Last weeks miracle had me in tears for most of my meetings. I shared where we were at in ward council and that I was worried as I still had 10 girls with no boots and poor tennis shoes. I was so worried because I know that if the youth are worried about their physical well being it will be difficult for them to have a spiritual experience.
After I left the meeting, a sister shared with me that she had just deposited a large sum of money with the bishop for us to use to get the girls what they needed or pay tuition to girls camp. WOW!!! If that weren't enough, I went to the Big 5 Clearance store 2 days before they closed the doors. I purchased 10 pair of boots (many were also donated) and ALL of our girls have boots that fit!!! I used less than 1/2 the money donated.
I then found work gloves at ACE for $2.99/pair with a $3 rebate! (I believe the rebate runs to the end of the month if anyone else needs work gloves for free).
I am grateful to all who are praying for the youth on this experience! Our prayers are being answered in mysterious and wonderful ways.
Now, we are looking for tarps for the youth. I will be happy to keep inventory and return them after camp if anyone has well labeled extras. I also would love to know about good deals on tarps or suggestions on where to buy them.
Sleeping pads are still a challenge, but are maybe more of a luxury than a necessity. I am hopeful that they will be so tired a bump or two will not affect sleep too much.
