As each of the AVW's come to the front to receive their bicycle, we recognize the work that the volunteers have done and sense that development has taken place. Each of these six ladies, and eight men have proven their ability to take what they learned each month and bring it back to their village. People who thought they had no opportunity will begin to look at the potential around them. Those that feared making decisions will finally choose. And those who were followers will stand up and lead.
Poverty has a way of strangling a person's ambition and potential.
Today, however, we participated in what we pray was a way of releasing their abilities. Yes, it is a slow process, but when people start working together the results can be surprising.