Hope Spot 11 – What’s Cooking?

The other night I was looking for a recipe to do baked chops.

The one I normally use is this one, from a recipe book my church from 40 years ago put together as a fundraiser.

I add a bunch more stuff (cinnamon, ginger, mustard etc) …

… but what I like about this recipe is what’s at the bottom of the page:

It’s when we forget ourselves
that we do things
that are remembered.

That makes me think of people like you!

You don’t get any headlines. No one hails you as a hero. You just get on with the job and make things happen.

I saw this on Saturday night. ALWS had an Asante Event (‘thank you’ in Swahili) in the Adelaide Hills, and 120 people came along. They enjoyed an evening of singing and stories and a ripper roast dinner.

Before everyone came, a bunch of volunteers set tables, hung decorations, arranged flowers, chopped cucumbers and lettuce…

… and after everyone left, a bunch of volunteers chased vacuum cleaners, washed dishes, unhung decorations and packed away tables and chairs.

No one saw them.

(Except me, from the top of a ladder where I dangled, disentangling a balloon Asante sign.)

What I saw was people working hard, with a clear purpose in mind …

… and smiling as they did it.

Service with a smile.

That seems old-fashioned these days, but it’s what you do through ALWS.

And it’s what the teams you support in places like the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, do too, as they deliver your ALWS aid.

Whether that’s tools and seeds for climate-smart farming for $86:

… or poultry (chickens or pigeons) to start a little business $199:

… or providing Cash for Work for refugees to clean drains ($27 for 10 metres) to protect the community from diseases like malaria, and diarrhoea that can be deadly to children:

Your ALWS action is hands-on, humble, hard work.

Behind-the-scenes.

Far from headlines.

You forget yourself …

… so that those who are forgotten will be remembered. A blessing ALWayS. Thank you!

PS: You TRIPLE your impact for people in the refugee camp thanks to our ALWS partnership with churches from the Czech Republic. DONATE TRIPLE NOW