"... of small and simple things..."

When we came to this home in the bush, there was a plastic green salad bowl with a clear plastic lid. We began a small experiment that has truly blessed our lives; in fact it has become quite a piece of Abomosu Branch fabric. Over the months it has held fresh cabbage salads, kincei, rice balls, groundnut soup, Snail soup, Banana bread, cookies, fruit salads, light soup, popcorn, fresh baked Tea Bread, red red, egg sandwich, watchi, and the list can go on. We began this adventure with a simple act of kindness and sharing a small small of a meal we had prepared. We took it to the Abu family. When it was returned it had another small portion of the dish that they had prepared for their meal that day. We then visited another family that had very little to eat and the green bowl brought a small small portion of another meal we had prepared. When the bowl was returned, it was filled with a fresh cut pineapple. And so the bowl has gone from home to home and always returned with a humble offering from the family that received our sharing. Each week there is a comment about the Dalton’s green bowl in the Abomosu branch. It is a kind of treat for the family that had the green bowl at their home. Now, Sister Dalton and I never thought of this as starting a tradition but rather as a simple kind gesture to so many that have touched our lives. But we have become greatly touched by the saints who have returned the green bowl always filled with an offering of love. Sometimes it filled with whatever they have abundance in their homes, other times we have received a single cocoa yam, which we know was meant for their meal. I marvel at the giving attitude these humble saints have shown us nevertheless we have prayed for their tables to be filled with abundance for the giving. There is a special lesson here for all of us to learn, when kindness is extended, we should return the kindness and we shall never want. So it is with the Saviors love, though we will never be able to refill what the Savior has done for us, we can show our thankfulness as we serve others of Fathers children. What a tender mercy from above we have experienced while serving our mission.