Giving Thanks

After the church gave Safe Haven nearly 10,000 bottles of water, we felt it necessary to go and personally thank the congregation for all that they had done.  Cynthia, myself and one client went on a Sunday to give our thanks and our blessings.  The clients had made a poster with their pictures on it smiling and giving the thumbs up.  It can be hard for these people to express emotions in a positive way, and banners like this are a great way for them to write their names and show thanks.  We were all a little nervous about standing in front of the congregation and saying how much we appreciated all that  they had done for us.  The first service did not go according to plan......Cynthia and the client were seated in the back of the church and I did not see them as I came in to the hall.  Neither did the pastor.  So we assumed that she had not shown up and we would just do it another week.  After the service Cynthia came up to me and gave me a big hug.  I asked if she was here the whole time and she was........Great..... :)  So we regrouped, sat in the front row and were ready for the second service.  The pastor introduced us and gave us a few minutes to speak about how the water really truly helped these individuals.  It is true that if this water had not been collected, some of these individuals may have died.  Safe Haven could not be more thankful for the gifts that were given by that church.