When I said in my previous post that “when the heart is in there, things will fall into place somehow”, I didn’t realise that it would so soon.
A big blessing came into our mailbox on Wednesday. A listener on 93.8 Live heard about Project Happy Feet and decided to log on to our website to find out more. She wrote in a cheque that made us all tear. It was touching, heartwarming and encouraging to know that there are people out there that are supporting our cause – an endorsement that we are going in the right direction in our growth of Project Happy Feet.
I massed mailed to my friends last weekend to tell them more about our upcoming trip to Hanoi and appealed for funds. It was at first discouraging that none replied. But then a blessing came in a form of a friend I’ve not met for years. She had herself gone on backpacking trips in the Indo-china area, and having seen the level of poverty, transferred over a sum of money that pleasantly surprised me. “It’s the least I can do,” she replied as I thanked her. “We need to do some transfer of wealth sometimes.” 
Another blessing came by yesterday when our dear friends at Emergenetics Asia came by yesterday and dropped off a $400 cheque. We know it comes with much love and we’re thoroughly appreciative of their support.
I spoke with the PHF team in two groups this week and was encouraged that the donations are slowing beginning to trickle in. Each of us have set personal goals for ourselves, and hoping that together we will reach our target of $30K.
It has been tougher than last year raising funds. But we’ve learnt to realise that when things don’t come as easy, we appreciate what we have even more, we become more resilient, and we become more creative in trying to reach our goal.
Our journey to PHF Hanoi is not just about giving to the less fortunate. It’s about them giving us lessons in life we would have otherwise not have learnt.
