Christmas was coming, and she wanted one thing: the LEGO Van Gogh Sunflowers set.
She was sixteen, with a real gift for art.
Two hundred dollars. That year, her family couldn’t make it work.
The Fostering Hope Closet posted her wish on One Simple Wish. A stranger saw it, and bought it for her.
When she opened the box, she cried.
The Closet’s shelves hold car seats, coats, beds, and pull-ups. Toys and gifts, too.
But not always the one thing a child has been hoping for.
So the Closet posts wishes, too.
A bow and arrows that turned into 4-H archery competitions.
A robot building kit that turned into a love of science.
Family games around the kitchen table.
Right now, kids in our community are waiting on wishes of their own. Kids in foster care. Kids whose families are going through the hardest year they’ve had. Something for Christmas. One small thing that says someone sees them.
You can be the stranger who answers one.
In the Ozarks, this is what community looks like.
CARRY HOPE – DAY 10 OF 30
For 30 days in November, discover the people, the needs, and the ways this community responds.
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What you can do
Carry Hope
For 30 days in November, we are sharing one story a day about a real challenge facing children and families in the Missouri Ozarks, what is being done about it, and how you can help carry it.
Read more Carry Hope stories →Our Matching Partners
Thanks to these partners, $25,500 is waiting to match your gifts this November.
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Along with a generous donor who wishes to remain anonymous.
