Packing Party

Things were everywhere at first.

Yesterday, we had a packing party.

You're probably thinking how can packing turn into a party?

When you have a great group like us and a ton of things to pack it sure can turn into a fun party.

It was a little disorganized at first, but it quickly turned into an organized process.

Things were separated into piles, and everybody joined in to lend a hand.

Members of our group are very giving and always there with a willingness to help.

It soon became apparent, though, that we had too much stuff to fit into the bags.

We had to come up with some out of the box solutions to that problem.

As you can see to the left, we had bags full of shoes.

The shoes took up a lot of room and didn't leave much space for other items.

We decided that we could fit small tubes of toothpaste inside the shoes to save space and weight.

As odd as it was, every donation counts, and we weren't willing to give up anything.

Now, we have lots of shoes full of many tubes of toothpaste to hand out.

Eleven fifty pound bags wasn't enough for all the donations, so we have to take about three extra bags in order to fit everything.

I am a bit surprised by all the donations we were able to gather with each of our busy schedules.

Family and friends have been extremely supportive in the effort, which really makes a difference.


Thank you to everybody who donated something.

It truly means a lot to us.

This is something all of us will remember for the rest of our lives.

 Keep us in your thoughts as we travel to Rwanda starting tomorrow.

There will many stories to share after we get back as this is just the beginning of an incredible journey.