ADVICE RATING |
 4.99 (Highly recommend) from 37 votes (285 Visits) |
We were a young and struggling family....many a day it was a fight to put food on the table. At times it was a meagre meal, but always a healthy one.
As was the play lunch & lunch I sent
to Primary School daily with my son.
For about three weeks my son came home ravenous for something to eat before dinner, this had me a bit puzzled as I knew I was giving him enough food to get him through his school day. After questioning him one afternoon, to my surprise, I found he had been sharing his food with a young boy who was coming to school, without any food.
On visiting the school the next day around lunch time, with another lunch in hand, I discovered to my disbelief and shock, what my son was telling me was true. I found my son sharing his lunch with a young boy who looked liked he was starving.
Picking my son up from school everyday, I soon made a effort to befriend this boy's Mum, who also looked like it had been a long time since she had had a decent meal. She was just skin & bones.
She was a Mum bringing up her son on her own and finding it hard to get a job. The government assistance she was receiving was keeping a roof over their head and after paying bills, there wasn't much left for food or clothes.
This broke my heart but as a struggling family, I couldn't see how I could help on my own.
At a Mothers Club Meeting, consisting of ten members, we put together a plan to help this proud & loving Mum trying to do the right thing by her son, in hard times.
Not much could be afforded by any of us, but we agreed on $3 per month....giving the Mum $30 per month.
For one year, we helped this lady & her son out, till she found a job. To see the remarkable change in this little boy's personality, physical well-being and his school, was so touching.
My son had recognised the need for compassion & caring for others.
On our own we may not be able to achieve a lot, but by pooling our resources and working as a group we can make a difference to many people who are in great need.
Like World Vision
http://www.worldvision.com.au/childsponsorship/sponsorachild.aspx?souce=1168
(August 2008) (
. It was my son who drew me to the plight of this little boy and his mother and is to him I am thankful we could help in some small way.
