having new clothes to wear on Christmas day. Wives have been known to leave their husbands if they aren't provided with new clothes to wear to church and to be seen in. The cost of outfitting each family member with a set of clothes is huge.

This blessing from America and from people Ali has never met is just one of the Christmas miracles that he likes to talk about.

Thanks and blessings to each of you who reach beyond friends and family to make a stranger's heart warmer this season.