What an Example!

This morning I got an e-mail from a member of the Relief Society presidency asking everyone to donate items for some refugees from Haiti that are right here at McGuire AFB. It really hit home that what happened in Haiti is horrific and there are so many people who need help. The list of things was very basic: diapers, coats, toys, books. Little things for the kids who lost everything. Well, I really felt that I needed to do something, so I gathered up a couple of things like diapers and some blankets. I thought it would be a good teaching moment to ask Micole if she wanted to help. I told her there were some little kids just like her that lost all their toys and asked if she wanted to give something to the kids. She went over to one of her toy bins and found a couple of things to donate. We weren't able to take the stuff over until tonight. In the meantime, Micole ended up adding a couple of things because "Those kids need a bunny rabbit," she said. I took Micole with me to the base gym, where they are housing the refugees that came in today, and made our donation. She was so cute. She wanted to stay at the gym and play with all the kids. She did so good giving her stuff to the Air Force personnel. Micole was a huge example to me today. Disasters happen all the time and I haven't really given them much thought in the past, but being right here, less than a mile away from people who really need help, made it real to me. Let us all try and do all we can to help those in Haiti and others around us that are in need of a little service. It really will make you feel so good.