Earlier this year the members of the North Jordan Branch made and donated 1,000 winter caps to the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization (JHCO). Some of the caps went to the clothing bank (Jordan's version of the Deseret Industries) and others went to the cancer patients in the pediatric ward of the Hussein Cancer Hospital in Amman. JHCO has invited us to both events when the hats were delivered.
Today we met the representatives of JHCO at the Cancer Center and helped them deliver Christmas bags to the children. Each bag had some school supplies, a small toy and the hat we donated. The hats were made with special soft yarn so they wouldn't irritate the tiny sensitive heads.
Most of the children were very sick, and didn't have much interest in the gifts. Others liked them a lot.
In one room a little boy about two years old was sitting in a chair with his head down. When he looked up, his eyes were full of terror. I've never seen such a look on anyone's face. His father was there in the room with him, but not giving much comfort. Someone told us the child's mother was in another country and couldn't get a visa to come here. It broke our hearts. We wanted to pick him up and hold him tight, but we couldn't.
The girls from JHCO became very emotional and had to take a break from the visits. They both have such tender hearts.
Marlene and Sarah from JHCO
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