Whenever I received gifts as a child, my mother had me write a thank you note. This blog is essentially our thank you note to all of you who support Dignity:Liberia with your time, talent, and treasure. Your material gifts, your wise counsel, your spreading the word about obstetric fistula by sharing our blog posts, or by writing your own comments on your social media platform, are appreciated.
Some nonprofits have categories to designate donor levels. The idea is to provide incentive to donors to give more in order to reap the benefits of the higher giving levels. Dignity:Liberia recognizes that each of you gives from the heart, and we are grateful for each gift, no matter its monetary worth.
Liberia’s National Day of Thanksgiving is the first Thursday in November, so it fell on November 7th this year. In the United States, Thanksgiving is observed on the 4th Thursday of November (the 28th in 2024).
In both countries, friends and family gather to eat food. In the United States we include parades, dog shows, football, and a jump on Christmas shopping as well. The original purpose was to give thanks for our many blessings.
Dignity:Liberia is blessed and we give thanks to God that our maternity waiting home, House of Hope and Dignity, is complete. We give thanks for the architect, the volunteers, the paid workers, the women who fed the workers, those who oversaw the work in Liberia, those who traveled to Liberia and made decisions and gave of their time. We give thanks for those who believed in our cause and provided grant funding. We give thanks for those who collaborated with us on various aspects of the construction. We give thanks for those who donated supplies, made monetary donations, sewed receiving blankets and curtains, and those who donated seeds and plant cuttings. We give thanks for those who donated sheets for the hospital beds.
We give thanks for those who worked long hours to ensure the house was ready for inspection. We give thanks for the women who made sandwiches and baked treats for those who attended the grand opening. We were so blessed by those who attended the joyous event. We give thanks for qualified applicants to work in the home. Most of all, we give thanks that Liberian women in the Todee Junction area will be able to have prenatal care from medically trained midwives and avoid suffering from fistula.
Finally, we give thanks that we can now begin Phase 2 of our project which is to build a dedicated fistula clinic. We are truly blessed!
Some nonprofits have categories to designate donor levels. The idea is to provide incentive to donors to give more in order to reap the benefits of the higher giving levels. Dignity:Liberia recognizes that each of you gives from the heart, and we are grateful for each gift, no matter its monetary worth.
Liberia’s National Day of Thanksgiving is the first Thursday in November, so it fell on November 7th this year. In the United States, Thanksgiving is observed on the 4th Thursday of November (the 28th in 2024).
In both countries, friends and family gather to eat food. In the United States we include parades, dog shows, football, and a jump on Christmas shopping as well. The original purpose was to give thanks for our many blessings.
Dignity:Liberia is blessed and we give thanks to God that our maternity waiting home, House of Hope and Dignity, is complete. We give thanks for the architect, the volunteers, the paid workers, the women who fed the workers, those who oversaw the work in Liberia, those who traveled to Liberia and made decisions and gave of their time. We give thanks for those who believed in our cause and provided grant funding. We give thanks for those who collaborated with us on various aspects of the construction. We give thanks for those who donated supplies, made monetary donations, sewed receiving blankets and curtains, and those who donated seeds and plant cuttings. We give thanks for those who donated sheets for the hospital beds.
We give thanks for those who worked long hours to ensure the house was ready for inspection. We give thanks for the women who made sandwiches and baked treats for those who attended the grand opening. We were so blessed by those who attended the joyous event. We give thanks for qualified applicants to work in the home. Most of all, we give thanks that Liberian women in the Todee Junction area will be able to have prenatal care from medically trained midwives and avoid suffering from fistula.
Finally, we give thanks that we can now begin Phase 2 of our project which is to build a dedicated fistula clinic. We are truly blessed!
 | Kathy Beth StavinohaKathy Beth graduated from high school in Monrovia, Liberia in 1977. She retired from St. Edward’s University in 2022 after 21+ years of service. She lives in Brenham, TX with her husband and cat. |
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