So, today's blog is more of a question... What do you say to a mother who calls about donating her son's belongings because he has passed away?
We get a lot of unusual and interesting calls at the Mission and donations come in a variety of ways, but there's always that hardship of being grateful for the "benefits" of a tragedy. A husband dies, and his wife requests that donations be sent to the Mission in lieu of flowers. A young man just starting his life is killed in a terrible accident, and his father calls to ask if we'll take the extra food from his son's funeral dinner.
Compassion wrapped in a blanket of pain and loss... And what do you say?
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