From Sunday, November 22, 2009
We met the scholars at their school today. First we interviewed them so that we can better introduce these wonderful ladies and their powerful stories to our friends back home in the US.
We were brought to tears at times while listening to them share their lives with us. Their past circumstances seemed insurmountable but they are testament to the fact that that word doesn’t exist unless we let it.
It was very clear to us that these young women are overwhelmed with gratitude. Some still struggle to believe that this is now their life and they are living it. Truthfully, I’m the one that is grateful. Providing this opportunity to them gives me a feeling of immeasurable satisfaction which surpasses most any other feeling I’ve ever known.
Next we toured the room they shared together along the back of a woman’s house and I’m happy to see that they live in a safe, comfortable and clean place. While we walked along the roadside to a restaurant to treat them to dinner, I looked back and enjoyed watching them interact. They seemed liked sisters. I hope it stays that way.
I learn from our friends at the school that they are working hard and taking their studies seriously. And later that evening, we got a call from the father of one of the scholars. He called from his village and we had to call him back. Speaking on behalf of him and his wife, he expressed their happiness and gratitude and promised that his daughter would succeed. I don’t doubt it.
Well it is hard to exceed this day but I will treasure the memory of it and keep it as a remembrance of why TGF does what it does.
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