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Warming The Hearts Of Orphans

By Katie on August 27, 2008


The last thing we would have thought of doing on sunny Friday afternoon was hand out knitted hats to the Hope House kids, but that’s just what we did.

Megan Irwin, a 2007 Twenty4Seven intern, had her heart set on impacting the kids at Hope House no matter whether she was still in Africa or not. When she left the internship at the end of 2007, she decided to undertake a huge project: knitting 40 winter hats to give to all of the children. We were ecstatic to receive a package last week busting at the seams with 40 knitted hats just like she’d promised. We left for Hope House that Friday with anticipation brewing in our hearts, and were not disappointed with their reactions. She’d included a card that we read to them, and they erupted at the mention of her name; clearly she had not been forgotten. When we handed out the hats, there wasn’t a dull face in the bunch. The kids were absolutely squirming with joy, and their excitement was contagious.

It turns out that the hats came at just the right time. This past weekend the temperatures dropped considerably, enough to encourage wearing scarves outside, and all I could think about was how perfect her timing was. Because of her dedication and our delivery, the kids spent the chilly weekend with warm heads and even warmer hearts.

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  1. Alece says:

    i so wish i had been there for this.

    thanks again, megan!

  2. Alex says:

    Awesome!!

  3. Amy says:

    beautiful.

  4. Hannah says:

    way to go Megs!

  5. lin says:

    I think I enjoy most the part where they cheer when Megan’s name is read! What an impact you guys must be having!

  6. Megan says:

    I’m smilling so big right now and I just can’t stop. This is the first pictue I have seen of any of the kids with the hats on and it makes me burst at the seems to know that those precious children, who will forever be in my heart, know that they are loved. :) I love those kids! And I guess it’s my way of giving them a giant love-filled “‘hug” even though there may be an ocean separating us.

  7. Becca says:

    Thanks, Megan.

  8. Kylie says:

    Hey Megan!
    This is awesome. it was so kind for you to make all those hats for the children. Way to go Megan!!!!

  9. katrina says:

    wow thats just the sort of thing that makes life worth living. to impact kids like you clearly did. awesome

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