Yesterday the widows that Smile sponsor came up to the Smile house to receive their Christmas gifts! Smile has around 17 sponsored widows and we've visited lots of them in their homes whilst we have been here. 
Each widow received three casserole dishes of different sizes. Then in the bottom dish we had put a selection of toiletries like soap, body lotion, toothpaste, shampoo and some children's toothbrushes - as they often are caring for children or grandchildren.
We helped the ladies to look through the boxes, and the highlight was when they opened the last box! Their faces just lit up! They were so thankful, and we received lots of hugs and handshakes!
We tried to explain what everything was in the box. Some of the ladies are very good at speaking English, but for the others, trying to communicate the difference between body wash and body lotion proved interesting!
Afterwards the widows were able to choose some tshirts to take home with them.
Whilst going through her boxes, one of the widows, Rose, starting dancing. With every new item she found in the box, she danced some more! She then started singing "This is the day that the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it". It was so humbling to see how excited and pleased she was with a set of cooking pots and toiletries!
All the widows then got together and sang a song. We love spending time with these ladies as they are so friendly and welcoming. It is definitely so much better to give than to receive!
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