Each night I go to bed thinking that there is no way that tomorrow could possibly be better than today. And each day I am proved wrong.
Today we were able to take our first trip out to Barek Aub. Barek Aub is a small town north of Kabul that Sozo has been involved with since it was a tent of 300 families in a field. Today they have a water system, a school, a clinic and many homes. As we drove out to Barek Aub, I was struck by how much has changed on the way there. 18 months ago it was fairly barren between Kabul and Barek Aub, but now there are many new side roads and buildings along the way. We saw a lot of construction and even surveyors getting measurements for future construction. When we pulled into Barek Aub I was amazed at how much had changed. There were so many more homes and actual roads and a playground. But still that initial tent stood in the middle of town. It is a reminder of where they started, and when you look around it you can see how far they have come.
A couple of years ago Sozo started constructing homes for widows in Barek Aub, and we were able to go visit three of those homes and spend time with 10 different widows. The experience in the first home will stay with me forever.
As we walked in we were all struck by the beauty of the home. Not only is it constructed amazingly well, but it was truly a home. It had beautiful walls painted in two shades of pink, with some glitter thrown in. The carpets on the floor were beautiful and the toshacks were all laid out on the floor. And then we met the young woman who lived there. Her name is Soma and she is 18. She is not a widow in the traditional sense, her mother died when she was a child and her father is disabled. She has two sisters, one who is 12 that lives with her and her father. And she is the woman of the house. And as she was pouring us tea, she told us how thankful she was to Sozo for giving her so much. As she continued pouring tea she began to pour our her soul to us and how she had felt so hopeless before but that this house and everything she has received has given her a hope for the future, and the tears began to pour from her eyes.
Being in that room and being able to hug Soma and her sister was overwhelming. But knowing that because of the work that Sozo is doing and the encouragement that we were able to give Soma today, will give her hope and that she may one day become the doctor that she dreams to be, there are no words for that. I will forever be grateful to be a small part of the transformation that is happening in this country.
"We have realized two things: everyone cries the same, and everyone laughs the same." - Mary
Today we were able to take our first trip out to Barek Aub. Barek Aub is a small town north of Kabul that Sozo has been involved with since it was a tent of 300 families in a field. Today they have a water system, a school, a clinic and many homes. As we drove out to Barek Aub, I was struck by how much has changed on the way there. 18 months ago it was fairly barren between Kabul and Barek Aub, but now there are many new side roads and buildings along the way. We saw a lot of construction and even surveyors getting measurements for future construction. When we pulled into Barek Aub I was amazed at how much had changed. There were so many more homes and actual roads and a playground. But still that initial tent stood in the middle of town. It is a reminder of where they started, and when you look around it you can see how far they have come.
A couple of years ago Sozo started constructing homes for widows in Barek Aub, and we were able to go visit three of those homes and spend time with 10 different widows. The experience in the first home will stay with me forever.
As we walked in we were all struck by the beauty of the home. Not only is it constructed amazingly well, but it was truly a home. It had beautiful walls painted in two shades of pink, with some glitter thrown in. The carpets on the floor were beautiful and the toshacks were all laid out on the floor. And then we met the young woman who lived there. Her name is Soma and she is 18. She is not a widow in the traditional sense, her mother died when she was a child and her father is disabled. She has two sisters, one who is 12 that lives with her and her father. And she is the woman of the house. And as she was pouring us tea, she told us how thankful she was to Sozo for giving her so much. As she continued pouring tea she began to pour our her soul to us and how she had felt so hopeless before but that this house and everything she has received has given her a hope for the future, and the tears began to pour from her eyes.
Being in that room and being able to hug Soma and her sister was overwhelming. But knowing that because of the work that Sozo is doing and the encouragement that we were able to give Soma today, will give her hope and that she may one day become the doctor that she dreams to be, there are no words for that. I will forever be grateful to be a small part of the transformation that is happening in this country.
"We have realized two things: everyone cries the same, and everyone laughs the same." - Mary
Powerful, I'm in awe.
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